tried the vinyl bottom

that would probably work..and cover up any imperfections

 

X-R bumper cover:



Painted:

 

looks way better viet

 

Haha...i tried twice and was unsuccesful too! I think your best bet is to paint it!

 

painted looks so nice........what did you do with the x-runner cover.....care to sell it? pm me......thanks.

 

I guess you could.
I had vinyl installed first, and didn't like that it looked like I just slapped a big sticker on... (it wasn't perfect) so I opt for a XR piece. The fact that mine goes all the way down... I just got lucky choosing the vinyl first.

 

I think another option for you guys is just using PlastiDip and painting it yourselves. A couple a guys on XRU have done it.


Its pretty much a rubber coating that can be peeled off if needed.
$6.00 a can at Lowe's

 

god i am such a negative nancy...
wouldnt you need to sand/scuff the valence for the plastidip to adhere to the bumper? if so...you probabyl dont wanna peel it off.

im gonna let this thread go lol

4 options
vinyl- take your time, flat black vinyl looks factory when properly applied
paint-the easy way out, permanent. no dicking around w/vinyl
xr lower cover
xr cover + vinyl

 

Good question.. I don't know on that one.

but yeah... lettin it go too.

 

even after this detailed thread...
we will still get pm's about
"how did you black out your bumper? its kewl!"

lmao
cheers steve!

 

how did you black out your bumper....?!? heehee

 

I got the lower bumper cover and i have the skid plate black. But ITS better than painting the bumper black or vynl.

 

From far away

 

does anyone have the x runner black bumper cover and grillcraft lower grill on? i currently have the grillcraft on and wanted to put the cover on. will i run into any problems with this combo? thanks.

 

Good question... I also had the lower GrillCraft grille and would not fit with the XR bumper piece. When you install the XR valence, it makes the opening of the grille smaller... and the GrillCraft doesn't fit properly.

There are instructions on the GRILLCRAFT website on how to make it work... http://www.grillcraft.com/installs/install_detail.aspx?install_id=106
You'll have to cut into the cover.


I decided to go without it because I will probably recess the lower grille in the future. I'll be using the MX grille.

 

where can i get a bottom bumper cover..

 

This isn't really that hard, as long as you're not expecting a giant peel-n-stick decal.

Use alot of water and get it roughly positioned. Work out the bubbles and fingers with your hands (I used a window tint hard card, but it creased in a few places. Worked better if i just used my hands). Give it a rough trim with a utility knife. Use a heat gun to get the vinyl flat along the edges and around the raised bumps on the bottom. Just hit it with the heat, and use a towel to smooth it out. The vinyl is decent quality and will stretch a good bit.

I was about to declare defeat, but using the heat gun allowed me to removed 95% of the imperfections. Good enough for government work.

 

im having a local custom paint shop do the vinyl this week, ill see how it turns out only 25bux installed screw it

 

Dude your license plate is Sanskrit. How cool. Om.

 

It's not that hard, all you need is to take ur time and use a heat gun. No windex needed.