Spanning the gap between homemade and pre-fabricated bumpers are DIY weld together kits. These bumpers arrive at your door as precise CNC-cut and bent parts that you then weld together yourself or have a local fabrication shop assemble for you. These kits are generally around half the price of pre-fabricated bumpers but are measured, designed and manufactured using state-of-the-art processes and equipment. The heart of this process is the Nitrogen CNC laser cutter, which provides the cleanest and most precise cuts possible. This results in easy part fit ups that allow even a novice welder to produce a beautiful end bumper that will hold up to serious offroad use. Why spend days taking measurements of your vehicle and cutting out pieces of metal by hand when you can leave those tedious and time consuming steps to the robots! Especially with precise laser-cut plates, welding is the easiest step when considering the entire process of building offroad armor from scratch.
Since DIY weld together kits are shipped in pieces, they can be broken down into regular parcel bundles that can be shipped to any address type – even apartments! This makes the shipping much faster and cheaper too. In the case of Coastal Offroad bumper kits, fast 2-day shipping is used for all bumper kits.
The short production lead times are another advantage of DIY weld together kits. These lead times are measured in days rather than months. Even though you will still have to weld the DIY bumper together once you receive it, there is peace of mind in having the bumper in your possession quickly. Especially when comparing that to placing a large deposit on a pre-fabricated bumper and crossing your fingers that you won’t receive yet another delay notification after 3 months of waiting!
Now let’s talk about options. With DIY bumper kits, you get to customize your bumper to your liking. If you’d like width adjustment for fibreglass fenders, custom light cut outs, or just the right amount of tilt on your grill tubing hoop, DIY bumper kits give you the ability to customize your bumper to be uniquely your own and match your vision of the ultimate offroad bumper. Not to mention, if your vehicle has ever been in an accident or tweaked in any way, a DIY bumper kit gives some wiggle room to assemble the bumper to fit your vehicle perfectly.
But most importantly, welding is an invaluable skill to know for everything from automotive mods to general projects around the house. If you have never welded before and are considering taking the leap, DIY bumper kits are a great place to start as the thick material and clean part fit-ups make it about as easy as welding gets! Welding is truly one of those skills that once you can do it, you will wonder how you ever got by without it. And now more than ever, there are so many great and free welding tutorials and courses out there that can get you up to speed in no time. Stay tuned for our upcoming welding tutorial videos, where we will cover everything from basic welder setup and preparations to welding and sanding techniques for ending up with a gorgeous bumper that you can proudly say you welded yourself!
