You will also need two rivnuts.Does anyone know what size bolts are needed for these two brackets to attach to the hitch receiver? These don’t exist on the OEM plastic bumper.
You can buy that plastic piece for like $20 bucks if h ever wanted, FYIWell I opted for some grip tape. It’s not perfect, but I think it looks way better than a scratched up bumper plus it’s functional! Hopefully it holds up over time, but I have a 30 foot roll of it so it wouldn’t be too big of a deal to reapply from time to time.
From where? I priced it around $60 and when I tried to order it from BAM they told me it wasn’t available.
I assuming you went from a plastic rear bumper to a Rubicon steel bumper? I'm looking to do the same and wondering if there are any additional parts needed besides these two bolts you mention. The one I'm considering buying also has the bed sliders and the brackets that go with them. Just curious if it's just remove and replace (lighting of course needs to be swapped). I know I'd need another tow hook since mine only has one in the rear.Does anyone know what size bolts are needed for these two brackets to attach to the hitch receiver? These don’t exist on the OEM plastic bumper.
Those should be the only bolts you need. I am still working on the swap technically because I am also switching over the parking sensors which required ordering up a bunch of brackets and bezels. I haven't summoned the will power yet to mess with that because I am still recovering from the trauma of removing the wiring harness from the plastic bumper LOL. Other than that it is pretty straight forward.
Ha ha, good to know. I don't have parking sensors and neither does the one I'm looking at so that helps. But yeah, I'd have to move over all the wiring for the lights and trailer lighting too. I'm guessing this is a weekend job, not something to just jump into.
I finally got mine all finished today. I basically had to do it twice because I didn’t realize all the extra parts I needed to swap the sensors. It’s not difficult, but definitely takes some time and patience. Love having the bed sliders!
What's your guess on the weight difference between bumpers? Because of the trailer we ended up getting I am trying to keep anything I put on as light as possible, but would really like the factory steel bumpers over the plastic ones. Considering some of the aluminum bumpers as well, but not sure yet.
Tough for me to guess, but the steel one is definitely heavier, at least twice as heavy (which isn't saying much because the plastic one is pretty light).
I thought the (stock) rear bumpers all mount the same so I don't know why it wouldn't fit. But the only way you can get one with the sensor holes in it would be from a Rubi take-off.
