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Trail fashion, a rustic take on the old fashion. Nice!

I just installed this on 2021 Promaster 159 Ext. This video is not representative of the level of difficulty involved. 1. There are no instructions. On the website you CAN find a PDF of “instructions”, but it is really just a high level mechanical drawing. Think IKEA type instructions. Useful pictures, but no descriptive text. 2. The provided carriage bolts that secure the uprights to the T-mounts are too short. I would say dangerously so, because it IS possible to get a thread or two of engagement, if you skip the washer (like they conveniently do in this video). Someone who didn’t know better might try to drive with the rack held on with such minimal thread engagement. I ended up having to run to the hardware store for longer bolts. 3. On the driver’s side I ended up with a huge gap between two sections. Everything was checked and double checked and no difference in installation could be found when compared to the passenger side, which had no gap. The uprights all have part numbers cut into them, but the “instructions” don’t reference part numbers, so there was no way to confirm the parts I had were all correct for my van. We found that installing one of the brackets the wrong way closed the gap to 3/16th of an inch, but never did figure out what was causing it. In the end, we had to cut the T-slot wider on one bracket to allow us to close the gap. 4. Something that isn’t obvious from the video - you need clearance from fan shrouds on the rear and forward ends. I have Max-air fans installed as far back and as far forward in the van as possible. My rear fan interferes with the rear piece of the rack, so I’m unable to install it. My forward fan clears the wind fairing on the rack by 1/16th of an inch. Pure luck. I feel the company should include clearance requirements on the product page. 5. The parts the video skips showing you the assembly of are the parts that involve awkwardly placed hardware. Be prepared for a lot of creative problem solving trying to get washers and nuts onto bolts when assembling the ladder and fairing. Sometimes this is unavoidable, sometimes it is due to lack of engineering consideration. Despite these criticisms, the rack is sturdy, attractive, and functional. It has a heavy duty feel. I like that the uprights present a vertical surface for mounting an awning.

Can yall plz bring back the rear bumper for the 4Runners 🙏🏽

It’s a shame you guys discontinued this bumper.

Is your bull bar steel?

Just use a tape from point on another point and then

This might be a dumb question will the Morimoto 1 banger pod light fit?

I need this bumper for my 2020

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Love it

Looks like a perfectly peaceful life nothing beats outdoors

Question: do you attach the wire that was clipped to the OEM bumper to the Scout bumper? There was no comment regarding this wire. Thanks.

I like your ladder. I have a 23 Ford transit high roof. I have different roof rack. Seems like I should be able to use this.

Do you know if this will work with Roadtrek Zion which had under-hood generator?

I wish this was still available.

👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾

Will you still have the parking sensors?

Gas mileage: 0

Just installed my rack by myself in under 3 hours, not bad...

How much the new bumper weighs?

Can we stand on the bumper & bull bar since the bumper will cover the area of the Sprinter that we can step on? Thanks.

It appears there is no place for a front license plate with this bumper style. Is that correct? Thanks.

I Purchased this rack and installed it. Went great using this video as a guide. Looks amazing! Works better than it looks! Make sure you add more than enough silicone - ask me how I know :) . Evan and team, how about a video for the 40" pathfinder lightbar install for this rack/4runner? Please?

I was just there during the week of the eclipse up from Texas and rode a lot of those same trails 🤘🏻 Bummer I didn’t see you guys- I would’ve fit in perfectly with my 17 Tacoma. Nice video! Arkansas is such a great place for wheeling and camping. EDIT: Man, I think I actually did see two of you on 123 before turning onto the trail leading to car wash falls. I think you turned in right after me: in my White Tacoma with RTT. What a coincidence (if it was actually you guys.) I was gonna stop after the water crossing and say hi but you guys turned off on another trail. This might be the longest comment I’ve ever left on CZcams.

Thank you for sharing! This looked like such a great time and I thoroghly enjoyed watching it. I can't wait to get my T4Runner toughened up enough to hit some trails myself. What kind of dog is that?

Next level vibes!! 🤘

Such a good time!

I would like to see possible potential pictures what these vans could look like and be used for ,have seen t 4 s and unlimited parts and go anywhere what about these vans are limited not very good etc.

I wish this fit on a 350

I’m confused as why you don’t answer any of the weight limits questions for this rack??

Would this fit a 2006 frame?

What’s the weight capacity?

So what do you do with this bumper if the camera system upfront ect..

Whats the weight?

What’s the weight capabilities.

I noticed the shackle holes in the winch plate are off center. Curious as to why it was designed that way?

Important question: First: What about contact corrosion, with the aluminium bar touching the steel bumber? Second: What about a round tube bar, like Owl_vans pismo bumper? I would prefer your Backwoods Scout cuz of the bigger air-flow and cuz I don't want an owl on my bumper (looks childish to me) ... but I really like the tube design they have. Thanks

Those are rebranded cali raised or is it the otherway around? I know you guys make bumpers for other companies, so i'm wondering. Great product as always!!

What is the installation cost of we drove to you?

From my research the DCSB sliders also fit the Access Cab. Is that the case with your sliders?

Love the way they look! Couple questions: Do they ship to residential fine via 4runner Lifestyle? What is their Weight? I haven't seen it listed anywhere.

I kinda like it. But do you have to undo the winch bolts every time you do an oil change? What a pain

I like it. While it is always nice to have steel for a bar, the aluminum makes more sense to me for these already very heavy B Vans. And the flanged edges should make for a better fit and finish.

You are no longer selling this right?

Great video. I just crashed my front factory bumper. I've got a $5k estimate to repair/replace the bumper and damage. I think I'll just go with something like this, or maybe even go with your complete replacement bumper. Any thoughts? I'm in New Mexico but will drive most anywhere.

Buck sixty-nine.... Yeah if your 5'3".

Will these work on 2WD variants?

Very nice…

I know its an old vid but what tire size is that taco running?