1997 Front Bumper
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From: Greenville, ME
1997 Front Bumper
Hi everyone,
I’m new to the OBS world and just bought a 1997 F250 HD XLT truck. I want to buy a new front bumper but I’m running into “this part doesn’t fit” messages when I select the bumper I think I need on various websites. Is there any reason that a 1996 bumper won’t fit my 1997 HD? Any recommendations on who to buy from?
Thanks, Kevin
I’m new to the OBS world and just bought a 1997 F250 HD XLT truck. I want to buy a new front bumper but I’m running into “this part doesn’t fit” messages when I select the bumper I think I need on various websites. Is there any reason that a 1996 bumper won’t fit my 1997 HD? Any recommendations on who to buy from?
Thanks, Kevin
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1996-1997 F-250 Heavy Duty are the same truck. There were variations in the bumpers but they'll interchange. The big problem with 1997 was the introduction of the Light Duty F-250 which was the new body style, really confused the parts listings for that year.
-Steve
-Steve
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From: Northern Ontario
Any OBS bumper will fit, find one with the cooling cut outs if you can. Depending on what you use it for, you may not need the ‘cooling’ cut outs. I believe they started the cut outs in ‘94 with the PS. But I’ve seen no rhyme or reason for them, and have seen them on all trucks, gas or diesel. My 96 has one. They might have been part of one of the packages, HD cooling package or something. Not all had them.
Junkyard or eBay to find an oem. Look up car-part.com
Junkyard or eBay to find an oem. Look up car-part.com
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