Rear (rare) Bumper

They aren't. You found at least two.

-paul

And you can't read.

What part of "used" do you not understand?

Norm

How about:

these trucks did not come w/ bumpers, i had to buy my from the dealer after i took delivery.

they also fold up pretty easily when you back into telephone poles (cause u got to hammered at the yankee game the nite before)

We stock them, comes in chrome or black and price includes brackets and all hardware. So its really not rare at all.

Norm

I posted an honest request for assistance and all I got was bullshit.

Don't anyone tell me this item is available untill you have spend over 100 hours on the phone and computer looking for it.

That part is a fact. I was simply asking for reasons why.

Norm

and screw you  

You remind me of the dog that bites the hand that feeds him!! I will sell you the one that is on my '87 4X4 now. It is dented, rusted and bent. BUT!-- it is used. Make me an offer? Oh!, You pay the shipping from Texas too!

Of all the people on this newsgroup to say "Screw You" to, MDT Tech is probably the person you *least* want to. Just MHO, but seems like a bad hill to die on.

Besides, he said the place he works stocks them, so.... WTF is the problem... You'll probably not find a cheap used one. Just bite the bullet and buy a new one. You will be happy.

Huh, I can walk up to our rear counter man, tell him I'd like a chrome one and walk away with it in about 2 minutes (he has to go upstairs to get it) so if you spend 100 hours on the phone looking for it, maybe try looking in a different spot. Mainly a dealers parts dept???

Black painted ones go for about $150 (retail) and chrome about $200. Smoking deal too. All in stock!

You guys totally missed the point!!

Re-read my original post.

The question is "Why is the rear chrome step bumper for the 89 - 95 Toyota pickup (READ OEM) almost impossible to find at salvage yards from Maine to Florida and PA to CA?"

Part Number 0028-35911-13 is avaliable from my local dealer for $215.00. That is not the point.

I posed this question to several auto salvage professionals. This answer was, that is the first item to go when a wreck comes in. Sooo, WHY is the first thing to go? Nobody seems to know that.

I have my own theory. The Toyota OEM rear bumper is a sub-standard piece of crap. Of the 50 plus junk yards I called, I was told that the ones in stock were all rusted out. Exactly! That is the reason I initiated this quest in the first place.

BTW my rear bumper (OEM not aftermarket) was replaced due to collision in

So, the original reason for my first post is to either support of refute my hypothesis.

So far, no one has offered any useful data.

Norm

Well, I can think of several:

1. Most pickups came with out them.

1. Many didn't buy one.

2. Many who bought did not get "chrome".

1. Many who did buy, bought non OEM.

2. Accedents.

1. Rust from bebris from no mud flaps.

2. Rust from salt.

1. Damage from improper towing.

2. Theft?

1. At this point there are none left.

#1, 3, 4, 5 all aply to my personal experiece over 10 years of my standar cab

Sorry, didn't realise this was philosophy class..

Norm, the OEM rear step bumper center section from those years was made up of several flat steel plates wrapped on the top, bottom and back side by a THIN chromed steel veneer, water gets trapped between the plates, especially if the plastic hole covers are removed and they start to expand due to rust so you end up with a warped bumper in a couple of years. Really a poor design on Toyotas part especially since the rest of the vehicle is almost bullit proof. I was on my 3rd one and was going to replace it with an aftermarket step bumper (JCW, around $175) when someone elses insurance paid to replace it after a minor rear end collision. All the used ones are probably rusted and any good used ones are snapped up quickley to replace a rusted one.

Gary W.

That'll teach ya not to go to Yankee Games...:P

Zed Oakland A's Seas>

HEY NORM THEY FLAME ME FOR MY CAPS LOCK TOO. DON'T FEEL BAD. ALMOST MAKES ME SAD THAT I'M A TOYOTA OWNER, EVIDENTLY THIS IS THE KIND OF PEOPLE THAT OWN THEM. HEY, BY THE WAY GUYS, I DRIVE IN THE LEFT LANE TOO, WHY, I LIVE IN MISSOURI AND IT'S MUCH SMOOTHER THAN THE RIGHT. OCCASIONALLY I WILL YIELD TO A MORON BEHIND ME THAT WANTS TO SPEED BUT, ONLY IF I KNOW THERE'S A COP AHEAD. :-)

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DAMN THAT WAS WAY OFF SUBJECT!!!

Sorry, didn't realise this was philosophy class..