The "mystery" Bumper

[Raptor Retrofit]

I don't think another $300 or so dollars for a CUSTOM bumper made by a sponsor of this great site is asking too much. We know how Wicked builds theirs, we know nothing of L&G or whatever.

Thats one way to look at it, the other way is to say I can buy a bumper or I can buy a bumper and a tune for the same price.

I think theres just something "right" about the design of that bumper. cant quite put my finger on it but it just looks good.

 

[Kenny C.]

I like this bumper a lil' better the the ADD Venom (price seems to be better as well) but I have the same question concerning the placement of the front license plate???

 

[Reptar]

This is a valid point.

On the other hand though, you don't want to get to the point of a well accepted opinion that if its around 1200 bucks it's good chit, but if it's 800 it has to be crap. From the way guys are talking, if that vendor had read threads earlier on other bumper options, pricing, and that guys were perfectly fine with the pricing and not pushing for better pricing, it sounds like if he said yep his is $1200 as well, then guys wouldn't be questioning the quality nearly as much.

Not saying thats totally the case, but if I was a vendor looking to start selling bumpers, I'd say heck I'm making my price 1200 too, these fools won't even question it, I'd be the dummy to sell it for any less, because either way while they may question quality for a new product, they certainly aren't questioning the 1200 price tags on these things.


And trust me, I'm WELL aware of the time it takes to custom fabricate things, I've spent a lot of time in a chassis shop the past year as my race truck was there for 6 months getting a 10 point roll cage done and I was by there at least 2 days a week every week, and somehow the last 6 months since it's been done I've been there at least once a week for other projects, and seen a lot of work in and out his doors, as well as done a significant amount of fabrication myself in the past building a Formula Hybrid SAE Racecar from the ground up during my undergrad. So save that gospel about paying for quality work and it takes more work than you'd think by 1st look, i'm well aware.

But on the flip side, coming from the Lightning/Harley Truck world where things weren't nearly as cheap as the Mustang world when it came to modifications and vehicle-specific parts, seeing what pricing is for mods in the Raptor world, I'm a bit surprised they're as jacked up as they are. They've made about twice as many Raptors each year as they have Lightnings each year, yet prices for mods are up there. $800 for a bumper sounds relatively fair, $1200 and up is up there. Same goes for costs of rear bumpers, tie rods, LED light bars, etc.

When the entire community just accepts prices flat out, vendors aren't going to drop them for nothing. And again not saying I'd like price cuts so much quality suffers, there's a balance point with everything.

 

[swoop1156]

Reptar, I think that you make valid points, but I was not nor do I think anyone else was thinking the way that you came off in your post.

I'm just saying we know the time, effort and all that goes into Wickeds stuff, so we don't scoff at the $1,000 mark. We don't know jack about the other company so starting at $800 is AWESOME; I was just saying that we don't know anything about the company.

 

[Raptizzle]

I've seen the mystery bumper in person and I've seen wicked's in person. And..... You get what you pay for "in this case". I'll leave it at that because I could really care less about either of these bumpers.

 

[vanilla_gorilla]

I've seen the mystery bumper in person and I've seen wicked's in person. And..... You get what you pay for "in this case". I'll leave it at that because I could really care less about either of these bumpers.

That is very good to know. Because at $800, its a great price, $1100, OK, sure still a good price. But when i heard $800 the first thing that popped into my head was quality/fit/finish and customer service. Because remember, customer service is in that price too. So if you ever have a problem, who is going to help me fix it? A lot of variables to think about. And although i have no experience with Wicked, i have read about nothing but good with them. Just look at how they wanted and took all of the tweaks we gave on their SSB 1.0 bumper, they are aiming to please and they want to build YOU the bumper of your dreams.

 

[Raptizzle]

Let's not forget that asking price and selling price are two entirely different things. I certainly never pay list without trying for a better deal. Food for thought.....

 

[Big Green Machine]

So I contacted the shop directly and inquired as to the price and specifications..

Here's what they sent me..


Hi XXXXXXXXX,

I don't have the specs of our bumper at the moment but I can have them for you by tomorrow. Our bumper is a direct bolt on bumper. Our Rapotr Front bumper is $1500.00 with skid plate and D-Rings.

Additional items available for our bumper:

-Winch Mount $150.00
-Powder Coating Bumper $100.00
-Powder Coat Skid plate $40.00
-L.E.D Light bar w/mounting brackets $799.99

Modifications can be made, let us know what modification you need and we will let you know if there are any additioinal cost.

Please let me know if there is other question.

Thanks,

Sara Morosan


CUSTOM TRUCK SHOP
846 W. Cienega Ave.
San Dimas, CA 91773
(909)599-2228
(909)599-2232 Fax
CustomTruckShop.com .::. Truck Shop

So there you go... it's not $800 any longer. $1500 bucks now according to her. Now that it's so expensive you KNOW it's a quality product! /sarcasm

Now everyone can stop bashing on the bumper for being too cheap and being of inferior quality as compared to the $1200 bumpers and begin bashing on it for being too expensive!

~BGM

 

[A.I.I.Raciing]

I don't think another $300 or so dollars for a CUSTOM bumper made by a sponsor of this great site is asking too much. We know how Wicked builds theirs, we know nothing of L&G or whatever.

Isn't Wicked the company that builds there parts out of the Mild steel?
At least their not putting the seem on the outside of the bend like another "sponsor"

Let's not forget that asking price and selling price are two entirely different things. I certainly never pay list without trying for a better deal. Food for thought.....

Cash $ talks

 

[pirate air]

So I contacted the shop directly and inquired as to the price and specifications..

Here's what they sent me..


Hi XXXXXXXXX,

I don't have the specs of our bumper at the moment but I can have them for you by tomorrow. Our bumper is a direct bolt on bumper. Our Rapotr Front bumper is $1500.00 with skid plate and D-Rings.

Additional items available for our bumper:

-Winch Mount $150.00
-Powder Coating Bumper $100.00
-Powder Coat Skid plate $40.00
-L.E.D Light bar w/mounting brackets $799.99

Modifications can be made, let us know what modification you need and we will let you know if there are any additioinal cost.

Please let me know if there is other question.

Thanks,

Sara Morosan


CUSTOM TRUCK SHOP
846 W. Cienega Ave.
San Dimas, CA 91773
(909)599-2228
(909)599-2232 Fax
CustomTruckShop.com .::. Truck Shop

So there you go... it's not $800 any longer. $1500 bucks now according to her. Now that it's so expensive you KNOW it's a quality product! /sarcasm

Now everyone can stop bashing on the bumper for being too cheap and being of inferior quality as compared to the $1200 bumpers and begin bashing on it for being too expensive!

~BGM

****** A!!! It must be super bad ass since its 1500.00 bucks!! Wonder how it went from 800 to 1500 hundred. They wont sell any for that amount.