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by Gordinho80 » Wed Sep 15, 2010 10:41 pm

Thanks Mike! That would be awesome!
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by HARDTRAILZ » Thu Sep 16, 2010 12:13 am

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by HARDTRAILZ » Thu Sep 16, 2010 12:17 am

Needs real paint and some more grinding, but it is wicked. Thanks Mike!
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by bartonmd » Thu Sep 16, 2010 7:31 am

No problem at all!

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by DmccartneyFF2TB » Sun Oct 17, 2010 9:30 pm

What are these things running for price?
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by bartonmd » Mon Oct 18, 2010 8:51 am

DmccartneyFF2TB wrote:What are these things running for price?


On phone, so hard to link...

Check out the group buy thread in this section, and add $50 to the base bumper price and $30 to the Rad skid price.

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by Zero » Mon Oct 18, 2010 1:40 pm

Hey barton, what would be the cost to flip your design? Put the angled part of the bumper at the bottom like JD's instead of at the top......I know this would probably be a one off design so the cost would be greater, I just prefer the look so id like to know what the cost difference would be.

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by HARDTRAILZ » Mon Oct 18, 2010 1:55 pm

Would have to stick out from frame and reduce approach angle. His bumpers are right at frame ends and angle in over the top of the frame. Be a whole different design.

EDIT just had an idea to keep approach angle and do something with a lower angle... I will try to convey it to Mike.
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by bartonmd » Mon Oct 18, 2010 6:12 pm

Zero wrote:Hey barton, what would be the cost to flip your design? Put the angled part of the bumper at the bottom like JD's instead of at the top......I know this would probably be a one off design so the cost would be greater, I just prefer the look so id like to know what the cost difference would be.

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It's doable, but won't work with the radiator skid, unless it goes down farther, and kills approach angle, like the KMA...

FWIW, the current one sticks out a little less than 2" from the front of the frame...

If you want to do it (and have either no body lift or a 3"), I can do a new design for you, for $150 extra over the regular prices ($100 of that is a design fee, so if you get 2 people to order them, you can split that design fee)... A change here or there to the current one, if anybody wants, isn't near that much; but this is a completely different design.

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by Zero » Mon Oct 18, 2010 9:18 pm

Im soo happy to hear you would be open to a different design. if i do go ahead and change thr design, can you make a rad skid that will work with it?
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by bartonmd » Mon Oct 18, 2010 9:51 pm

Zero wrote:Im soo happy to hear you would be open to a different design. if i do go ahead and change thr design, can you make a rad skid that will work with it?


The way I'm thinking of doing it, the rad skid will work with it, as-is... It's a little more metal, but it's doable...

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by vagator » Mon Oct 18, 2010 10:02 pm

Mike,
I know it was mentioned before, but any movement on an Envoy design?

Still running your skid with the curt front hitch and am certainly ready to upgrade to your bumper. They look good.

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by bartonmd » Mon Oct 18, 2010 10:16 pm

vagator wrote:Mike,
I know it was mentioned before, but any movement on an Envoy design?

Still running your skid with the curt front hitch and am certainly ready to upgrade to your bumper. They look good.

Thank you.

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When I get done with the group buy bumpers (and if I can get one or 2 guys who are ready to plunk down money for them), I'm going to do the '06+ LT and Envoy bumpers...

Looks like Kyle is going to need a fuel tank skid pretty soon, as well...

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by HARDTRAILZ » Mon Oct 18, 2010 10:25 pm

Fuel tank skid and i got the other plastic to try and figure out my other idea as well. But i am thinking it could be used for another thing as well. Get off here and enjoy your vacation. I will run some ideas by you around the campfire this weekend.
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by janesy86 » Tue Oct 26, 2010 4:09 pm

Just wanted to show off my MTA bumper courtesy of Mike! :cheers: :drool:

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by bartonmd » Tue Oct 26, 2010 4:40 pm

Awesome, thanks man!

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by Gordinho80 » Wed Oct 27, 2010 1:40 pm

I hope to be posting pics of mine in the next week. I'm adding some things to it and I'm hoping that will occur this weekend. We'll see...
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by dirty anton » Wed Oct 27, 2010 8:25 pm

hey mike great bumper fits perfect and looks pro. worked out very well.
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by bartonmd » Wed Oct 27, 2010 9:13 pm

Awesome, thanks!

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by Regulator1175 » Sun Nov 07, 2010 9:05 pm

Thanks a bunch Mike for the latest addition to the "original" bumper. I am loving it more every time I look at it. I have already gotten a few compliments on it just on the way home! A huge thanks to you for everything you do for our platform!!! :thumleft:

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