Front Bumper's Hole Plugs
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Front Bumper's Hole Plugs
My front bumper has two little black-plastic hole plugs like pictured below (see blue arrow).
Though not absolutely sure, I believe this to be the original bumper.
Anybody have a clue what the holes are/were for, and what model trucks they came on?
My problem is that this bumper does not have the "lip", nor holes, to mount the fog-light assemblies.
Though not absolutely sure, I believe this to be the original bumper.
Anybody have a clue what the holes are/were for, and what model trucks they came on?
My problem is that this bumper does not have the "lip", nor holes, to mount the fog-light assemblies.
#2
Originally Posted by SpringerPop
My front bumper has two little black-plastic hole plugs like pictured below (see blue arrow).
Though not absolutely sure, I believe this to be the original bumper.
Anybody have a clue what the holes are/were for, and what model trucks they came on?
Though not absolutely sure, I believe this to be the original bumper.
Anybody have a clue what the holes are/were for, and what model trucks they came on?
Originally Posted by SpringerPop
My problem is that this bumper does not have the "lip", nor holes, to mount the fog-light assemblies.
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Originally Posted by cgl
The bumper itself appears to be a stock OEM bumper, although those holes appear to be added by a previous owner.
Originally Posted by cgl
If you talking about OEM fog lights, then they do not have a lip to mount to. There is a bracket which holds the lamp and it mounts with 3 bolts to the backside the bumper.
Though I suspect it IS a stock Ford bumper, it WASN'T supposed to come on an F-350.
Anybody got any ideas?
Pop
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Alan,
I'll bet you've hit on how it happened. The holes must have been for lights.
The other thing is the lack of those three small holes (in the "lip") that the fog lamp brackets bolt to.
I'm believing this is a bumper that was prepped for emergency service and got replaced in the field somewhere.
Thanks all!
Pop
I'll bet you've hit on how it happened. The holes must have been for lights.
The other thing is the lack of those three small holes (in the "lip") that the fog lamp brackets bolt to.
I'm believing this is a bumper that was prepped for emergency service and got replaced in the field somewhere.
Thanks all!
Pop
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Well, this mystery is finally solved!
I met with Carlos "countrycar" last Friday. What a NICE rig he has! Check his sig line for the details, but a BB turbo and big nozzles are just the beginning of what is making him some horsepower!! He needs it, as he not only hauls around a toyhauler, but various excavation equipment on a trailer that alone weighs almost what our rigs do. Heavy-duty, indeed!
Anyway, we were looking over each other's trucks, and when it came to pointing out the aforementioned holes in my front bumper, he asked me to take a better look to insure there were really through-plated holes. It turns out I was mistaken, and these holes had been drilled by the previous owner to mount a reinforcing bracket for a "bull bar".
He's got one on his truck and a few different styles laying around his "back-lot", and when we compared a couple of their mounting styles, BINGO, there it was!
Mystery solved. Fuzzy old eyes....
It still doesn't explain why I don't have either the "lip" nor the mounting holes for the factory fog-lights on my front bumper. Maybe it's an aftermarket bumper after all!
Thanks again, Countrycar!
Pop
I met with Carlos "countrycar" last Friday. What a NICE rig he has! Check his sig line for the details, but a BB turbo and big nozzles are just the beginning of what is making him some horsepower!! He needs it, as he not only hauls around a toyhauler, but various excavation equipment on a trailer that alone weighs almost what our rigs do. Heavy-duty, indeed!
Anyway, we were looking over each other's trucks, and when it came to pointing out the aforementioned holes in my front bumper, he asked me to take a better look to insure there were really through-plated holes. It turns out I was mistaken, and these holes had been drilled by the previous owner to mount a reinforcing bracket for a "bull bar".
He's got one on his truck and a few different styles laying around his "back-lot", and when we compared a couple of their mounting styles, BINGO, there it was!
Mystery solved. Fuzzy old eyes....
It still doesn't explain why I don't have either the "lip" nor the mounting holes for the factory fog-lights on my front bumper. Maybe it's an aftermarket bumper after all!
Thanks again, Countrycar!
Pop
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Originally Posted by SpringerPop
It still doesn't explain why I don't have either the "lip" nor the mounting holes for the factory fog-lights on my front bumper. Maybe it's an aftermarket bumper after all!
Thanks again, Countrycar!
Pop
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