BeachinIt
Senior Member
Hello, RamForum! A month back, someone ran a stop sign in a parking lot and I was able to stop quick enough to avoid a major collision, however, the vehicle still swiped my front bumper. As you can see...
I got repair quotes for nearly $700, but then scrapped the idea after discovering that the bumper is only "stitched" back together, sanded and repainted. I read reviews on this process and some were good, but most were bad.
Chrysler wanted nearly $800 for an original bumper cover, unpainted!
I've checked online and found unpainted replacements for $230-$300. I'm considering purchasing this one from JCWhitney. Does anyone have any experience with them? I don't mind spending more, but if I could get a decent replacement from JCWhitney for that price, I'd rather do that.
Which brings me to my next question. I figure this would also be a good time to replace the factory fog lights with aftermarket LED pods and to install a curved lightbar in the lower opening of the bumper cover. However, here is where I really need some advice. I searched this forum, and there is just a tremendous amount of information regarding the lightbars and pods. Wayyyy too much to sort through. I'm simply looking for a bright lightbar that won't break the bank and is relatively easy to install. I don't know anything about the misc. companies. If someone could steer me in the right direction, that would be great. I see a ton of cheapies on Amazon and eBay, but I'm leery about getting a crap product.
Thank you!
I got repair quotes for nearly $700, but then scrapped the idea after discovering that the bumper is only "stitched" back together, sanded and repainted. I read reviews on this process and some were good, but most were bad.
Chrysler wanted nearly $800 for an original bumper cover, unpainted!
I've checked online and found unpainted replacements for $230-$300. I'm considering purchasing this one from JCWhitney. Does anyone have any experience with them? I don't mind spending more, but if I could get a decent replacement from JCWhitney for that price, I'd rather do that.
Which brings me to my next question. I figure this would also be a good time to replace the factory fog lights with aftermarket LED pods and to install a curved lightbar in the lower opening of the bumper cover. However, here is where I really need some advice. I searched this forum, and there is just a tremendous amount of information regarding the lightbars and pods. Wayyyy too much to sort through. I'm simply looking for a bright lightbar that won't break the bank and is relatively easy to install. I don't know anything about the misc. companies. If someone could steer me in the right direction, that would be great. I see a ton of cheapies on Amazon and eBay, but I'm leery about getting a crap product.
Thank you!
