Screaming deal on an off-road bumper.

[adubree86]

I say you sell it to me for $500 and I will drive my happy ass over when I get my truck back from the dealer.

Seriously though, when you get it done let me know. This is the exact bumper I want on my ram. And you are local.

My vote is do something close to your steps. So line-x. Some say keep it cheap. I say you can afford to spend some for what you paid lol. If you go the paint route, let me know. I know an amazing local paint guy.

I won't be selling it. However if you'd pm me the contact info for the guy you know that would be great. I've had KC Colors do some work in the past and they were good. I'd love to hear who you recommend. I'd love to color match it but am worried about durability.

 

[adubree86]

One local powdercoater wants $325 for gloss black and $426 for color match

 

[Forcepro]

If you do get it painted, have them put some clear bra(PPF) on it.

 

[R/T_Fire]

Relooking at this thread got me thinking,

If you really wanted a one off look that matches your truck, you could also make up some bezels that screw on around the fog lights and put a mesh welded to the one for the air vent in the middle, then have them chromed, and screw them on with chrome head screws.. It would match your grill shell well.

Just my design .02 I'll try and find some pictures later

 

[adubree86]

Relooking at this thread got me thinking,

If you really wanted a one off look that matches your truck, you could also make up some bezels that screw on around the fog lights and put a mesh welded to the one for the air vent in the middle, then have them chromed, and screw them on with chrome head screws.. It would match your grill shell well.

Just my design .02 I'll try and find some pictures later

Any pictures of what you were thinking?

 

[R/T_Fire]

Any pictures of what you were thinking?

Havent had a chance to search for some on the net, but i will once im home in a few hours

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[adubree86]

I think I've decided on Line-X Ultra. Supposed to be 15x stronger than paint or powder coating. It's much smooth than the standard line-x. It also comes in gloss and is UV resistant.

 

[R/T_Fire]

Any pictures of what you were thinking?

Here is the vent look, but chrome it or just the ring around it

And a ring like this around the lights also chromed. Just ignor that its on a ford

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[adubree86]

I may take your chrome idea and run in a different direction. I've ordered 4 flush mount pods for the cube holes and a 20" LED Bar to mount to the RT Bar but I may infill the center and side vents with a chrome mesh. Similar to what Magnum did for the ram rebel in red.

 

[adubree86]

And now that I look at that bumper it makes me seriously consider cutting two holes in mine so I can keep my tow hooks.

 

[Witch]

Nice deal , been looking at these ICI bumpers
wish I could score one this cheap

That mesh idea will look cool , you will have to let us know how the aim on the flush mounts works out

 

[adubree86]

Nice deal , been looking at these ICI bumpers
wish I could score one this cheap

That mesh idea will look cool , you will have to let us know how the aim on the flush mounts works out

Gonna try using these bad boys from Rigid on the two outter holes and then just flush on the two inner holes. All 4 pods are floods. My plan it to hook up the two outter ones to my fog switch and the two inner ones to my 20" bar switch. My hope is to be able to still run two pods for fogs and then when I'm on some dark backroads fire them all up. With the angle of the bumper the two flush mounts will really light up the ditches on back roads while the two with the rigid mounts with be pointed more toward the trucks centerline.

 

[Witch]

Looks they they will work nice

 

[Marciel]

That thing is badass.

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[R/T_Fire]

And now that I look at that bumper it makes me seriously consider cutting two holes in mine so I can keep my tow hooks.

I would or see if you can either weld on or bolt on some clevis mounts...

I also saw that Ram and thought about posting the pic of the mesh...
I think a tighter mesh would look better than that expanded metal but thats just me

one thing I did on my old 2500 was made a plate and welded on receiver mounts where I could put in a clevis hitch or tow ball or hook.... came in handy on the farm. but I don't know how the tow hook mounts are on your truck, Mine was on a 07 2500. I'd have to find the pics of the fab work but this was the end product, no winch bumper though, just a PattonFab light bar.

 

[nateinva]

This stuff is awesome for projects like this and super cheap. I've used it on different vehicles over the years and hit it with a few coats of clear before installing.

http://m.homedepot.com/p/Amerimax-H...nged-Gutter-Guard-Unpainted-85280BX/100002884

May or may not be what you had in mind but you can experiment for the price of a burger.

 

[adubree86]

I reached out to eautogrilles to see if they had a damaged grille with chrome messni could take off their hands since that's who I got my grille from.

 

[adubree86]

I would or see if you can either weld on or bolt on some clevis mounts...

I also saw that Ram and thought about posting the pic of the mesh...
I think a tighter mesh would look better than that expanded metal but thats just me

one thing I did on my old 2500 was made a plate and welded on receiver mounts where I could put in a clevis hitch or tow ball or hook.... came in handy on the farm. but I don't know how the tow hook mounts are on your truck, Mine was on a 07 2500. I'd have to find the pics of the fab work but this was the end product, no winch bumper though, just a PattonFab light bar.

I don't want to weld on clevis mounts because I'm worried about bending the bumper. My tow hooks actually attach back to the frame and bumper brackets. With this bumper just mounting up to the brackets and no real attachment back to the frame I'd be worried about clevis mounts.

 

[R/T_Fire]

If the clevis mount is right where the frame or a mount at the tow hook you should be ok depending on thinkness of the bumper. You can always put a backing plate on, but i understand not wanting to put some on.
I wish i knew the set up better to give better suggestions or advice.

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