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I just did a tour of a metal fab shop in Virginia. They are in R&D phase for their 4x4 fab department. I took my FJ in and let them disassemble anything they wanted to. I convinced them to use the Toyota FJ as their first production platform. They already finished R&D on the Jeep TJ. The best part is, is that the TJ community had significant input on the products. Now they want me to reach out to the FJ community. First things first... the FJ front bumper. Heres what they want to know: Type of material (aluminum or steel variety), Features (fog lights, winch, integrated skid plate, etc.), Weight, Styles (tube or sheet), and fair price point (how much would you like to pay for this bumper). They are also considering personalized laser cut logos, pictures, and text for the first 100 orders. My test bumper is going to be 1/4 inch aluminum plate (bent and tig welded), reinforced skeleton, three highlift jack points, 2.5 inch hitch receiver for removable winch, and integrated skid plate (steel). I will add the solidworks pic ASAP. Their lead designer drew up the first and second phase 3D image in like 10 min. Best of all... it will weigh 27-29 lbs.!!! The designer said that all the bends and welds are set so the bumper can take maximum impact. So let the input roll! We are getting first crack at it because I was a member here first. The blue room will be next.

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Here is my 2 cents - I absolutely hate tube bumpers!!! I love my wife's Road Armor Titan's look but dislike the weight, how the fog lights mount and it sits to close to the hood for a bug shield. So I would go with the look of that style but not close enough to get sued over it with the problems fixed.

Line-X tears and then looks like crap so I would go with powder coated colors.

Must haves - fog lights, winch, air bag compatible but tough, textured black powder coat, adjustable mount brackets (for closeness) and mount tabs for additional bumper lights.

Price point - $1100 - $1600 (except one FREE for me!)

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