Kaymar - Outback Proven
Ok fellas, here's the latest update. I was going to wait, but I just had to chime in a little early to let you guys know about service.
So I called Ben over at Outback Proven to ask him questions about the Kaymar. He answered each and every question, sent me installation information, as well as a few photos. Through all my questions, Ben really stayed patient and seemed more like an old friend than a sales guy. The next day, I called him and ordered a Kaymar rear bumper with the right side tire carrier. This was a tuesday morning. He shipped it out that afternoon and I received it on Friday. Box was ontime and perfect. could have been filled with crystal.
The following week, I opened the box to shake everything out, and discovered that I received the rear bar and the Left side tire carrier. I thought about this a day or so and called ben to figure out what could be done. Ben, as usual, was pleasant and without hesitation offered to send me the Right side kit immediately. I told him to hold on and let me do a little investigation and that I would get back to him.
So I set out to truly understand the pros and cons of left vs. right, and I'll tell you what I found here. First off, its amazing how resolute people are in their opinions. For the few I reached out to, they definitely had an opinion. I wrote Scott Brady over at Expedition Portal who just built an awesome LR4, I discussed this with Ben Meddows at Outback, and George “HikeNBike” about his rig. Here’s what I found concerning the L/R decision on an NAS model. Right drive is another story.
Left (Driver’s Side)
- Keeps the Rear Glass Dip open for looking over your shoulder
- Requires relocating your license plate (kit by Kaymar)
- Requires relocating the back-up camera (no available kit)
- Theory, if opening on roadside, tire opens to traffic.
Right (Passenger’s Side)
- Block’s lower glass dip
- Allows use of existing license Plate
- Allows use of Back-up camera
This is all I can remember, but the camera was the clincher for me. I can do a lot, but custom fabrication is beyond my ability. I finalized on my original decision to go with the right side so knowing that Ben was in AZ at the overland Expo, I sent him an email to let him know that I wanted to go with the Right. Tonight, again without delay, Ben sent me an email to let me know that he has already sent out the right side carrier via fedex and stated that once I finish my install, just send him back all of the extra parts. No BS, just service.
So, naturally I’m kind of an A$$h01e so for me to sing praises is rare. No mater what I need in the future, I’ll check outback proven first. Ben is a good guy with a good business. He has the same passions and enthusiasm as the rest of us and he’ll get my future business.