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garystockton Lifetime member
Joined: 17 Apr 2005 Posts: 1190 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
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Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 19:36 Post subject: Replacement rear bumper?? |
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Anyone come across a decent after-market rear bumper for a 120? My dearly beloved managed to total mine today , so I might as well see if I can replace the lousy plastic one with a decent steel unit ... at a reasonable price! _________________ I'll be more enthusiastic about encouraging thinking outside the box when there's evidence of any thinking going on inside it.
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Landcrusher Lifetime member
Joined: 21 Oct 2005 Posts: 2689 Location: Chesterfield, East Midlands
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Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 20:51 Post subject: |
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And I have just taken the side off her Corolla on a low wall that I didn't see. Good job I wasn't in Lil Blue or I'd be spending the weekend rebuilding the wall!!
Rear bumpers seem to be a bit of a rare animal. For anything except an 80 anyway. There isn't a lot behind there to fabricate to.
LC _________________ HDJ 80 but still a 90 owner at heart (yeah right!) |
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garystockton Lifetime member
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Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 21:07 Post subject: |
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Ouch!!
Oh well, must be low bio-rhythms or something with you lot
Think I'll try and find a 2nd hand bumper then, and get it sprayed and fitted .... Got to be cheaper than my excess. _________________ I'll be more enthusiastic about encouraging thinking outside the box when there's evidence of any thinking going on inside it.
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Crispin *****
Joined: 09 Jun 2009 Posts: 685 Location: Welham Green, Hertfordshire, England
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Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 21:11 Post subject: Re: Replacement rear bumper?? |
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garystockton wrote: |
Anyone come across a decent after-market rear bumper for a 120? My dearly beloved managed to total mine today , so I might as well see if I can replace the lousy plastic one with a decent steel unit ... at a reasonable price! |
In another thread you said you going to test out the new navigation with the dodgy gps. 10 minutes later you asking for a new bumper. I am guessing the navigation was a bit off?
Didn't 'vette replace his rear bumper recently? Might he still have his old one? _________________ Cheers,
Crispin
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garystockton Lifetime member
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Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 21:27 Post subject: |
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I'll drop him a note. Not sure if the LC3 and LC5 bumpers are the same due to the tail-light config but it's posiible (probable) they are.
Cheers _________________ I'll be more enthusiastic about encouraging thinking outside the box when there's evidence of any thinking going on inside it.
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Crispin *****
Joined: 09 Jun 2009 Posts: 685 Location: Welham Green, Hertfordshire, England
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Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 21:41 Post subject: |
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garystockton wrote: |
I'll drop him a note. Not sure if the LC3 and LC5 bumpers are the same due to the tail-light config but it's posiible (probable) they are.
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Now that you mention it, I think it was a LC5 bumper he was putting on his LC4(?).
Try these guys: http://www.breakeryard.com/
There was one guy who got back to me about the centre console. He had a 120 on the floor. Could not tell me what it was though. _________________ Cheers,
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garystockton Lifetime member
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Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 9:43 Post subject: |
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Think I'll try and get Hein Burnett to make and send me one of his mods:
Looks very much better than the plastic rubbish Mr T gave me!!! _________________ I'll be more enthusiastic about encouraging thinking outside the box when there's evidence of any thinking going on inside it.
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uk_vette Lifetime member
Joined: 29 Oct 2007 Posts: 1422 Location: Warrington, Cheshire
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Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 5:33 Post subject: Re: Replacement rear bumper?? |
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Crispin wrote: |
garystockton wrote: |
Anyone come across a decent after-market rear bumper for a 120? My dearly beloved managed to total mine today , so I might as well see if I can replace the lousy plastic one with a decent steel unit ... at a reasonable price! |
In another thread you said you going to test out the new navigation with the dodgy gps. 10 minutes later you asking for a new bumper. I am guessing the navigation was a bit off?
Didn't 'vette replace his rear bumper recently? Might he still have his old one? |
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Hi guy's
I have my replacement bumper ready for fitting.
Trouble is there is 15000 miles between China and Warrington
I might be popping back to UK at end of September, but thats still a while away.
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jojo1 **
Joined: 13 Jul 2008 Posts: 77 Location: Leicestershire
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Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 16:59 Post subject: Other end |
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Got an original front bumber if anyone's interested. 05 120 series in white.
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garystockton Lifetime member
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Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 17:05 Post subject: |
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What did you replace it with, out of interest? An after-market bar? Or is it a 'spare' ... ? _________________ I'll be more enthusiastic about encouraging thinking outside the box when there's evidence of any thinking going on inside it.
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Landcrusher Lifetime member
Joined: 21 Oct 2005 Posts: 2689 Location: Chesterfield, East Midlands
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Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 17:17 Post subject: |
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Not such a good pic, but I came across this on my surfing antics. I don[t have a pipe bender, but I guess this can't be that hard. It would suit me, something similar. I could let in some channel to put the lights in.
LC
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jojo1 **
Joined: 13 Jul 2008 Posts: 77 Location: Leicestershire
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Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 21:10 Post subject: front bumper |
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Hi Gary,
I fitted an ARB Sahara bar and Warn 9.5xp winch. Strong bar & fast winch.
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garystockton Lifetime member
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Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 21:25 Post subject: |
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Was that locally, i.e. in the UK? I'm keen to go the same route, but there seem to be a lot of conflicting regs around the bar fitment, etc.
Cheers _________________ I'll be more enthusiastic about encouraging thinking outside the box when there's evidence of any thinking going on inside it.
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jojo1 **
Joined: 13 Jul 2008 Posts: 77 Location: Leicestershire
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Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 22:42 Post subject: Sahara bar |
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Hi Gary,
Got my bar from TBR. Yes the law's a bit unclear at the moment. However I don't know of any cases where a winch bumper fitment has got any where near to a court case. Anyone know different?
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Landcrusher Lifetime member
Joined: 21 Oct 2005 Posts: 2689 Location: Chesterfield, East Midlands
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Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 16:00 Post subject: |
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I would just avoid the Warn bit. Go for a Goldfish instead. Better winch half the money and supported by people who care.
The rear cross member in on the 120 is a much better affair than the 90 series. It's one of the few bits that's different. The tow bar is a set of clamshell plates that bolt directly through the rear section. This certainly make any rear bumper build a whole lot easier than before. My fabrication skills are not really up to that yet, but maybe the way to go on the 90 is to weld in a new 120-like cross member to start off. Gary if you find something, I'd appreciate a few technical pics before sticking it on.
LC _________________ HDJ 80 but still a 90 owner at heart (yeah right!) |
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