Rusty chrome bumper on a 97
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From: Shenandoah Valley of Virginia
You can get a brand new rear chrome bumper from ebay motor for about $400. But I know that if I ever need to replace my rear bumper that I'd get a roll pan. I like the way they look on are trucks and are a hell of alot cheaper than an oem replacement. Im just not sure if you can use a hitch with them
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How bad is the rust on the chrome? If its just surface rust try cleaning it first. When I detailed cars at the chrysler dealership I always used wax or chrome polish with a light grit steel wool. Then whipe off whats left after scrubbing. You can put a little elbow grease into it but not to much or you'll take the chrome right off (oops found that out the hard way) This is the way I clean anything thats chrome and only had a problem once
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I never realized that about cleaning with steal wool. Also as long as I brought up roll pans can use them with a hitch installed on your truck? Also do they just mount with the stock bumper mounts
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However, I don't think they look good.
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Depends on the hitch, if you have a drop down hitch some will clear the roll pan and be just below it, or some people will make it so that you can flip up the license plate, my friend has an SS/T and he just takes off his plate and sticks it in his window and the reciever is right there and keeps it from being too low
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After thinking about it today, it could look cool to buy a used one somewhere and paint it either black or green..There was a thread on here about it.
The only thing is if I wanted it to be green, it'd need to match..Anybody know an easy way to find a matching color spray paint?
The only thing is if I wanted it to be green, it'd need to match..Anybody know an easy way to find a matching color spray paint?
