I had been in contact with Mark Mckeever for a while. On my last contact with him (which was sometime in May, I have lost all my saved e-mails) he said they should be in the US in early JUNE. At that time, DesertRat had new pricing and was the only retailer. I even commented that the Pricing seemed quite steep (ie: more expensive than an ARB), and again he said the Desert Rat was the only retailer and they set their own pricing..
I commented that people had imported the bumper on their own for less money than Desert Rat was charging.
I guess that more retailers have been brought in by TJM, so hopefully the price will drop for both the TJM bumpers as well as the ARB. Competition is good..
Although, I do much prefer the looks of the TJM, I would not pay more for them than an ARB. Even The T15 that AC is selling is a little overpriced in my opinion. As much as I would like to have a new bumper right now, I'm not really in the market for one due to the lack of $$$$$$. However, maybe by the time I am ready to get one, the price will have dropped due to the competition and saturation of the market. All the suppliers are gougeing the market right now, because the Xterra and Frontiers are a hot item. As soon as the majority of those who would actually want a bumper like these have one, then the price will fall. Prices for Xterra and Frontier specific bumpers should be about the same as the comparable model for Jeeps/Toyota's/ETC. Currently Nissan specific items are all higher.
Wilbur