So out running errands tonite, and a car decided to dive in front of me and panic stop, needless to say, almost 7000lbs of 1 ton DOES NOT stop on a dime!! End results, front bumper (which is obsolete) is trashed, broken trans cooler line, center grille snapped tab, and the panel under the grille is tweaked. On the bright side, nobody was hurt, and I have a spare panel (and a spare grille I think). The winch is fine too, no frame damage either. The down side is now I have to find another bumper. Anyone have any suggestions on fab shops building bumpers now (I do NOT have time to build one myself right now!!) that don't want an arm, leg and left ******** for a good looking bumper?

 

Ouch. That hurts. Good to hear that everybody's OK though.

 

Keep your eyes open on ebay and craigs list( I found 2). Even a warehouse may have on sitting on the shelf somewhere

 

Just now? Got a link?

 

No. I am saying I HAVE 2 i got off ebay and CL. I would be interested in the bumper ends if you want to part with them

 

Let me see what I can dig up for a replacement bumper, if not needed, we will work something out.

 

Yeah. Keep me in mind. I'll keep my eyes open for ya for a replacement

 

What's that style of bumper called?

 

Thanks!

Plenty of bumpers on the web, only problem is most of them are crazy on prices ($1500 up) and/or they taper the bumpers waaaay too much. Great for ground approach angles on a Bronc, lousy for looks on a F350, and with 4 doors and a longbed, as you know, ground approach is the least of our concerns!! LOL

 

It WAS a warn winch bumper, but they dropped it prob 5-6 yrs ago.

 

This is one I am looking at,



but with this guard



with light cutouts, guard, shackles (not D rings) and winch mount plate it comes to $995 bare metal, now to get a cost on chrome plating it.

The other ones I like are the Ruenels, but they start at $2300 for plain, almost $5000 for polished and the one that Buckstop makes


But it starts at $1600 plus $300ish to ship

 

This one is interesting too!!

CNC Bumpers 4x4 Accessories

$1100 with the guard, free shipping or $500 DIY with all the panels pre cut and formed....

 

So, somewhat on topic, how fast do you think you were going when you hit the other vehicle? I've heard that those particular bumpers are pretty strong, so I'm somewhat curious.

 

I'd guess prob 20-25 or so was the speed at point of impact, the main damage was from the roller fairlead for the winch, which focused the impact right in the center of the bumper and folded it back in. If it did not have that, the damage would probably have been a couple scratches to the bumper.

 

Here's one of my personal favorites... Fleet Winch Bumper

I think it runs about $1500 on eBay.