Bumper trimming, is it worth it?
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Bumper trimming, is it worth it?
The subject says it all. How vulnerable is the extra exposure to the under carriage? Some samples:
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RE: Bumper trimming, is it worth it?
I think the only thing that the lower half of the bumperprotects is your fuel milage by streamlining the wind. If you did any type of aggressive four wheeling trimming the bumper should be the firstthing thatyou do. That first pic looks pretty damn good.It looks a littlechopped up from the side in the other two pics; butdefinitly better than the torn off, smashed bumper look. Thanks for the ideas.
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RE: Bumper trimming, is it worth it?
Been toying with the idea myself, since doing it in such fashion allows better clearance without the added weight and rust issue. But I must admit that of all the trimmed bumpers I've seen, the black ones look heck of a lot better than colored ones. My bumper is unpainted, and if I had a body colored bumper, I'd paint it black when doing the trimming.
I also find that having a factory A bar or brush bar makes the trimming look less radical and make the lines a bit more in armony . Somewhat like an ARB bumper. Don't flame, I said somewhat
I also find that having a factory A bar or brush bar makes the trimming look less radical and make the lines a bit more in armony . Somewhat like an ARB bumper. Don't flame, I said somewhat
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RE: Bumper trimming, is it worth it?
ORIGINAL: Disco2Guy
That's exactly what I want to avoid. Here's a 3/4 view of the first rig too.
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butdefinitely better than the torn off, smashed bumper look.
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RE: Bumper trimming, is it worth it?
Well it happened faster than I thought, but I wound up trimming my bumper today. I just wanted to get the fogs off, but that only took 20 minutes. After looking at the tools we had available, my friend and I bought an air compressor and grinder for the job. We've been thinking about getting some air tools for a while and there was a good sale at Kragen. Here are a few pics after the trimming.
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