View Poll Results: Bumper ideas
Adobe bumpers to match the truck as it now
18
94.74%
Black bumpers
0
0%
Black and black fender flairs
1
5.26%
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Help choosing bumper colour
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From: Plainfield,IL
AGREED!
That pic on post 3 looks Phenomenal!
It makes me want to go outside and wax my truck.
Oh wait... It's - 4 outside! Dam it! 2 months to go!
Fleet Owner
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From: Wisconsin
I just want to throw this OPINION out there as well...
In my mind powder coated bumper would look phenominal. I think they would look far better on day 1 than say, Adobe LineX bumpers would. However, a year later the LineX bumpers would look better for two reasons.
1. Stone chips, salt, stress cracks and paint cracking from them.
2. LineX while not looking awesome stays looking pretty dang good over the life of the bumper and holds up very well against stone chips, chemicals, and stress cracks from what I've seen on my last 3 trucks.
So don't be tempted by the bling...it's a truck and it's going to see unpaved roads. Not that you were tempted, but someone else might be
In my mind powder coated bumper would look phenominal. I think they would look far better on day 1 than say, Adobe LineX bumpers would. However, a year later the LineX bumpers would look better for two reasons.
1. Stone chips, salt, stress cracks and paint cracking from them.
2. LineX while not looking awesome stays looking pretty dang good over the life of the bumper and holds up very well against stone chips, chemicals, and stress cracks from what I've seen on my last 3 trucks.
So don't be tempted by the bling...it's a truck and it's going to see unpaved roads. Not that you were tempted, but someone else might be
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Hopefully I will have everything together and ready to go by the time the snow melts. My bumpers are in my shed, just need to order my rims and rubber and decide if Im going to install the lift myself or find a shop, truck is going through its 3rd winter now, so I think it might be a pain, rusty bolts wise, I don't have any torches or anything....
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I'm for sure thinking line-x Andre, kinda threw me for a loop though when they said they couldn't guarantee a good match. I forget what they called this certain line-x, it has Kevlar built into it and they said it will always keep a glossy look to it though.
I'm big into fishing and hunting way out in the bush, so durability is important.
I appreciate your input
I'm big into fishing and hunting way out in the bush, so durability is important.
I appreciate your input
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K thanks, I have no experience paying for the stuff 
I figured it would be less, comparing to a truck bed with all the prep, there really is no prep for bare bumpers....
Oh well if that's the cost, it is what it is , lol
I figured it would be less, comparing to a truck bed with all the prep, there really is no prep for bare bumpers....
Oh well if that's the cost, it is what it is , lol
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From: Wisconsin
Well, get a second quote if you know another dealer. You can call some of them. I called mine and described what you want to do and he told me $750, but I have to bring him the bumpers. So he preps them and sprays them the LineX color match for $750 for 2 bumpers. Not sure if your price had them removing and reinstalling them or not? This included the color charge.
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Thanks!
That price seems reasonable to me. I will have to call back and make sure they understand that the bumpers aren't on the truck right now.
The closest city to me that does line-x has 2 shops, both are owned by the same guy, lol. My only other option would be to look at the other brands...rhino or whatever the other brands are called...
That price seems reasonable to me. I will have to call back and make sure they understand that the bumpers aren't on the truck right now.
The closest city to me that does line-x has 2 shops, both are owned by the same guy, lol. My only other option would be to look at the other brands...rhino or whatever the other brands are called...
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From: Wisconsin
Thanks!
That price seems reasonable to me. I will have to call back and make sure they understand that the bumpers aren't on the truck right now.
The closest city to me that does line-x has 2 shops, both are owned by the same guy, lol. My only other option would be to look at the other brands...rhino or whatever the other brands are called...
That price seems reasonable to me. I will have to call back and make sure they understand that the bumpers aren't on the truck right now.
The closest city to me that does line-x has 2 shops, both are owned by the same guy, lol. My only other option would be to look at the other brands...rhino or whatever the other brands are called...
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Good idea, I'll call the next city over we travel to some times.
Ya we seems to pay more for just about everything up here, lol. I don't mind a little more, if I had to pay 100$ more then your quote I wouldn't mind that
Ya we seems to pay more for just about everything up here, lol. I don't mind a little more, if I had to pay 100$ more then your quote I wouldn't mind that
