Kaymar rear bumper for Discovery

I bought the Kaymar through John Clelland at Acme Outfitters

There has been some discussion about the possbility of redesigning the bumper so that it better accomodates the NADA Discovery design. As it comes now, you have to cut/grind off the rear receiver. Again, it is doable for the ordinary home enthusiast (if I did it, anybody can!) but could be made easier. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a hell of a well-built product. (Usual disclaimers: I have no financial interest in Kaymar or Acme. I was in the market for a better bumper and since no one else had tried Kaymar, I thought I’d give it a shot.)

If you look closely at John’s pictures on his site, it isn’t exactly like I thought I was buying. Give John a shout at [email protected] to get the latest on Kaymar’s plans.

Yep! left side of the Discovery. The dent was incurred at the AZ LRO Southwest Rally. The LR in the background is the ’63 Dormobile "HD" (Humpty Dumpty/Home Depot/Heavy Duty/Hot Damn/etc). The caps of the Kaymar bumper are steel too.
From the other side: The Kaymar is a heavy-duty, good-looking unit. Installing it is a little more work than I’d like but anyone with 2 hands and a grinder can do it.
Left side from about 30 degrees. You can clearly see one of the pivots better from this angle. You can attach a gas can carrier on this side and a spare tire carrier from the other side. This option (dual-pivots) is a little more expensive but you can use it to expand your options later.
Square-on from the rear. It’s a little dark (sorry) but if you look closely, you can see the bar across the bottom that gives the receiver its added strength but might cut off-road clearance. It is clearly different from what was pictured from the site where I bought it. More on that later. The original bumper attaches with two bolts. This one takes 6 bolts, two of which you have to drill. It’s no big deal but it does take a larger bit that most people possess. Why? Not genetics I can assure you. I don’t remember the size off the top of my head but was able to get one size down and then use a round file to open it up slightly. I only have a 3/8" drill so I had to buy one that was "necked" down to a 3/8" drill.
A better, brighter shot from down under. The rear supports might be a good place to attach a gas-tank protector. I’m guessing the little round thing is a plug device for trailer lights. Right?
Back a bit more from the right again. As you can see, the lights are from the old bumper. Takes about 2 minutes to get them off and install them on the new Kaymar bumper.
Back a bit more from the right again. As you can see, the lights are from the old bumper. Takes about 2 minutes to get them off and install them on the new Kaymar bumper.
A good close-up of the right pivot. Just to the right of the pivot is a small stairstep -shaped device that I’m guessing is used to latch whatever device is installed there. The aluminum plate is supposed to be bolted into place but you can’t get to the nuts from the bottom. I used some adhesive and rivets . What’s that funny looking thing under the V8 decal? It is supposed to be a rendition of the Mayan stone carvings of Jaguars. It was installed for the Belize trip in 1997. Yep.. it’s confused more than one drunk at one time or another. (Nov. 1997, after the Arizona Cardinals v. Pittsburgh Steelers game: from the side of his pickup he yells, "What the f*&% is that supposed to be?" )
From under the left side. Slightly better light. The panels are so dark because that’s the area the original caps covered and I was too much of a Lazy Bugger to clean them before pictures.
A feeble attempt to show the right-side bracket that goes back to the frame attachment.