So my wonderful wife borrowed my 2 week old FJ during a light snow and skidded to a stop by doing a 180 down a hill and hitting a friends pickup at minimal speed. Luckily no damage to wife or kids except a good scare and minimal damage to the FJ, just one corner of the bumper and just a little of the center section of the bumper, like 1" and no sheet metal damage. I would guess about $250 to $300. My FJ came without the Toyota trailer hitch and harness which I was going to put on for about $500. Well between getting the bumper fixed and the factory hitch I'm at $800 already so I figure it would be a good time to put something a little bit more substantial on it.
Any suggestions for a rear bumper? I would like one that works with the backup sensors, but I can't figure out if any of them actually work with a real bumper. Any experience?
thanks.
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Re:Rear bumper got christened... Need new one
Date: 2008/03/31 04:50
By: waterlad112002
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I know you can get the hitch receiver and harness for under $300. I got mine off of ebay. They were brand new and even from a toyota dealer brand new out of the box.
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Re:Rear bumper got christened... Need new one
Date: 2008/03/31 17:17
By: DonLand
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Yep thanks, that is what the dealer sells it for plus $200 labor. If I go with an aftermarket (LOTS better protection) I'll still need to buy the factory harness.
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Re:Rear bumper got christened... Need new one
Date: 2008/04/01 00:18
By: waterlad112002
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As far as labor, it wasnt difficult at all installing it. Just some basic shop tools and alittle bit of time. Put mine on in no time. Oh and plus i like the looks of factory tow hitch because it fits snugger to the bumper and in just my opinion looks a whole lot sleaker!
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Re:Rear bumper got christened... Need new one
Date: 2008/04/01 00:38
By: DonLand
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The only thing that concerns me is installing the harness. How is that hooked up. As far as the bumper since I have to pay for the new corner piece and the center piece is a little dented also I'm thinking about aftermarket. The major advantage of after market is it is not as fragile as the factory unit.
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