Raccoon took out the turn signal on my old Toyota GTS
Got estimate for damages---need advice
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Raccoon took out the turn signal on my old Toyota GTS
Spidey
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Well I didn't have any problems, fit and finish was absolutely perfect for the parts I got. *shrug*
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Yeah and a blind squirrel finds a nut every once in awhile.
I remember trying to install some of those "cheap" fenders on mid 80s Cherolet Pickups, try all day and still look like crap!speedracerbubba
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03 cobra took out the front of a 64 300K. Both were repaired like new and the 300K now has a 440 with the factory tunnel rams while the original block is in the garage.
Kboone: If you decide to pocket the cash and do it yourself, make sure all wires, hoses, fittings, etc are in good shape. Or, turn it into a beater and tape a maglight or two to the hood
Thats why everyone needs an ARB bumper
3 deer and a Toyota Camry and still no problems , just some paint on mine from the Camry
and finding a little hair now and again
Arb Curiuosity?
tommudd,
Just curious ...When you have an Arb front bumper...
and you get cut off from a import disposable crap box...
Do you A: apply brakes hard? kopkrab.gif
OR Hesitate with brakes then......B: step on the gas pedal....???
tommudd,
Just curious ...When you have an Arb front bumper...
and you get cut off from a import disposable crap box...
Do you A: apply brakes hard? kopkrab.gif
OR Hesitate with brakes then......B: step on the gas pedal....???
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ThunderbirdJunkie
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tommudd,
Just curious ...When you have an Arb front bumper...
and you get cut off from a import disposable crap box...
Do you A: apply brakes hard? kopkrab.gif
OR Hesitate first then......B: step on the gas pedal....???
ThunderbirdJunkie didn't have an ARB, but he had a gnarly bumper on his CJ7
92-5 Civic hatchback glass looks neat though when it pops out of the gate and hits your bumper...
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I am not going to shell out the cash for the ARB on my own, but I drive downtown every day. It's a matter of time before I get hit. When it happens, I'll be taking the insurance money and picking one up.
No, I don't need it for off-road, but it's nice to not worry if I have to ram someone
No, I don't need it for off-road, but it's nice to not worry if I have to ram someone
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Now my ARB is at head level on most passenger cars on the road today,I don't just mangle cars anymore,my KJ is severely lethal if I t-bone someone in a passenger car and I don't hit the brakes if I know I'm going to get in a accident,I floor it(hey might as well do it rightI am not going to shell out the cash for the ARB on my own, but I drive downtown every day. It's a matter of time before I get hit. When it happens, I'll be taking the insurance money and picking one up.
No, I don't need it for off-road, but it's nice to not worry if I have to ram someone
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Thats why everyone needs an ARB bumper
3 deer and a Toyota Camry and still no problems , just some paint on mine from the Camry
Toyota Camry's are fun to hit....ssst.gif
(One got caught in the Durango's grill....)
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Since we are discussing the ARB's lethality a bit....
One question i have had on that ARB, do you have to beef up the front suspension to take the extra weight of the bumper???
The only thing i don't like about the ARB is it makes the front end look so open and unfinished with the washer reservoir hanging out and everything else exposed. They almost need to make some kind of cover or shield for that washer fluid reservoir, otherwise its pretty unprotected and damn expensive to replace the pump when you snap it off. I think ramming into a snow drift with the ARB on and no protection for it i would end up snapping off that washer fluid pump 4-5 times a winter.
When i hit my deer this year i smashed up the front passenger side corner of the bumper and the washer fluid reservoir got cracked and the pump smashed. That damn pump was $78 and the reservoir was another $40 i think. Would have to look at the bill again. $118 makes a $30-$40 plate worthwhile to cover it up.
One question i have had on that ARB, do you have to beef up the front suspension to take the extra weight of the bumper???
The only thing i don't like about the ARB is it makes the front end look so open and unfinished with the washer reservoir hanging out and everything else exposed. They almost need to make some kind of cover or shield for that washer fluid reservoir, otherwise its pretty unprotected and damn expensive to replace the pump when you snap it off. I think ramming into a snow drift with the ARB on and no protection for it i would end up snapping off that washer fluid pump 4-5 times a winter.
When i hit my deer this year i smashed up the front passenger side corner of the bumper and the washer fluid reservoir got cracked and the pump smashed. That damn pump was $78 and the reservoir was another $40 i think. Would have to look at the bill again. $118 makes a $30-$40 plate worthwhile to cover it up.
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I would think that it wouldn't be that hard to relocate the reservoir. Has anyone even attempted to move it?
ThunderbirdJunkie
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Isn't the front HD coil the 927????
But anyway, you will need an HD coil kb0nly...
But anyway, you will need an HD coil kb0nly...
ThunderbirdJunkie
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Isn't the front HD coil the 927????
But anyway, you will need an HD coil kb0nly...
ThunderbirdJunkie thinks that without a bumper, his front end is a little soft with 927s, and will second budke's OME 790 recommendation with a bumper.
kb0nly
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Ahh ok, so stiffer springs up front to take the weight...
TBJ you mentioned they include a cover to protect the washer fluid reservoir with the ARB?? Odd, every picture i have seen of installed ARB's shows the washer fluid reservoir hanging down in open space.
Does anyone have the install instructions for the ARB showing that cover and such? I doubt i will be able to afford one any time soon but a guy can dream.
TBJ you mentioned they include a cover to protect the washer fluid reservoir with the ARB?? Odd, every picture i have seen of installed ARB's shows the washer fluid reservoir hanging down in open space.
Does anyone have the install instructions for the ARB showing that cover and such? I doubt i will be able to afford one any time soon but a guy can dream.
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