DIY rear bumper build

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Re: DIY rear bumper build

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hugejp wrote:Would these templates work on my 2004 Y61 4.8??? :pray:
If your original bumper has the alu step plate then yes, but not if you have the bumper like the one that broke on Dawid Taljaards Patrol with the factory welded extension on recovery point.

The holes will probably be the same but it doesn't extend far enough to clear that extension on recovery point. If you make the bracket longer it might work.

My new bumper is closer to body than original and doesn't extend that far out, thus improving departure angle! :woo:
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ricster wrote:Thanks mate !!!....

I can copy the measurements from here and draw it In CAD !!!.... Thanks

The angle you have done looks sweet !!!
Ah, the clever people with computers! I'm still old school with hand drawn plans. :biggrin:
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GREAT STUFF!

Mine is the old shape, with the alu step in the back...

May I thief the plans from you please!
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hugejp wrote:GREAT STUFF!

Mine is the old shape, with the alu step in the back...

May I thief the plans from you please!
I can mail you the template or you can copy it like Ricster, no worries! Glad if I can help fellow Patrollers out! :thumbup:
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PM Sent... :woo:
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hugejp wrote:PM Sent... :woo:
I sent the picture to you!

Can't wait to see what you and Ricster come up with, because everybody has their own idea of what looks good.

I finished painting my bumper this weekend and is now sitting very nice on the Patrol! :woo:
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HAHAHA.... I'm still trying to come up for air at the moment.... WWW WWW WWW
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Danie, please post a pic of your newly painted bumper......cant wait to see how it looks on your Patrol
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Julle lot sal maak dat ek nou n voor en agter bumper maak vir my GRX. Hy het GEEN towbar, dus in plaas van towbar maak, sal ek sommer n hele towbar/bumper maak...
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Here is a picture of my finished rear bumper just before we entered the Molototsi river.
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