Excursion bumper gap adjustment
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Excursion bumper gap adjustment
Installed the 6.0l PSD trans cooler on the last weekend, and was epoxy enamel painting/cleaning up the old bumper and brackets.
I'd deinstalled the brackets and fascia, and reassembled using the same position on the brackets as prior to install (recorded visually/photos etc).
How much gap is supposed to be there between headlights and bumper? Currently I'm sure there's too much gap.
I'd deinstalled the brackets and fascia, and reassembled using the same position on the brackets as prior to install (recorded visually/photos etc).
How much gap is supposed to be there between headlights and bumper? Currently I'm sure there's too much gap.
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Installed the 6.0l PSD trans cooler on the last weekend, and was epoxy enamel painting/cleaning up the old bumper and brackets.
I'd deinstalled the brackets and fascia, and reassembled using the same position on the brackets as prior to install (recorded visually/photos etc).
How much gap is supposed to be there between headlights and bumper? Currently I'm sure there's too much gap.
I'd deinstalled the brackets and fascia, and reassembled using the same position on the brackets as prior to install (recorded visually/photos etc).
How much gap is supposed to be there between headlights and bumper? Currently I'm sure there's too much gap.
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Couple of wedges of cardboard set it just right, but I had to take the passenger side v bracket and back it off because the passenger side was just a bit too low still to make it just right. Thought I mentioned I was a bit OCD? ...like a lot OCD...
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I understand about OCD, got to be level and straight...kills me sometimes. Hate seeing stepped fence lines too.
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I can tell! Not sure I'll be able to finish the Cummins project myself if just one thing isn't right. Fortunately I've been around long enough to realize I'm my worst enemy, so will make the drivetrain perfect, but the body is impossible to make and KEEP perfect. I let a friend borrow my Grand Cherokee, and of course in only a few days have been using scratch-x to take clearcoat scrapes off the poor truck. Bet you can relate! Wait a second, I can't make a Cummins right, there's no way it will ever stay leak free...it's a diesel!
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I can tell! Not sure I'll be able to finish the Cummins project myself if just one thing isn't right. Fortunately I've been around long enough to realize I'm my worst enemy, so will make the drivetrain perfect, but the body is impossible to make and KEEP perfect. I let a friend borrow my Grand Cherokee, and of course in only a few days have been using scratch-x to take clearcoat scrapes off the poor truck. Bet you can relate! Wait a second, I can't make a Cummins right, there's no way it will ever stay leak free...it's a diesel!
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You have about 2 inches side to side and 1.5 inches up and down for adjustment on your bumper. It is built into the mounting bracket holes (oblong/oval) where it bolts to the two front brackets.
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Thanks guys. I think I have it as close to perfect as I can for now. Awaiting the other grill now arriving on Monday.
Thanks Mike for the parts (again), they both arrived in great shape!
Thanks Mike for the parts (again), they both arrived in great shape!
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little late, but I use the phillips screws on the bottom of headlights to set my gap on outer wings.
I insert a screwdriver and then run the bumper up against that. gives you roughly a 1/2" gap across
seems to be the simplest method to ensure both sides are exact same height
I insert a screwdriver and then run the bumper up against that. gives you roughly a 1/2" gap across
seems to be the simplest method to ensure both sides are exact same height
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