Rear Bumper Replacement Ideas
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Rear Bumper Replacement Ideas
I have a 1990 4Runner and the rear bumper is quite messed up. Backed into something and it dropped quite a bit (where it attaches on the drivers side at back also isn't doing well). Anyways, the back drivers side corner piece (the wrap around) needed to be removed before it fell off. So that looked back enough, however, now have also lost the rubber top piece that goes along the entire top of the bumper (must have fallen off on the highway or something which I wasn't expecting). I gotta do something because this thing looks terrible. Also, the sides of vehicle that are behind those corner wrap arounds are pretty well rusted through (at least the bottom portion of those areas are). I know the proper solution would be to repair/replace those big rear quarter panels, however, that just isn't in the cards right now (and not sure if ever will be). I was trying to find an after market bumper that gave me some wrap around to cover up that mess at the corners, however, everything I seemed to see was so pricey. Looking for something on more of the budget side (that is reasonable) to replace entire back bumper and no, I don't really want to put a 4x4 treated post back there. Any thoughts or suggestions greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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This is an NWTI weld it yourself bumper my welder buddy helped me put together.
I ordered the one that has accommodations for a 2” bodylift and i will say the pieces did not fit together well at all. We had to do quite a bit of modifications to make it fit right.
The kit is a good price and is a good deal if you weld it yourself, otherwise you might as well buy a already built bumper. I had helped my buddy with a job at the coast and he volunteered to weld it for me which was prettt cool. it turned out really good.
I ordered the one that has accommodations for a 2” bodylift and i will say the pieces did not fit together well at all. We had to do quite a bit of modifications to make it fit right.
The kit is a good price and is a good deal if you weld it yourself, otherwise you might as well buy a already built bumper. I had helped my buddy with a job at the coast and he volunteered to weld it for me which was prettt cool. it turned out really good.
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I have a 1990 4Runner and the rear bumper is quite messed up. Backed into something and it dropped quite a bit (where it attaches on the drivers side at back also isn't doing well). Anyways, the back drivers side corner piece (the wrap around) needed to be removed before it fell off. So that looked back enough, however, now have also lost the rubber top piece that goes along the entire top of the bumper (must have fallen off on the highway or something which I wasn't expecting). I gotta do something because this thing looks terrible. Also, the sides of vehicle that are behind those corner wrap arounds are pretty well rusted through (at least the bottom portion of those areas are). I know the proper solution would be to repair/replace those big rear quarter panels, however, that just isn't in the cards right now (and not sure if ever will be). I was trying to find an after market bumper that gave me some wrap around to cover up that mess at the corners, however, everything I seemed to see was so pricey. Looking for something on more of the budget side (that is reasonable) to replace entire back bumper and no, I don't really want to put a 4x4 treated post back there. Any thoughts or suggestions greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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coopster (10-21-2022)
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welding is WAY easier than woodworking. the great thing about welding is that if you ˟˟˟˟ up you can grind the weld off and try again.
you can’t see the wed beads on my bumper because i ground them down to seamless. you can do the same thing with your welds
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Robert m (10-15-2022)
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