About six months after I got this bumper I had a situation that would've total my truck before . This bumper took a 40 to 55 mph hit to the passenger side corner of the bumper , barely even scratching it. My front-end sustained little damage right before the door. The way the rearview door mirror hit the window and door caused bothe to need replacing , with a little denting to the bed. $3,000 dollars compared to a caved fronted , I figured the bumper payed for itself right then. I was impressed. Wish I could find an equally impressive rear bumper for my truck now.
Love it
Well built and looks great. Installation was somewhat easy, did it by myself with a little help from my loader tractor in roughly 5 hrs. Only issue was instructions, being very vague on lower mounts, also missing some bolts. I also installed the winch mount.
I didn't remove bumper completely, slid it forward enough to get new brackets in. Hung the grille guard from upper bolts squared up as good as I could and snugged up bolts to hold in place. Then took a straight edge on inner side and marked lower air dam, measured in 3/8" and used a occulating cutter to notch it out, about 4". See pictures.
Tim,
We appreciate you sharing your installation experience and helpful tips especially your notes on the lower mounts and air dam modification. Your feedback about the instructions and missing bolts is valuable, and we’ll share this with our team to improve future installations.
Thanks again for choosing BumperOnly and for including photos, we truly appreciate your support!
BUMPERONLY TEAM
The bumper is well built. Clean welds. The powder coating coverage looks good. I really like the removable panel to get to the top of the winch and controls. As with most things the installation instructions were not great. Overall very satisfied and it looks good
Marshall,
Thank you for the great feedback!
We’re glad to hear you’re happy with the build quality.
We also appreciate your honest note about the installation instructions. That feedback helps us improve, and we’ll be sharing it with our team.
Thanks again for your support we’re thrilled you’re overall satisfied and loving the look!
BUMPERONLY TEAM
If you don’t have all the tard sensors, don’t take the entire front of the truck apart to install the Bumper. Just bolt on the brackets and bumper. FYI
Michael,
Thanks for the helpful tip and for choosing the Steel Craft Moose Catcher for your Trail Boss!
You’re absolutely right if the truck isn’t equipped with front parking/radar sensors, there’s no need to fully disassemble the front end. In those cases, it can be a straightforward bracket-and-bumper install. We appreciate you sharing that insight, it’ll definitely help other customers.
Thanks again for the feedback and support!
BUMPERONLY TEAM