Coastal Offroad Talky Time

looks clean

 

Street lights don’t help but here are some night time shots with my iPhone camera. Hope this helps.

 

Looks pretty centered, but could be because of street lamps like you said.
The wheels are turning. Too bad it seems like the wheels the pallet my bumper is on stopped in CA which isn't exactly the midwest where I am...

 

My bumper came in and is safely at my buddy's house till we can make time to work on his and mine. I'm itching to pull my Ranch Hand off and get this thing on!

 

Did you zip cut or jig saw your cuts? Looks like you got a great edge

 

Ahh read a lil further and saw you used a angle grinder.

 

Anyone have pics of their rear bumper from above. I have the rear flare off but it still seems like it's poking out a bit much for my liking..

 

Thankyiu for the quick reply.. I'm literally standing beside my truck with a zip cut in one hand haha
By the looks of it, I'm in the ballpark

 

Did you guys weld the inside of the joints too? I was thinking I would just throw in some rtv sealant once its powder coated..

 

Weld both sides, as you grind off most of the exterior welds. Or so I've been told.
Unless I'm confused as to what you mean.

 

Any recommendations on lighting for the rear license plate? The lights from the oe bumper wont work because of the flat profile of the bumper.. maybe Amazon has some light up plate brackets..

 

I used threaded motorcycle leds. I can share a photo later once its dark. they sell them on Amazon or eBay for super cheap. I have been running them for about 6 months now with no issues.

 

This is what I used...

 

Whats the deal with flex gap? Looks like flush is the only way for 12-15.

 

Did you have to ditch the black bar that runs under the OEM bumper and has the tabs for the trim under the headlights?
Putting the bumper together and the tops of the wings sit right on top of it and don't leave any room for flex gap.

 

@Slashaar yes absolutely, I made/modified the brackets to hold the trim. I’ll try and get a pic in the AM

 

Sweet. Thanks, I was scratching my head for an hour before I said fuck it I'll figure it out later.

 

Like to see the pics also. Have two 2nd gens to build

 

This is the solution I came up with, hope it helps. As you can see I chopped the original bracket and then modified a piece of thin angle iron and tacked it together.

 

That's pretty slick. @Bigdaddy4760 @Sociopenguin