Stubby Front Bumper
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They are the factory ends, I just cut them down to fit inside the hollow part of the plastic bumper and bolted them in place. It's a cheap build, I have $14.00 in doing this project, $11.00 of it was for the Dupli-Color Bed Armor and the rest was for the screws to bolt it together.
I cut the bumper 2.25 inches from the edge of the bumper bulge then ground it down to a clean strait edge then I cut the ends that were cut off down to about 5 inches in length and trimmed them on a belt sander until they fit inside the main part of the plastic shell. My bumper was pretty faded so I chose to spray it with the bed liner to finish it off.
The tools I used were:
Sawzall (Borrowed from neighbor)
Angle grinder
Drill
Belt sander
80 and 180 grit sand paper
I cut the bumper 2.25 inches from the edge of the bumper bulge then ground it down to a clean strait edge then I cut the ends that were cut off down to about 5 inches in length and trimmed them on a belt sander until they fit inside the main part of the plastic shell. My bumper was pretty faded so I chose to spray it with the bed liner to finish it off.
The tools I used were:
Sawzall (Borrowed from neighbor)
Angle grinder
Drill
Belt sander
80 and 180 grit sand paper
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Awesome If I have time this weekend I'm gonna do it also, the spray makes it and I like this so much more than the bulky end caps you buy.
Thanks a lot I'll post it up here if I get it done this weekend
Thanks a lot I'll post it up here if I get it done this weekend
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all the stock ends seem to do at stock length is collect mud.... and you spent more then $14! 5 hours of labor, mechanic work, so $20 an hour, $100 dollars in labor going by cheapo rates!
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True but the labor I would have had to do even if I bought the after market end-caps.
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It's always fun to be creative, the rear bumper I'll have to cut, heat it up and bend the bumper into the shape I want then plastic weld it together but not before I've had several of these