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Old 01-16-2015, 11:26 AM
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Yeah I won't be adding fog lights to the truck. Promised myself I wouldn't put any more money into it unless its emergency repairs.

Some guy wants $200 for a bumper near me... $40 at a pick and pull.
Yeah, that's where I get my parts. I'm saying, you might come across one with the lights already in it. Here they won't charge you for the lights if you're already buying the whole bumper.
 
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Yeah, that's where I get my parts. I'm saying, you might come across one with the lights already in it. Here they won't charge you for the lights if you're already buying the whole bumper.

Yeah that's true, are our trucks prewired for fogs? But then I'd also have to get the switch (probably common at a wrecker).

I think I have an old ladder somewhere... Should just cut it and weld on as my new bumper.

Neighbours would love that one :P
 
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Yeah, you'd probably need the switch. It's the head light switch to the left of steering wheel. You pull on it and that turns on the fogs.

Ladder would work good and if you make it easily detachable, you'll always have a ladder with you!
 
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rockauto has front bumpers for $110 to $120 ad $20 for shipping.

New cover around $45
 
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rockauto has front bumpers for $110 to $120 ad $20 for shipping.

New cover around $45
Yeah I saw that... Problem is I'm Canadian.

There is actually a bumper cover from RA that ships from Canada... $102 to ship that bad boy.

I think the total was like $170 for an unpainted bumper cover.

Yeah no thx

And yea Dodge, that's an added bonus!
 
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I may have an extra switch at home if you end up needing one. No charge, just pay to ship.

I'll be installing these fogs, hopefully this weekend. They've been sitting for months.
 
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Yea I forget about all that extra cost for other things you guys have.

Obama care will help us catch up soon as we force healthy young people to pay up
 

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Picked up a bumper at the wrecker today. This one happened to have fogs (Dodgeitvity)... But I forgot the switch Lol. Also picked up the bracket I bent just in case.

Sanded it down and threw 5 coats of bed liner (quickly) and will put the bumper on Tomo. Hopefully I can salvage the body lift brackets as both are bent pretty bad.

Will post the results tomo!
 
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Put the new bumper on yesterday, but forgot to take pics and post.

Anyway, it came out real nice. Has fogs but their not wired, bumper just happened to come with them.

Had to bend the body lift brackets back using a torch, hammer and vice, and then replace one bumper-to-frame mount. Wasn't too bad at all!

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looks good in black to boot. mine is still plastidipped
 


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