^^whipped

haha kidding. not to hijack but it looks like the vendor of the clears is flexible in the price for quantity. i'm going to email them PM me if you're interested in buying a set and I'll get a group buy going

 

I also clocked the winch and built the front struts in there....... Just gotta be careful.

 

Okay, your bumper is really special, fair enough. However, it is not the bumper we are referring too, and if your mounts are indeed like the ones you pictured they are not like the Tacoma mounts. The Tacoma mounts fit SNUG around the frame. The end plates are welded on the sides; therefor, if you did some how keep them intact after cutting the sides off, there is no way there is enough weld left to keep them structurally useful. I agree for serious duty you should box the end of the frame, and eventually I will.

As far as installing the winch the way you did, you yourself are pretty much explaining what a pain it was. Whats the point? Yes it can be done that way. It just makes a lot more sense to do it the way ARB and everyone else recommends. Even if you have to remove the bumper it's six bolts.

Also, not to be a dick, but if your gonna brag about how you're an Aerospace Engineer and your different way of thinking, maybe your different way of thinking should lead you to use spell check so you at least sound intelligent when your insinuating as to how intelligent you really are. Just some food for thought..........

 

The lights are really good quality and they were great guys to deal with, I have no problem endorsing these guys. Best of luck to you guys on them.

 

any update on the fender flares and how close the bumper matches?

 

also quite curious to see how this one lines up

 

Forgot about you sorry. I drove it to work today, so I'll walk out at lunch and shoot the photos.

 

Here you go guys. Let me know if you need any other views for reference. Sorry it's really dirty.