WILDHOBO
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An old Miller Arc welder. Mine don’t look good either. I need lots of practice. I just welded, then grinded, the welded in any gaps, then repeat, until I was satisfied.
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Thoughts on bumper widths?
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ShadowsPapa
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One thing I have found while running my Rubicon-style steel bumper with the ends taken off - your own front tires can toss rocks into the air that you run into.
My 2020 ended up with a nick and chipped paint (a literal ding in the metal of the hood) when I was turning a corner where gravel had washed out of a guy's driveway onto the road. The rock flung up and I hit it - luckily the momentum was gone after it hit the hood because the next hit was the windshield.
I've run into a really messy windshield in winter driving with the "stubby" style.
I like both types - but for protection, prefer full width (with the ability to remove ends if necessary if I ever do get off road with it)
Sorry, too many of the after market bumpers just don't do it for me - look more like a blacksmith made them for a Panzer or something.
But that's just me and it's opinion, which is what you'll mostly be getting here anyway.
My 2020 ended up with a nick and chipped paint (a literal ding in the metal of the hood) when I was turning a corner where gravel had washed out of a guy's driveway onto the road. The rock flung up and I hit it - luckily the momentum was gone after it hit the hood because the next hit was the windshield.
I've run into a really messy windshield in winter driving with the "stubby" style.
I like both types - but for protection, prefer full width (with the ability to remove ends if necessary if I ever do get off road with it)
Sorry, too many of the after market bumpers just don't do it for me - look more like a blacksmith made them for a Panzer or something.
But that's just me and it's opinion, which is what you'll mostly be getting here anyway.
