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it never moved the height of my front end, canadian is right about 160 lbs. skill level... well i would have to say about 8-10 on the dificulty level, they are very tough to get to look right and VERY time consuming, and i had all the right tools for the job, i consider myself to be a decent fabricator, but these bumpers can be a real PITA
 
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Thank you maybe ill pay sombody to build one... They dont make road armor for our trucks do they
 
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yeah a coworker introduced me to a guy who knows how to do it. so i am getting with him to see what he can do for me. i will keep you guys posted on the outcome of that.
 
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Originally Posted by dodgetrucker75
it never moved the height of my front end, canadian is right about 160 lbs. skill level... well i would have to say about 8-10 on the dificulty level, they are very tough to get to look right and VERY time consuming, and i had all the right tools for the job, i consider myself to be a decent fabricator, but these bumpers can be a real PITA
It sure looks awesome though!
 
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yeah it is a real eye catcher...that is why i plan on getting me one made...got replace this broken piece of crap i got now
 
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Atleast its something that was your mistake, not that it makes it any better.
I got rear ended in December, and that sucked. My truck was always straight (no accidents), and they are never the same after an accident. We took it to a great shop, but its still the point that some guy had to damage my truck, and then he didnt even have insurance.
 
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yeah i think i would have been furious if it had been done by someone else. especially someone without insurance. well as soon as this guy gets back into to town i see what he can do for me. do you guys know a good site to get a good deal on those lights that go into the bumper like in pic?
 
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I was looking around and there a brand called Fab fours and they have a picture with a sweet bumper on what looks like the dakota on the home page
 
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yeah i was looking at it as well and it does look like a dakota. i went to the customer pic section and it is on the last page with two different pics. they added lights and changed the headlights on it. but it still looks nice on it.
 
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Its 8 lugs and it said HD on the caption so it confused me
 


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