Feeler: Starting to design Custom skid plates for 3" Bull bars.

i'll take osme tomorrow, anything in particular?

i'm thinking top width, bottom width, curved height (with one of those soft rolled tape measure)

anything else? dimension of westin cutout?

 

Yeah top and bottom width. Height in middle. And hypotenuse (curve height). Thanks!

 

here are some of the dimensions i am looking at

very top width = 66 cm
just below it = 74 cm
bottom width = 89.5 cm
curved height = 31 cm

didn't get the hypotenuse, cause to be more accurate, gotta take the skid off, which i prob will in a month

 

Thanks! I'm staring to get it on the computer better, This was my first idea/concept. I have another idea of monster teeth holding the tacoma lettering. Any more ideas?

 

Not to rain on this parade, but plating that section differently isn't going to do a thing for protection. It's just thicker metal to have shoved up into your lower valence in the event of impact.

All these bullbars suffer from extremely weak mounting methods.

 

I know they arent't worth a S**T when it comes to serious protection.... They should really be called "brush guards.

I just know that some people love the look of them and I want to offer them something for the asthetic value to match their truck better.

 

that actually looks really good

yea, i def agree with you, i think the idea is to just give it a unique look, rather than protection

 

I am obviously not the greatest with photoshop. But this gets the point across

 

This is gonna be the first one and going to go on my truck.

 

Looks good, can't wait to see the finished product!

 

I've been away from home/shop and for the last 2 weeks so I have been writing software as much as I can. Can't wait to get it on the plasma table

 

Get a move on. I'm sure you'll get a lot of interest once you get a couple plates cut and installed.

I really like that one that you are going to put on your truck. Unfortunately, I don't have a bull bar.

 

Good to know! I just wanted to make a touch of the stock logo but more aggressive (also didn't want to deal with copyright issues of it being exactly same).

 

And I hope it will take off like I hope, even for other designs and trucks... and pay for school and tools lol

 

any idea on when you'll have the first one done?

 

I am also interested. Would be looking for a black plate to put in my Westin. Mostly interested in your price though...

 

This thread is actually a good find for me. I have a Aries 3" bull bar and recently had it dented in a little while driving on the highway. Some construction guy pulling a trailer didn't tie down his stuff and a box ended up falling on the highway. Luckily I had my bull bar on and it hit the plate instead of my bumper. I'm a stickler for perfection, as most TW members are when it comes to their trucks, so tried to pound out the dents which helped it some but I want it the way it came from the factory.. I called aries to see if they sold the skid plates separately but they said no and I was unable to fine any online either. Wouldn't mind being a test subject to get your product known if the skid plates don't cost too much. I'm liking the black tacoma or trd design you got, since I have a white truck and like the black look better then the chrome. Good idea man, keep it up.

 

I was going to have one cut out this week, but I had to last minute house sit for family that live 45miles away. Believe me, I have been chomping at the bit to start. withing a few weeks I should have mine done even if I miss on sleep.

I have to figure out the price on steel, my hours, and finish. Chrome being the most expensive.

 

Bull bars.... Fuck yeah!