Has anyone ever ran without a front bumper???

I hate how the 2nd Gen front bumper looks, I am going to buy a new one sooner then later. But I would have thought some knuckle head would have ran without a front bumper by now, it seems no one has ever ran without a front bumper. If anyone has let me know if it looks slick or bad and is there any technical reason to run without a front bumper. I’m not saying I’m not gonna run without a front bumper but if it looks weirdly cool I might try to start that trend.

 

Problem is the fender liners attach to the bumper, so you'd have to remove them as well. It would look awful and expose way too much to the road and elements.

 

How many times can we say Front Bumper? It's kinda giving me a nice chubby!

 

That’s true, I just found this picture online, let me know what you guys think

 

That's a 3rd gen. You are talking about about 2nd Gen. Also, depends on if you are talking about an 2006 to 2011 or 2012 to 2015.

 

I’m talking about a 2013, relatively the same layout as a third gen, I would say you could pull this off better with a 2nd gen because the front bumper is smaller

 

no because it would look ugly

 

It's all in the eye of the beholder!

 

Compared to how ugly the stock bumpers are I’m very surprised only one guy that I have found did it

 

its a truck not a burberry man, roll with it

 

Okay rajah I’m gonna take off my bumper tmr and run with it thanks man

 

Can't seem to know anyone who would agree with you on this!

Sounds like you should sell your Taco, man card and get yourself a Ridgeline.

 

Otherwise, suck it up buttercup! You might as well get use to what you call an ugly bumper. I'm actually wanting to go back to stock on the front. Currently have a steel plated bumper.

 

Sorry we’re not all as blessed to be able to afford a new high clearance bumper whenever we feel like it, sometimes you gotta do what no one else is doing and who knows maybe in a couple months everyone will start running without front bumpers

 

I will buy your bumper right now, how much?

 

Takes 15 minutes to get the bumper off. Pull it and see how you like it!

 

@singletrack_ftw

 

Thanks man nice to see there’s someone that’s not toxic on this website!!! I will be doing this in the morning I was just wondering if guys on here have done it before.

 

Wow that looks crazy good, thanks.

 

The only 'technical' reason to not want to run without anything up front would be a front end collision, your crash bar would normally absorb the impact, without that all the force goes right into the engine bay with little crumple. They didn't crash test these without bumpers. If you're cool with that, then the world's your oyster.