They needed a starting point, and that starting point was an ARB bumper meant for an LR3. The challenge was that with a makeover of the front bumper, grill and valance for the LR4, it is drastically different than the LR3. The team started by trimming the fender flares so they would meet at the bottom of the headlights.

To fill the now visible gap on the truck, the team fabricated a trim piece to fill the gap between the headlights and the top of the bumper. The biggest gap needed to fill was three inches. The team welded on the trim piece, and painted it too match the bumper.

Next, the team needed to replace all hardware that goes into the stock LR4 bumper to align with the new LR3 bumper. This included the headlight spray nozzles, fog lights, as well as replacing the LR4 washer fluid reservoir with an LR3 reservoir. Along with replacing the hardware, the team had to hard wire the running lights and turn signals that were in the bumper, to the electrical system on the truck.

The finished product is a one off, one of a kind ARB bumper that was once meant for an LR3, now installed on an LR4. Thank you to Matt, Byron, Ryan and the entire Columbia Rovers team for their hard work, and engineering. Congratulations to Murray for having this one of a kind front bumper on his LR4.

In its thirty-fourth year, the Portland ABFM is a celebration of British motoring. The ABFM features over 800 British vehicles, including motorcycles, and vehicles made from British components. This year’s show is on September 4, 2010 and gates will open at 8 a.m.

To register your Rover, please visit www.abfm-pdx.com. If you have any questions please email cs@columbiarovers.com. We look forward to seeing you at the show!

Cheers!

We successfully raised $544 for Rose Haven Women’s Shelter.  The proceeds were used to purchase much needed hygiene items for the shelter.  Volunteers from Rose Haven, Ellen and Cheryl (Brent’s mom), were on hand from Rose Haven to accept the donation at the end of the day.

A big THANK YOU to the following sponsors for kindly donated prizes for the raffle:  ARB USA, Baxter’s Auto Parts, NAPA Auto Parts, SPOT, and Lucky Lab Brewery.

Where:
Columbia Rovers
635 NW 16th Ave
Portland, OR 97209

When:
Saturday, June 19th
11:00AM-4:00PM

Irving Street will be shut down for an outdoor car show! Free BBQ so come hungry. We will be holding a raffle and donating all the proceeds to Rose Haven Women’s Shelter, so come ready to win some prizes and help us give back to our local community.

Thank you to our friends, family, customers, and affiliates for supporting us over the years.