I saw a nice gen 1 xterra here in Calgary and tracked down the manufacturer of the bumper. http://www.banditbar.com/ are manufactured in Alberta and currently available for Gen 1 xterra only.

If I remember my code, here's a couple of pictures.

http://flic.kr/p/8DgM9X
http://flic.kr/p/8DgM94

if there are no pictures I'll try to figure it out tomorrow.
http://www.clubxterra.org/forums/album.php?albumid=731&pictureid=3537


I chatted briefly with the manufacturer... a gen 2 bumper could be made.. if someone wants to volunteer their truck for measures and prototyping. Since my truck is still at the dealership I can't step up to this challenge.

Looks pretty stout. I like the guarantee they have. :hilarious:

http://www.banditbar.com/images/2002_nissan_baja.jpg

Looks heavy duty.. and like it needs to come up a inch :)

saw this on XterraFirma, i believe they are made from aluminum sheet

Looks like a cross between a Calmini and Shrock. Wonder what the prices are.

I saw on Extreme4x4 last weekend where they were talking about armor companies that used aluminum plating. Surprisingly, they are able to withstand almost as much as steel when designed right. I didn't know but a lot of the bumpers they use in their builds on that show is made from aluminum plating.

Umm.. Look at the front axle on that... Swert..

The only reason i think its sweet/different is because its still looks the same height is you had a BL+PML+33's..

Thats my type of sas..

The only reason i think its sweet/different is because its still looks the same height is you had a BL+PML+33's..

Thats my type of sas..

i noticed that too. Why isn't it sittin on 35's and 4' up in the air?

"OUR GUARANTEE
-If a Bandit Bar is damaged do to a single animal collision within the first 12 months of purchasing it new the Bandit Bar will be repaired or replaced at no charge!"

dude this video looks like its from the 70's lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmvdQbOp22k

Just another summer day in sunny Alberta.

I read about the build of that bumper in a magazine a while back.. if memory serves correctly, it was stupid expensive, something like $2300

The bumper on my Dad's International Eagle he owned back when he hauled long haul was aluminium. I remember one trip I was on with him when I was around 14 he nailed a deer doing about 80mph. Bumper was only banged up a little bit, but the deer was beyond gone. He was pretty anal with his truck, so he ended up getting another bumper and giving that one to a neighbor to recycle.