Where are the winch bumpers?

Looks better than some of the others.not overly freakishly huge. Did you have to cut any of the original body parts to make it fit or does it just cover them?

 

came out amazing! I'm getting envious of all you guys receiving your CBI T3's!

 

Only the bumper. I will probably trim some of the wheel wells for looks.

 

I'm getting ready to install mine soon (hopefully ship this week) and I plan on removing all of the splash guards and then bed line the wheel well... when you trim the liners I'd be interested in seeing how you trim them!

 

Crap, I was afraid of that. I really didn't want to have to cut anything. Looks nice though

 

Just ordered my front and rear bumpers from CBI today!! How long did you guys wait for yours?

And, someone mentioned that the powdercoating didn't hold up well for them? I'm getting mine powdercoated, and I was just curious how others have held up.

 

as of right now build times are anywhere from 4-6 weeks give or take a few and its due to their popularity and their attention to detail on the bumpers... i have some coming my way but had a few custom touches done so its taking a little bit longer to make which IMO you can't rush quality and i'd rather wait longer to have a perfect product than a rushed one... Nathan and the guys at CBI do great work and trust me its going to be worth the wait! they have two styles a smooth satin black finish and a textured... both from what i've heard from members state the powder coat while not laid on thick is still a good coating but if you want super durable you should probably have them change your order to raw material and then get it shot in line x... just an idea...

 

Looks great, how was the install? I noticed the instructions were a little vague. Also what light bar did you use and how did it mount?

 

Wait time was 3months for my front. I don't think any powder coat holds up well personally. As soon as the edges start to go it's game over. That's just my 2cents though. I've always had better luck with bedliner or legit automotive paint.

 

That sucks to hear, I just ordered a BAMF grill and I hope it doesn't mess up to easily. I live in Louisiana, so that might be a factor. Trying to figure out a way to protect it.

 

Unless you are very close to the ocean, the South tends to be pretty friendly to steel. Just watch for chips or rust lines at seams.

 

Appreciate the answer, i'm thinking about reordering and getting the higher steel. I think it's the 301 steel cut one I believe. If it chips what should I do? In your opinion?

 

About all you can do is fill it with something. You can't "repair" the powdercoat, but you can fill a chip with some paint. Nobody is inspecting your grille up close, so a close match is all you need. I prefer Hammerite, but there are lost of good rust resistant coating options available.

Honestly, install and forget about it. If it gets beat up several years out, address it all at once.

 

Any light 20" light will work. I bought one on Amazon. The mounting brackets are built in. Install took the whole day.

 

Do you have more picture? Or just from
The part too ? I wanna see how is the support for the winch, thanks

 

am I the only one that feels having the winch in this lower position is a slight issue?
Its almost as low as your bash plate would be. I feel if you were trying to go over something like a rock you risk bashing your winch before your skid plate possibly damaging the winch in the process.

I guess it depends on what type of wheeling you're doing

 

That must be a smoke machine cause my 3rd gen doesnt have enough balls to smoke tires

 

Another reason I sold mine! Damn prius engine.

 

Looked great in person. Good meeting you up in the mountains!

 

Finally got my hands on mine today. T3 from cbi aluminum and powdercoat. One set of the brackets that came in the package was rusted...everything else looks good. Some slight damage of powdercoat but nothing that wasn't to be expected and easy fix with some paint