Audiophiliac

I searched and came up with very little. I know there are a few options.....cut, bend, fold, etc....I would love to see a couple different pics...it looks pretty obvious what to cut, but visuals are always a better way for me to learn. I am sawzall happy after my bumper job last night.

element981

From what I have read on here before DO NOT CUT!!!

VBS4

There was a write-up on cutting it. I read it a long time ago but not sure where it is now.

Rubimon

I cut mine, then smoothed them and then painted the bare metal. I just thought it looked crappy the way it came.

RedneckJeep

Rubimon, that does look a lot better.

Bunker

no pics of mine but I cut a notch (well a friend did :p) and then folded it over. The paint flaked, the cut was exposed but I used some touch up paint on it and now it looks great!

I dunno why they did it the way they did, it just doesn't look like the way it comes stock

Audiophiliac

I know some people think cutting it removes some structural integrity of the seam, but I think its likely negligible. I can always run a weld down the cut if I felt it was necessary. Thanks for the pics Rubimon. That is the way I will do it....at least for now.

Rubimon

If you notice, I only removed one little spot weld....if my body starts splitting in half I will let you guys know!

tambil68

Thanks for the question and the pics.

Should I stay clear of cutting into the area that isn't "pinched" together? The area just right of the saw in the above pic.

Gotta do this soon!

Rubimon

You can if you want, it is filled with foam. I painted over it. I might have even siliconed it first for good measure.