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I think in one of the videos it said there are frame end covers. still not sure why they did not hide them behind the bumper. maybe easy access for mouinting a tow bar, just guessing on that one.
I thought one of those videos said they were there to protect the bumper from minor scrapes and damage (for those who actually use these as work trucks).