Built a homemade Pre Runner Bar

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  1. Northwoods4x4

    Northwoods4x4 BangBro

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    Over the past couple of weeks, I've been building a custom pre runner bar in my shop class at school. It cost me about $50 to build and then I threw some Hella 500s on it. I also used Rustelum Spray on bedliner to paint it. Its not prefect yet, its a little crooked but thats because im bumper is also crooked (Im going to be getting a new bumper soon). It also sticks out a little far from the truck, but when I take it off to put the new bumper on, I'll put some spacers on the bolts. Anyways pics:

    This was after a couple days of Bending the pipes and starting to weld
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    Then a couple days later
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    Then it took me a week or so to get the mounting bracket to fit right and somewhat snug, so i got it mounted to the truck and it looked like crap
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    So I cut down the sides so they didn't stick out as far, and capped each end and added light tabs. Then I sprayed it with 2 1/2 coats of bedliner and got it mounted loosely
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    Then threw the hellas on it
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    YOu can kinda tell from this pic that it sticks out a little far, but Im going to try to get it to sit flush with the bumper
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    and this one you can tell its crooked with my bumper
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    But overall, Im -pretty happy with it. I'd much rather spend $50 and build a decent one then pay $200 plus for a nice one.
    Let me know what you guys think!
     
  2. Big'un

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    i like it alot! :peace: wonder how my truck wud look with one :hmm:
     
  3. TxFx04

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    looks good, does your shop have a oxy acetelyne torch? you could have used that to heat up the pipe to bend it to fit your bumper a little better that's what i'm using for my lightbar
     
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    Thanks. Yes we do, but we also have a nuematic pipe bender to so i used that and just kinda would bend it, take it over to the truck, and see if i needed to bend it a little more

    Thanks! I think one would look good on your truck!
     
  5. TFIDDLE

    TFIDDLE VEEEE TEn

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    Dang I want one

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    ill tell you how itd look...awesome!

    looks good man!
     
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    DarkShadowSTX the "brat"

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    Looks great bro! To be honest, I was like WTF when I saw pic 4 but then it got better after that. :peace:
     
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    looks good man
     
  9. Northwoods4x4

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    Thanks dude, and ya, when i put it on i was like great, i just wasted $50 bucks and a week and a half of my time haha

    Thanks!

    Thank!
     
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    looks awesome dood, nice job
     

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