Should it stay or should it go. Edit- Its Gone

Ive got a Trail Gear bumper that has a light hoop on it that im thinking of removing. Reasons are that it gets in the way of my lights, Harder to park in the garage and harder to work on the engine. I want Tacoma World's opinion before i get the cutting wheel on it.

 

If you don't like it, cut it off. They're like $40 for another one if you have second thoughts after the fact.

 

Never a fan of hoops.

 

why not take the forward lean out of it?

 

That's what I was thinking. I like the hoops myself but I'm not a fan of the 'prerunner style' hoop that sticks out forward like that.

Also I never thought about how it would make it harder to work in the engine bay, that's a good point and one I hadn't considered. That would annoy me too

 

At the time I thought it looked cool...then reality set in. Cutting wheel here I come.

 

Now you know how I feel about my roof rack lol

 

I kinda like it. When you off road, it gives extra protection for those lights; which being KC are definitely not cheap.

 

Believe me it does give good protection but if I were to weld a new one it would be fully vertical 80's Toyota style.

 

could you send a picture of what you mean by 80's style? I'm curious because my truck is 80's.

 

Google BTTF movie toyota.

 

Why not sell this bumper as is ??

Get one more to your liking .

Just a thought .

Are you undecided that you had to ask ?

 

ohhhhhhhh

 

Nah, I like my bumper, just should of not welded the light hoop. It was an option

 

Just make clean cuts and then cut the angle off. You could reweld it vertical if you want.

 

touche...

 

I like this idea

 

Cut it!

 

i am honestly surprised that i do not see more trucks with roll bars on TW

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLycIYup764

 

I cut mine off and made one that followed the outline of the grill and was a bit more vertical.

It fully frames my lights now. IMO the height of the engine bay after lift & tires makes working on it more of a pain than the light hoop.