01 to 05 Front bumper mounting brackets.
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Don't quote me on this, but I think it's the side brackets. The front bumper plates are probably very similar in size/shape, but I'm not sure if they are exact. Since the '99-'04 bumper goes higher on the sides where the '05-'07 has the plastic center bumper part, I suspect the side brackets are different since brackets don't bolt to the plastic part.
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I know your Ranchhand is painted, but if you aren't particular one way or another, I'd recommend a chrome '05-'07 front bumper if you don't have one yet. The painted ones, since they are a big flat surface lower to the ground, easily take stone abuse and start rusting in a short time. I put a chrome one on mine after a small fender bender at around 12,000 miles, so I never had to deal with it rusting, but I've seen a number of them that do. Sure, they can be pulled off, sanded, and painted again, but it does take time/money to do that.
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I know, I think I worded it poorly. I meant I know the Ranchhand is painted, but I'm sure the paint on it is probably a little more durable than the factory bumpers, so I didn't want you to base your decision just on how the Ranchhand has taken the elements. The factory painted bumpers don't take stones very well and start to rust on the surface quickly.
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From what I have read, u do still need the one at the angle. It mounts from corner of bumper to front bumper mount. The one u don't need the the "L" shaped braket the turns up at the frame horn. The newer style bumper mounts lower the older so no hole is there to mount bracket. I'll try to find the link where I saw that.
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http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/...9-04-a-217185/
I believe the 18th pic down shows which bracket doesn't work.
I believe the 18th pic down shows which bracket doesn't work.
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04 to 05 bumper conversion
I have a bumper from an 05 X and installed it yesterday on my 04 X but the bumper falls short at the fender openings by 2" and appears to be sticking to far forward, not much of an opening on the tow hooks. do I use the mounting brackets from the 04 bumpers? The L brackets line up and bolt on with no issues.