Here a quick write up on the end caps I did for the my stock bumper..any questions just ask!

1. Remove the stock end caps. - Pretty easy over all; all of my bolt were seized up, so I said hell to it can used a knife and cut around the bolts and then just pulled em off.

2. (optional) Remove the stock bumper to make it easier to clean/paint


3. Put it back on.

4. Install Air Horn (optional) - VERY fun, VERY loud.


5. Trim your "mud flaps" in the front I did mine on an angle - makes it look a bit better. (to me, Its not like anyone else really sees it haha)

6. Enjoy your "new bumper" - I got like 5 people to ask me if I had gotten a new bumper.


7. Mock up your new end caps you want


8. Make some mounts - As CRAPY as those welds look, theyre actaully good, its hard to sick weld, Aluminum with the wrong kinda stick.. (all I had, and I was being cheap/lazy)



9. Weld em up, screw, what ever, just attach it to your stock bumper, I chose welding...FYI the stock bumper melt REALLY easily and be careful on the Aluminum..the WHOLE piece gets really hot really quick, and will warp..mine did and ironically it fits better . Do the spit test, spit on it, if it bubbles, its still to hot to touch with gloves.. (just a rub of thumb not always true btw)

10. Slap on some paint

(I used bondo to fill the gaps and cracks..I have since them cleaned it up)




(I need new tires huh? )

11. Step back and enjoy something your work.

12. Take some pictures and go brag about it on facebook/twitter

13. Drink a beer/Gatorade/water

Thanks, Hope someone else here gets some good ideas and posts some pictures!



*** anyone in the Ohio area (or anyone else for that matter) wants my front bumper (end caps included) Its all yours. (pay shipping/gas or come get it) I gonna make a big one for a winch since I'm liften my baby here soon ***

 

Great write up.

 

Good, I hope you liked it and found it useful

 

Nice write up they look great much better then stock.

 

Thanks man, they might rub if I get new tires but I'm not sure yet..took all of a few hours start to finish/ not knowing what I was doing and a little paint and like 10 buck of Alum. Cheap easy mod

 

looks good zack. show me that place where you get aluminum? thinking about doing that.

 

Fairly sure that's not aluminum, it's impossible to weld aluminum onto steel like that. It's probably galvanized steel. Looks good though man, I might just have to do this on mine

 

that seems like a way to remove your fender flares without having a big gaping hole that looks stupid. Nice writeup

 

Yeah its some thin *** sheet metal, like 1/16th I think?
I got a 12x3 ft thing for like 8 or 15 bucks I can't remember.

 

Yeah I agree that's why I did it, I hated having that huge whole into the bumper, I'm thinking about doing it for the rear too and removing the flares all around.

And thanks

 

It's steal and I got it at home depot

 

I did trim the caps up a bit cause I didn't want to have to worry about my new tires at all.

I'll get some pictures tomorrow.

 

I did end up trimming the ends of it.

You can see it easily in these two pictures:

Before:


After:


I gonna make new bumpers for the rear so I dont think I'm going to fill the rear :

 

that really came out great man. im gonna try this tommorrow with some diamond plate n jb weld. im making diamond plate rocker and quater panel gaurds so it'll be cool to have the whole bottom of the truck wrapped in black diamond plate. im diggin the angry eye look too

 

Hahah It thinking about taking mine off. I cant see crap at night. hahah