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Help me choose a front bumper!

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Old 03-12-2012, 05:40 PM
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ID:	288329need a new front bumper to match the rear Bestop Highrock. I cant decide on what to get! I'm leaning towards the lod mid width. I really dont car for the look of stubbies and dont like the bumpers that come all the way up to the flares. I attached some pics of my rig.. any suggestions would be much appreciated!
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Bumpers are mostly personal prefrence.. They all basically hold a whinch and have towing points.. The diffrence being that some allow you to mount your factory Fog Lights. So just go with what you think looks the best.

And yes,, the LoD Mid Width is a great bumper i dont have it personally.. but i have heard good things about their product, just be warned. You will be waiting a while to get it
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Originally Posted by Mr. Smiley
Bumpers are mostly personal prefrence.. They all basically hold a whinch and have towing points.. The diffrence being that some allow you to mount your factory Fog Lights. So just go with what you think looks the best.

And yes,, the LoD Mid Width is a great bumper i dont have it personally.. but i have heard good things about their product, just be warned. You will be waiting a while to get it
Damn really? I got luck with the High rock. It only took a week to get here and was suppose to take months.
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Expedition One core series mid width
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Old 03-12-2012, 06:01 PM
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Originally Posted by AMEchambers
Damn really? I got luck with the High rock. It only took a week to get here and was suppose to take months.
Yep, from what i have read, the LoD bumpers are made to order so they take a little bit of time to get there.
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Thanks ryan. I have never seen that bumper, and I've been looking for weeks! looks good. Thats why I started this thread. Appreciate it.
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Originally Posted by AMEchambers
Thanks ryan. I have never seen that bumper, and I've been looking for weeks! looks good. Thats why I started this thread. Appreciate it.
I am very happy with it and highly recommend it
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I recommend the warn rock crawler bumper. A bit pricy but looks great and takes every trail. I love it. And the back one to match.
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i run the smitty xrc front and it has worked great for me. dealership put it on for free for me when i went to get the oil changed. had to shave off about 1/4 inch of steel to make it fit, but it is solid and works great now!
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Ryan,

Really like the look of your bumper. I pulled up their website did not see the core series, just trail and their basic. Where did you order?


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