Front bumper question
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Used OEM front bumper that is 99% perfect (or decent original). Opinions of "decent" may vary, but for $50 bucks, I would be on that like a hobo on a ham sandwich all day and twice on Sunday.
You need to get that truck hitting the big 3. Start, stop, and steer. And get the Ski-doo out of the back, before you worry about a bumper. Lol Jk
You need to get that truck hitting the big 3. Start, stop, and steer. And get the Ski-doo out of the back, before you worry about a bumper. Lol Jk
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Well once the metal is bent, "stretched" it can be sort of bent back. But when the metal stretches so does the chrome. And that is where you might run into a problem trying to fix it. But might as well go for it, since you have nothing to loose. Get the truck parked near an anchor point like a tree. Attach a cable come along, to the lower edge of the bumper and the tree. And use a large pipe wrench to get around the under side lip of the bumper. Use things like shop rage or piece of card board to try to minimalize the scratches. And with the proper pulling and twisting being applied, then take a piece of 2x4 on the high point and and sledge hammer it. Only try to bend it a little at a time, each time you take the tension off it will spring back. Each time you apply tension and hammer force it will hopefully bend back a little and not bend back so much. Heating it will probably ruin the chrome for sure.
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Well once the metal is bent, "stretched" it can be sort of bent back. But when the metal stretches so does the chrome. And that is where you might run into a problem trying to fix it. But might as well go for it, since you have nothing to loose. Get the truck parked near an anchor point like a tree. Attach a cable come along, to the lower edge of the bumper and the tree. And use a large pipe wrench to get around the under side lip of the bumper. Use things like shop rage or piece of card board to try to minimalize the scratches. And with the proper pulling and twisting being applied, then take a piece of 2x4 on the high point and and sledge hammer it. Only try to bend it a little at a time, each time you take the tension off it will spring back. Each time you apply tension and hammer force it will hopefully bend back a little and not bend back so much. Heating it will probably ruin the chrome for sure.
Thanks for the advice, I'll give it a try. Your right I have nothing to lose anyway. I'll post pics of the bumper when I get done with it, unless it looks worse that when I started 🙃 😅 🤪
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I fixed a bent front bumper on my 73 years ago after I hit a receiver hitch smack dab in the middle. I swear the sun was in my eyes....I took if off the truck, stuck it between two trees and worked it over like crazy. It worked and it look ok...well it looked like I straightened it with a bull dozer. I think I even drove ON it to flatten it out. Finally found a awesome condition replacement in a JY for 10 bucks. That was a LONG LONG time ago.
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