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Old Jan 5, 2011 | 01:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Spike555
Well I stopped in today and I was promised that it would be done and ready to put on the truck by Fri.
We will see.

ColoDisco-These guys making bumpers are making a fortune. The steel isnt that expensive and the material is less than that.
If I told you what it actually cost to make one of these you would flip.
So which Friday of what month was he going to have it done? Or is it done and you aren't going to share the pics...
 
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Old Jan 5, 2011 | 01:56 PM
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Yeah im curious myself how you ever made out.
 
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Old Jan 5, 2011 | 02:42 PM
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Me too! Any progress?
 
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Old May 23, 2012 | 09:59 AM
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did anything ever come of this? I am shopping bumpers now, definitely dont have 800-100 bucks to drop, any suggestions?
 
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Old May 23, 2012 | 02:02 PM
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Originally Posted by filbs
did anything ever come of this? I am shopping bumpers now, definitely dont have 800-100 bucks to drop, any suggestions?
Buy mine so I can get (don't laugh)...the Britpart HD winch bumper. Yes, i actually like the look of that one.
 
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Old May 23, 2012 | 04:27 PM
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I am mixing up ideas from HLC and Rock star fab and having a local fab guy build it for me, then painting it myself with POR 15.
 
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Old May 23, 2012 | 09:08 PM
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Originally Posted by filbs
did anything ever come of this? I am shopping bumpers now, definitely dont have 800-100 bucks to drop, any suggestions?
Nope, nothing ever came of this.
He took my $100, said he was moving to a different building, and now I cant find him, I believe he went out of business.

However, I am looking to do rock sliders now with a different guy, a guy who's whole business is fabricating stuff, mostly he makes custom dirt bike and off road go-kart frames but he said if I bring him a napkin sketch he can CAD it and we can go from there.

I am looking for the trim piece (used off of a donor type truck so I dont have to remove mine) that goes on the bottom of the door sills to bring him for the dimensions and etc.
I have no idea on pricing yet, depends on how much it is to make, I know guys make their own for $100 in steel and then welding and paint supplies.
 
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Old May 23, 2012 | 10:13 PM
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I bought the trail gear sliders and gussets, had them welded on and painted them with POR 15.
I got the 67" and they had to be trimmed on each end and have the caps reattached.
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Old May 23, 2012 | 10:22 PM
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I have ridden these pretty hard on some boulders, they have held up very well. I touch them up every fall with more POR 15.

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Old May 24, 2012 | 08:21 PM
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Thank you ColoDisco.
 
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