Got tired of looking at/fixing my rattle canned bumper, didn't feel like paying someone to strip and paint it professionally, and I have been wanting a HD bumper for a while so i decided to build one. Went down to Escondido Metal Supply (really awesome place if you're in SoCal and like fabricating your own stuff) and got a 4x12 sheet of 1/8" diamond plate for $133. For the brackets, I took the main brackets off the factory bumper and switched them around and that worked perfectly for me and allowed me to keep some space between the bumper and my batteries. The lower bracket is a piece of 3/16x4" steel that bolts in where the tow hooks used to be. I'll eventually be making a full front skid plate to go with it, and a new rear bumper too. Anyhow, on with the pictures!
Before:
Center plate leveled and in place:
Tacked together:
Finished!
I'm pretty happy with it so far. Still needs a coat of paint though. What do yall think? Black or white? Just looking at it makes me wanna go run over a prius or something.
Before:
Center plate leveled and in place:
Tacked together:
Finished!
I'm pretty happy with it so far. Still needs a coat of paint though. What do yall think? Black or white? Just looking at it makes me wanna go run over a prius or something.