Plate Bumpers after impact with pics?

I have to appreciate the fact that you hit a cow while driving a truck with a “New Mexico BEEF is great” vanity plate

 

I was wondering how long it would take for someone to notice that.

 

Victory 4x4 makes some good looking bumpers.

 

Sustained essentially no damage to myself or the Fab Fours bumper that made contact with a deer on the New York Thruway. It's a road of carnage with dead deer every few miles. Almost hit one on the way out to Ohio however was unable to miss the one I encountered when returning. The red line indicates where the impact began which I think was fortunate for me. If it just hit the corner I may have seen more damage. As far as I can tell, the only damage was to the light housing and the fog light is out. 70 MPH into heavy breaking, not sure how fast I was going when contact was made. I've hit deer before.........this time it sounded and felt MUCH different! Thank You Fab Fours! (bumper is Steel)

 

impressive. I've always heard negative things about Fab Fours....essentially that they are damage multipliers and not much better than a brush guard. Nice to see some evidence of the contrary.

 

Not a bumper but the brushguard that was on my truck when I bought it a couple months ago. Not sure what brand it is, but I hate it and planned on removing it and adding a tube or plate bumper. Glad I didn’t remove it before getting a bumper! Hit a deer at about 50 on the way to work the other morning. The deer here in the OBX are tiny compared to up north in New England, but she was a fat pregnant doe. She was alive for about a minute then stopped making noise. Furry fucking asshole.
Called a buddy that lives just a few miles away to let him know, she ended up in the trunk of his civic not bad for a brush guard. Just bent that bottom bar in which tweaked it enough that the driver side headlight loop is touching the fender now. Guess I’ll have to get onto ordering that new bumper!

PA: Buddy said she had no pelvis left. So my friends who’ve told me to “just kick that bitch in the ass!” Were right

 

My @SOS CONCEPTS armor has been incredible and Eddy has been a pleasure to deal with. I would recommend SOS ago anyone looking for quality armor for their truck. His prices and lead times are typically unbeatable also.

 

I got one of their first revamps to the 2nd gen bumber. Designed after their 3rd gen I think it looks great. I got it because of the fast lead times after I hit a Turkey vulture going 45mph with my stock bumper. Hopefully I never have to find out how strong victory 4x4s bumper is, but it sure feels solid.

 

Nice looking truck!

 

Thanks man

 

Dude tried to turn left from far right lane. I hit him without braking at 35mph. So glad I got the bull bar model.

It’s rustoleum bedliner spray if your wondering

 

Regardless of how much or little damage, his insurance should buy you a new bumper. Then you can sell one of the two.

 

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

 

what rear bumper is that?

 

Stock Sport bumper.

 

the aftermarket one

 

Fabfours

 

My rear bumper got some love last year. Waited for the dist to settle before posting pics.
Stopped for traffic and got hit from behind by the Ford. Then got hit/jolted again when the Ford got hit by the Acura and pushed into me.

 

This thread is making me think about investing in a new metal bumper. Had thought maybe aluminum but now steel is looking better.

 

Personally I don't think it's an investment while you still have a good bumper, unless you can sell it and get some/all of the cost of the plate bumper.
I bought my bumper after my first rear-end a few years ago instead of OEM fix. It's great for off-road clearance and minor incidents and accidents. If you get hit hard the steel won't save.
If rust isn't an issue I would go steel over aluminum. Steel is easier to fix (bend and weld), aluminum is light and doesn't rust.
I think aluminum is better in the front and steel in the back for mall crawling. Front gets more rain and salt exposure and rear suspension deals better with extra weight.