CBI Bumper PSA (3rd Gen)

Posted this in the Demello bumper PSA thread in the 3rd gen section, but I thought I'd make a post here. I did a quick search and didn't see anything about this for the CBI's.

The left inside frame mount was making contact with the hard AC line coming from the condenser. My bumper is an aluminum T3, if that makes a difference. My issue could be a one-off, but I'd recommend making a quick check. You can easily see the clearance without taking out the grill.

You do need to take the gill out to make any clearance cuts. You can take out the two bolts at the top of the AC condenser to slide it over to the right while conducting your cutting/grinding too.

Before any work was done


Here you can see the cut/grind I did and the dent in the line. The condenser was moved to the right in this picture, giving you an idea of how much room you have to work with.


And here it is all put back together. I noticed the same line in the engine bay had some wire loom protecting it, so I used some here as well, just as some added protection.


And as a bonus PSA... wear your damn PPE when things are spinning really fast!

 

Yea I was a victim of this problem. Unfortunately I didn’t catch it until after busting a AC line. I ended up doing the same thing to my T3 front as well

 

Dang, that's unfortunate!

BTW, I'm not blaming CBI at all, as every truck is built a bit different, and they can only test fit so many. I should have double-checked all the clearances after torquing everything down.