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Is a first gen 1/2 ton bumper interchangeable?

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Old Mar 27, 2011 | 11:33 PM
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If you have any decent bumper any body shop can send it out to have it straightened and re chromed, my rear bumper has been repaired a few times.
It once stopped a hard body at 70 MPH on the freeway, fixed it like new.

They are re stamped in a die, re-welded and then re chromed better than new.

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Old Apr 3, 2011 | 05:13 PM
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Alright so I had it sandblasted, primered and painted by a friend of my brother. Here is the finished result.



I thought about getting a winch for it to fill in the hole, but then I saw how much winches cost
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Old Apr 3, 2011 | 08:40 PM
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looks good. Personally I don't think winches are worth the money. I built a mount for a friends truck for one and reading through the instructions it acted like you can't use it for much and it sucks a lot of power. Personally I'd rather just call a buddy to come pull me out if I ever get stuck bad enough to need a winch or go get my tractor.
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