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LMC to the rescue!  One new 'diesel' bumper with trim: I also ordered new bumper brackets because one of them was bent  Removed the trim from across the bottom, and the large braces are next:  Original braces cleaned up and painted!  Now weve got to put this thing together!  Before we do that though, were going to carefully trim the corner of the bumper, to make some room for the 35s. Before:
And after:
Its a decent amount of material, but once the bumper is installed you dont even notice its missing. So moving on, brackets, braces & trim installed, next up is the moulding!  ...and the finished product!   Heres a close-up of the corner. You cant even tell it was cut.  Overall this is a decent bumper. As youd expect of the aftermarket, its a little thinner than the OEM bumper, but it looks good, and all the holes were in the right place, so i cant complain too much. I do like the look of this bumper more than the solid XL bumper, i just wish it didnt have to get swapped under these circumstances. I got the front-end alignment adjusted during the week, so we're good to go to drive this thing again! Swerved to dodge a car in the snow this morning, ended up losing it and hitting a guardrail. Shoulda had the hubs locked in, oh well too late now.  Caught it dead in-line with the frame horn.  The whole bumper is twisted, so thats gonna have to go  Frame horn is bent in slightly, as is the bumper bracket   Steering wheel is crooked so its gonna need a front-end alignment. Still snowing so i dug out the diesel (which i never did from the big storm last week) so i can drive that to work tonight. Ive got a plan for tomorrow to straighten the frame horn, and then ive got to come up with a plan for a new front bumper. |
