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| imjustdave Regular Date registered: Feb 2012 Location: Bonney Lake Washington USA Vehicle(s): 2004 G500, 2014 Audi Q7 TDI, 2006 Ram 3500. Posts: 77  | ||
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| DUTCH Administrator Doppelgänger Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: US, GA, Atlanta Vehicle(s): 2015 Audi Q7 3.0 TDI,2018 Sprinter Posts: 9963  | ||
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| koly Elite Veteran Date registered: Jul 2006 Location: Scottsdale, AZ USA Vehicle(s): 2000 G500 Posts: 823  | ||
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| Otiswesty Administrator Date registered: Jun 2007 Location: Portland, Oregon Vehicle(s): 463.241, 461.213 Posts: 3004  | Re: Winch Bumper I have the Gwagenaccessories.com rear bumper. It is pretty sweet. Your 2004 G500 can accommodate a winch bumper or tow pin bumper and removeable winch. I use the tow pin bumper which is sold on Gwagenaccessories.com with their winch platform as well. When I am off to work back in the city it sits in my garage warm and dry. (MoabBack.jpg) (SlickRock.jpg) Attachments ----------------  MoabBack.jpg (217KB - 0 downloads) SlickRock.jpg (245KB - 0 downloads) | |
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| DUTCH Administrator Doppelgänger Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: US, GA, Atlanta Vehicle(s): 2015 Audi Q7 3.0 TDI,2018 Sprinter Posts: 9963 | ||
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| Otiswesty Administrator Date registered: Jun 2007 Location: Portland, Oregon Vehicle(s): 463.241, 461.213 Posts: 3004 | RE: Winch Bumper This is a rack from a Norwegian Ambulance 290GD. I purchased it NOS from VTP.no as Norwegian army surplus. The German army version lacks the gas can rack but has the spare wheel slide down. http://vtp.no/html/gwagen_deler.htm The rack is just gathering dust in my garage now that I have change the roof to a Schmude Camptop. I am keeping it in case I want to use it on the SWB G320 though. Edited by otiswesty 6/22/2017 1:14 PM (NorwegianAmbulance.jpg) Attachments ---------------- NorwegianAmbulance.jpg (12KB - 1 downloads) | |
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| bram_r Expert Date registered: Apr 2007 Location: the Netherlands Vehicle(s): 1984 MB 280GE, 1982 MB 300GD, 1986 Subaru XT 4WD Posts: 1659  | ||
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| Otiswesty Administrator Date registered: Jun 2007 Location: Portland, Oregon Vehicle(s): 463.241, 461.213 Posts: 3004 | RE: Winch Bumper Ya, the Ute bumper is very cool. Likely to be quite expensive in the 4-5 thousand dollar range knowing Mercedes. The attachment points are totally different and would require significant work to the front end. I am thinking that it is a $6-8K upgrade installed. Maybe worth it though if you have the initiative and extra $$$ The tow pin bumper seems plenty adequate to me to get the job done outside of heavy industrial work. The Ute bumper is designed for the Aussie fire service. (UteBumper.jpg) Attachments ---------------- UteBumper.jpg (137KB - 1 downloads) | |
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| imjustdave Regular Date registered: Feb 2012 Location: Bonney Lake Washington USA Vehicle(s): 2004 G500, 2014 Audi Q7 TDI, 2006 Ram 3500. Posts: 77 | RE: Winch Bumper SO I feel a bit like an idiot but I learned today that Ute is short for utility, so my searching for UTE the company wasn't very successful. I was thinking UTE company did a upfit on the professional G-Wagon, VS just mercedes making changes.  But I did find this photo, which has a nicer angle, and I figured out why I like this bumper, It reminds me of my old 424 U1250 Unimog. Big bold center section that is all buisness, recovery points that you don't question, you might wonder if the G-wagon is built enough VS the bumper. tie down - frame mounted lugs.  Source https://en.wheelsage.org/mercedes-benz/g-klasse/79037/pictures/u771i... Now the rear bumper ... WOW Fiberglass you are right I took a look today and sure enough what I thought was metal isn't. I'm shocked as I just can't see a good reason for it, I recon maybe easier to mold with the tight lines of it but WOW. Mall Cruiser sure why not, wheeling rig make note of it and be cautious. EDIT: Photo removed to be resized. | |
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| DUTCH Administrator Doppelgänger Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: US, GA, Atlanta Vehicle(s): 2015 Audi Q7 3.0 TDI,2018 Sprinter Posts: 9963 | ||
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| Otiswesty Administrator Date registered: Jun 2007 Location: Portland, Oregon Vehicle(s): 463.241, 461.213 Posts: 3004 | Re: Winch Bumper In Australia, they call any single cab flatbed personal truck a "Ute" (Ute.jpg) Attachments ---------------- Ute.jpg (292KB - 0 downloads) | |
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