Looking at the CBI Front Bumper With Short Center Grill Guard for 3rd Gen Tacoma

I'm looking at purchasing the
T3 Front Bumper with Short Center Grill Guard from CBI for my 2018 Tacoma.

Anybody have feedback to offer before placing this order.

We were also looking at the ADD Honeybadger front bumper.

Thoughts please.

Thank you.

 

No experience with ADD, but I went with the CBI T3 after reading through @Danactive's write up and installation. I also own a 3G MGM and aestecially and functionally, it seemed to 'foot the bill' on what I was looking for. They also offered an aluminum version which was a huge selling point during the time I ordered.

It took about 8 weeks to receive and I managed to install by myself. One thing to keep in mind, make sure to let CBI know if you're running any type of aftermarket front suspension. They include special mounting brackets for most reserve reservoir coil-overs. Recommend a phone order versus online so you can provide them specifics of your rig. I failed to do this and ended up having to modify my swaybar relocation brackets for my Kings. Didn't realize that CBI makes a version for my setup until after I received the bumper. My solution wasn't the prettiest, but it works.

Another consideration is the mounting of a winch. I'm not a 100% certain, but I don't think you can mount a winch with a solenoid on top. The way the bumper is fabricated you'll need a system that allows you to relocated the solenoid. I personally run a smitty XRC 9.5 and had to fab a separate mounting system for the control.

I haven't smashed into a deer or tree yet, but pretty confident the bumper will hold up fine. It's rock solid and comes with some very robust mounting hardware. I ordered the powder coated version and still have no chips, nicks, scratches or rust spots. Anyway, no complaints on my end.

 

I have that CBI bumper. It took about twelve weeks between the time I ordered it and when it was delivered. The folks who did the install had a hell of a time getting the winch to fit, ended up having to fab some parts.

6 months later I’ve been happy with it. Between the bumper and the winch I definitely had to do suspension upgrades to maintain handling characteristics and ride height.

 

Thanks...Decided against the CBI and went with the C4 FAB Full Guard front grill and a C4 FAB rear bumper. No bumper cut with the C4 FAB and added the Baja Squadron fog lights (amber). Only 4 week delivery time and then a week for powder coating.

 

glad my thread was helpful and seems to be helping a lot of people make the final decision on whether or not the T3 is for them... all of the reasons and then some that you listed were my reasoning for going with them!