Well... I need to eat some crow here... the bumpers are completely different except for what you see on the outside. I applaud Vinnee for comign up with a nice bumper ON HIS OWN. Hopefully he will sell them now, becasue I have a couple buddy's wanting bumpers.
Vinnee, sorry for the attack, I will go back into time out now..
Well I got my bumper installed last night. It went pretty good. The biggest thing was that I had about a 1/2 gap on the right side between the plastic filler piece and the hood, but no gap on the left side. I tried adjusting it but never could eliminate the gap. I ended up bending the little tab on the bumper to help eliminate the gap and I also trimmed a little plastic out of the inside of the edge of the hood and it sat real nice then. One easy way to cut the notches out of the back plastic panel was to use a carbide bit. It looks a hundred times better than the stock bumper. Thanks paul and skinz.
Thanks for the props
Trenchmaster, you can probably take your off and put a bolt where yours needs to bend in a vice, heat it up from the back side and bend it to where you need it to go. Use a bolt so it's not a 90* turn but more of a rounded turn.
My plates are a 1/2" longer because I made the part that goes around the bumper a 1/2" deeper to give it more of a finished look. Mine are also 3/4" wider to get a good wrap around the side of the sled. I also used a dremmel drill on the back side of the plates around the front (where it meets the bumper) to make the plastic thinner.
All in all I'm happy with it and I'm a very picky person.
OK, most people tell me I'm obsessive, but hey we like our stuff to last and look good. Plus it's not to likely we're broken down on the trail.
