Fab Fours Vengeance Front Bumper

Gonna try to keep this short and to the point.

First impression of the bumper/covers was great. Appeared to be of good quality with good welds and sturdy material. Ordered it raw so it was immediately prepped and ready for paint. Looked even better than I'd imagined after it dried and couldn't wait to get it put on, but that's where the issues started..fitment wasn't the best. Quite poor to be honest. It's advertised as bolt on, and that's true, but the mounting holes needed to be modified in order to shift the bumper further to one side and slide it up to get it centered and a tighter fit. Once that was done, we worked on getting the grill and headlight fillers fitted in. This was a real headache. We measured the bumper using a tram gauge and come to find out the bumper wasn't symmetrical which explains the issues we were having. We've made it work and have gotten everything about as close as you can get a non-symmetrical bumper, but ended up being kinda disappointed o spent that amount of money on something that wasn't manufactured as well as it could have been. Will people notice the unevenness? More than likely not as the painted bumper with pods/lightbar looks awesome, but I will notice because I experienced what we went through first hand to get it on. Maybe I just got a "bad bumper" and others who have it will fit perfect, but this was my experience with it. Hope this helps.

 

It gets finished up tomorrow so I'll get some then. The pics won't do the amount of modifications that were done justice, but I'll get some.

 

@TheTacoma what all do I need for ubolt flip

 

Finally got around to the pics. Like I said, the gaps aren't all that bad unless you know to look for them, but there was a lot of modifying done to get the fitment even that good. Overall I'm pleased with how it turned out, just wish everything could have been more symmetrical considering the bumper is fairly pricey. Definitely glad I paint matched though because of how subtle it is.

 

I recently purchased the same bumper for my 2014 taco truck but I got the pre-runner style. What did you end up doing with your wheel well liners? I had to take mine out and I have yet to put them back in (it's only been a month). I know I have to "modify" them before I can put them back in but I'm trying to see if there might be something better.

 

Not to jack a thread but....
Did you ever find a better wheel well liner? I am looking for some now too. I have a different bumper but my stock liners didn't fit right so I bungeed them in there, bungees snapped and i ate half my liners going home. Soooo, my body in an F150 has almost like super thick carpet looking stock wheel liners. Badass. Extra quiet and they don't hold sand or mud... They can take a any rocks or tossed chunks almost silently. Their about a 1/4" thick and seem extra quality. I'm looking for something like that and coming up short.

 

I just installed the same bumper today... my gaps are uniform all around for the most part and my bumper appears to be symmetrical. I'm thinking you may have just received a lemon so to speak.. I do have a question though... Does Fab Fours make the honey comb inserts precut for your lights? or did you do that yourself? I dot have them in right now and kinda wanna fill the gaps.. Thanks!

 

RAD Rubber designs makes the engine guards that go on either side of the struts. I installed them and it reduced noise quite a bit.as for the fender liners, i just took a razor and cut them higher at the last attachment point. my wheels can flip some mud on the new lights, but the are IP8 rated so I'm not too worried.. https://radrubberdesign.com/

 

Question for you....did you drill into your bumper in order to affix your license plate or is there a holder involved? Fab Four sells a holder for over $100 which is a total ripoff. Being in Cali, I need to have my plate on the front.

 

I just drilled in top it for the top two bolts. bottom 2 are not attached, i just put the bolts in for symmetry.. i touched up with VHT Roll Bar Paint where i drilled to prevent rust.

 

Did you cute the hineycomb for the lights? I have the vengeance series and have my lights in a screwed up angle. If you look close enough you can see theyre behind the honeycomb