Winch Bumper for 1997 R50

[Mountainman63]

Any winch bumpers around for a 97 Pathfinder? I found one at Tactical Armour Group but nothing else so far.

 

[granitex1]

ARB makes a good one, but stay away from TAG, ot tactical armour group, I have seen more issues come out of that shop than quality peices. You have to question a company that keeps changing there name to avoid bad press.

 

[XPLORx4]

Other than the poorly-recommended TAG bumper, there aren't any winch bumpers for the 96-00 R50. The ARB sahara bar for the 01-04 R50 (almost $1400) can be adapted to fit. Most other winch bumpers you see on R50s are either built by their owners or are custom one-off builds from a 4x4 fabrication shop. You might get some good advice from folks over at nissanpathfinders.net

 

[East Coast Overland]

you can modify an XJ rough country bumper to fit. Check out my build thread for details.(you will find more info on NPORA about the R50)
http://www.roughcountry.com/jeep-xj-winch-bumper-1057.html?gclid=CKOWw-bZi8gCFQwzaQodCo4IRQ

 

[XPLORx4]

The XJ rough country bumper can be adapted, but it's about 2 inches narrower than the Pathfinder's front width from corner light to corner light.

 

[East Coast Overland]

Here's a pic of mine.

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[Mountainman63]

Winch Bumper Woes

Looks like it's time to dust off the welder and torch and try to make one myself. I'd love to have the ARB or a TMJ, even a TAG but looks as though the options are extinct for the R50. I'd like to see where the mounting points and any bracing/other attachment locations should be but I guess I will figure that out as the design/build comes to be. Any input would be appreciated. Diagrams or pictures even more. Thanks to all who replied.

 

[XPLORx4]

Here are some old pics of a TJM bumper installation on my '97 LE that might help you visualize the mounting:
https://xplorx4.shutterfly.com/198

 

[Mountainman63]

I need a TJM

Do you know where or how I could get one of those TJM's?
I could never build at that level of quality.

 

[XPLORx4]

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but TJM discontinued bumpers for the R50 around 2000, so really the only way to get one in the US is off a salvage Pathy or stumble across one on craigslist or another Pathfinder forum.

For your reading pleasure (or displeasure):
http://www.nissanpathfinders.net/forum/topic/23286-tjm-t-15-install/

http://pcoa.org.au/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=806

http://pcoa.org.au/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=5566