P&P Tubular Fender Protectors

[P&P]

If you got out to WENT this year you probably got your first taste of our tubular fender protectors at some point during the event. We tried to get around the area as much as possible, and we painted things bright orange. We were hard to miss.

If you didn't get out to WENT....I'm sorry.:weep:

At any rate you've seen us talking about 'tubular fender protector compatibility' with our rock sliders for a while now. We've tried our best to describe what exactly that means. Well here is what that means:

And it means the whole system is bolt on. No welding, no modification necessary when using our rock sliders and our front bumper. The system acts as an exo-skeleton style cage for the front end of the truck.

And we have laid the entire weight of the truck on the fenders coming down trail 15 at Windrock and we drove out with 0 body damage.


To answer the inevitable.

Yes, that is our 1st gen bumper.
Yes, we will be offering bolt in panels to fill the openings.
Yes, we have a 2nd gen bumper with a similar style.
Yes, we will offer a couple different versions of the top tubing.
Yes, we will make you a larger, or smaller stinger.
Yes, we will offer a version without the winch mount that will net you better approach angles on 2nd gen trucks.
Yes, we can do more exotic and aggressive builds if you want to trim your frame horns back on your 1st gen truck.
Yes, we can make you a high-lift mount on the front bumper like we did. (not pictured)
Yes, the bumper will be under $1000.
Yes, significantly.

I like saying yes today!



But, NO, if you're Kurt Russel, this will not make your truck Death Proof!

 

[mudchet]

Very cool.

 

[J Everett]

I am awaiting pics of the 2nd gen bumper with bated breath. The full exo looks super bad ass on that 1st gen.

 

[robcarync]

Looks sick man!

One question on the location for the tube fenders: They look great over the bulge and tucked in some like you have them, but that leaves the "widest" part of the fender exposed if you bump into a tree or other object on the side. Why didn't you run them a little lower, say next to, or right above, the plastic trim on the fender? You could follow the line of the low/side tube on the bumper and go up and next to the widest part of the fender.

Just curious, that's all. Definitely looks great man!

 

[P&P]

Looks sick man!

One question on the location for the tube fenders: They look great over the bulge and tucked in some like you have them, but that leaves the "widest" part of the fender exposed if you bump into a tree or other object on the side. Why didn't you run them a little lower, say next to, or right above, the plastic trim on the fender? You could follow the line of the low/side tube on the bumper and go up and next to the widest part of the fender.

Just curious, that's all. Definitely looks great man!

As always, right in point rob.


It works well where it's at in a nose down situation. Almost perfectly for a first try actually. But you're right, there was a lot of exposure on flatter terrain. That was why I kicked down the front but it wasn't quite enough for our liking. We did note that ourselves and the location of that tube is getting adjusted slightly a for production models.

For a few reasons It's not going to go all the way down to the trim.

1) I don't want to make the truck too wide when it does such a good job of being narrow for what it is.

Being as it is not a true full exo- it has slightly more flex than a full exo would. So more clearance has to be left between the body and the cage to avoid contact.

2) And a large portion of its resistance to flex
and folding into the fender is the lateral tie bar over the cowl. The longer the vertical legs of that bar are, the less it will resist, or the more flex will be induced at the bends with the leverage of a hit.

The bar will come down approximately 1" and out approximately 1" so it is over and outboard of the fender bulge.

It may come down a bit farther on the dr. Side to accommodate a snorkel setup. I think a snorkel will require a re-worked lateral tie in piece over the cowl as well.

 

[thecoalition]

Next step: Full on "X"-o-skeleton. :kewl:

 

[P&P]

Next step: Full on "X"-o-skeleton. :kewl:

We like to call it the P&P Full Frontal.:luv:

 

[Tay-Lo]

2) And a large portion of its resistance to flex
and folding into the fender is the lateral tie bar over the cowl. The longer the vertical legs of that bar are, the less it will resist, or the more flex will be induced at the bends with the leverage of a hit.

I was juat about to ask if it was to make it more rigid..... but I didn't get the chance


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[TomsRedX]

Nice job guys! Good to see you out testing on the trails. I think going down 15 is a little nuts so props to ya. Thanks for supporting the event.

 

[P&P]

Nice job guys! Good to see you out testing on the trails. I think going down 15 is a little nuts so props to ya. Thanks for supporting the event.

I was thinking the same about you guys coming up 15!

 

[Frogstar7055]

Would like to see the 1st gen bumper with inserts in it.

 

[robcarync]

As always, right in point rob.


It works well where it's at in a nose down situation. Almost perfectly for a first try actually. But you're right, there was a lot of exposure on flatter terrain. That was why I kicked down the front but it wasn't quite enough for our liking. We did note that ourselves and the location of that tube is getting adjusted slightly a for production models.

For a few reasons It's not going to go all the way down to the trim.

1) I don't want to make the truck too wide when it does such a good job of being narrow for what it is.

Being as it is not a true full exo- it has slightly more flex than a full exo would. So more clearance has to be left between the body and the cage to avoid contact.

2) And a large portion of its resistance to flex
and folding into the fender is the lateral tie bar over the cowl. The longer the vertical legs of that bar are, the less it will resist, or the more flex will be induced at the bends with the leverage of a hit.

The bar will come down approximately 1" and out approximately 1" so it is over and outboard of the fender bulge.

It may come down a bit farther on the dr. Side to accommodate a snorkel setup. I think a snorkel will require a re-worked lateral tie in piece over the cowl as well.

All good points...well thought out as always, PP. I asked because I had an up close and personal incident with a tree and a slippery hill on my front passenger fender...even with those tube fenders, it still would have gotten crushed in...but of course, these things are situational...no way a single tube can protect your fenders from every angle.

 

[P&P]

Would like to see the 1st gen bumper with inserts in it.

Working on that today. These I'm making out of stainless.

We will be able to do them in plain mild steel, stainless, or AL, painted, powder costed, bedlined. whatever you prefer, whatever you like.

We can dimple die them, plasma cut or bead roll our PP logo in them. Whatever you like. We have TONS of capabilities.

We are going to offer these bumpers "ala carte"


The base will be the mounting and tubing between the stock frame horns. Choose winch mount or not.

Also available will be just the standalone winch mount that will work with the factory bumper.

Then you will add the bumper section. For which we will sell shop hours towards modifying any way you like.

Then you'll add your top tubing, or none if you prefer.

Then you can add your fender protectors.

We'll be selling shop hours at a discounted rate to add, change, customize. Add on tabs for lights, high lifts, go pros, you name it.