2005 Dakota Bumper Fixup
 

I've worked on my truck before but this is new territory to me. What exactly do I need to buy from ebay to replace the entire front bumper? I see reinforcement + covers + brackets. Do these come together as one assembly?

Here is the damage:
https://i.imgur.com/FdjG0.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/G31At.jpg

Florida driving amaright?

I think it is,
Bumper Cover
Steel Bumper Support (Middle Area)
Plastic Bumper Support

There isnt really any brackets I think, Its just 8 bolts from the Steel Support to a plate welded on the frame end.
The cover is held on by 9 Screws, 3 Across the top under the Grill, and 3 on each side.

You can see the Plastic and Steel Supports here
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...7/SAM_0432.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...7/SAM_0431.jpg
Here you can see where the Bumper bolts on
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...4/SAM_0881.jpg

What is that plastic under the cover called? I found a bumper cover for 40$, steel support for 85$. Its pic #1/#2. Thank you immensely for this

http://www.berrysprinter.com/e-Fiche...02-05/05nd.PDF
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Problem Solved! I need brackets + reinforcement + cover!

Was the Plastic and Steel supports just the Reinforcement? Curious to know.

The reinforcement was steel , rest plastic. Still not 100% sure until it comes to my door

How that happened!

Run into someone's trailer hitch? My bumper looks similar to that right now though not as bent out of shape. My dad may have backed up a bit too fast last time I was visiting home, I don't park behind him anymore. :D

I would take the bent one apart and see if a few "well placed whacks" would straighten out the steel enough to hold the plastic cover properly. That plastic can hide a lot of dings in the steel, as long as the contour is beaten into shape.

Yeah was a trailer hitch. The thing is toast and I don't think I can hammer it in place unfortunately unless I was Thor or something.

Just Buy My custom bumper and Next time it will be his hitch that gets bent (not really but there wouldnt be that type of damage)

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