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Old Dec 2, 2012 | 02:19 AM
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So I ordered the wrong light bar for my brothers f150 for christmas, it's an e150,250,350 ford van light bar. I mixed up the part numbers on accident and got stuck with it cause it's a special order item and I'm not about to throw away 250 bucks so what y'all think???

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I have a few things left to do with it like long bolts to suck in the little bars and stuff to the bumper . Either way I'm happy with it I fine it looks good just wanting to here y'all opinions about what y'all think. It sticks out on each side the stock bumper about an inch.


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Old Dec 2, 2012 | 05:07 PM
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little bending... little cutting... seems like it should work
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Old Dec 2, 2012 | 06:16 PM
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That will look great, make it fit and work for you. Perhaps some reenforcement behind the stock bumper and you will have a super functional front.
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Old Dec 2, 2012 | 07:04 PM
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Yea I have the jcroffroad reinforcement kit for the front end I was thinking on someway cut some slots in the bumper and some nice size flare plate to pull from
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Old Dec 2, 2012 | 08:41 PM
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Definitely looks cool but doesn't seem very functional on the stock bumper. But if you reinforce it like you say you will then should be good.
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Old Dec 2, 2012 | 09:11 PM
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Lose the front bumper, weld it onto some 1/4" plate and bolt it on.
That or sell it and recover the money.
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Old Dec 2, 2012 | 10:45 PM
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I like it, it's simple and can be made into a full tube bumper if you wanted
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Old Dec 3, 2012 | 07:43 AM
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Thanks for all y'all input. It's giving me more things i can do with it, its a baja style light bar it's functions are for a light bar. I don't wanna push pull are anything with it it's basicly to mount lights and give it a baja look, but as y'all say I can always ditch the stock bumper and build a really nice looking tube bumper around it.
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Old Dec 3, 2012 | 08:02 AM
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The bumper would look much better if you replaced your headlights with some unmolested units.
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Old Dec 3, 2012 | 08:37 AM
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Originally Posted by lowrange2
The bumper would look much better if you replaced your headlights with some unmolested units.
agreed. putting eye lids on your jeep is ghey.
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Old Dec 3, 2012 | 10:19 AM
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Thanks for the input, but I like the way it looks and it's staying.

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I do what I like to my jeep, it's my jeep if I was saleing it I would change them but don't plan on saleing and don't plan on ever geting rid of it soo I do what I like to my jeep.
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Old Dec 3, 2012 | 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by twistedunibody01
Thanks for the input, but I like the way it looks and it's staying.

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I do what I like to my jeep, it's my jeep if I was saleing it I would change them but don't plan on saleing and don't plan on ever geting rid of it soo I do what I like to my jeep.
right on. i dont mod MY XJ to please others either. I do what I like.
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