2001_supercrew

my stock bumper is steel but below it is this crappy peice of plasic that needs to go... can i get rid of it or should i buy a new bumper(which i dont want to do because they are somewhere around 1000$)... let me know what you think ... thanks

06fordf150

i dont think the lower valance looks bad at all on your truck but i also dont think you can just take it off i think it is probably held on by clips or screws along the bottom edge of your bumper and either cliped or bolted alont the bottom also so if you took it off i think there would be exposed holes and whatnot plus im not even sure that there is much behind the valance besides the foglights and some crossmembers!!

01f1502wd

^ya dude, trust me, when I was doing my valance swap with one that had the fog light holes and the tow hook holes, I looked at it w/o the valance, and it was bare, showing a lot of "stuff" that would need covering from rock and such that fly up. You can take off the bottom of the valance and it would look alright, but if you take it all off its going to leave a lot exposed and there will be bumper mounts showing.

If you want a change....get a whole steel bumper that has a skid plate from the bumper to the lower A arms, i think or something like that.

2001_supercrew

yeah man but they are crazy expesive and im not looking to spend 1000 dollars on a bumper

01f1502wd

then...you could make your own if you can weld........steel prices are kinda high right now tho...

kooly1

Usually there's just screws holding that piece of plastic onto your bumper. If I wanted to take mine off I could easily do it.

2001_supercrew

yeah i was thinking about making my own

TheJMC

If you replace the front bumper/valance with a steel bumper your front will sag big time. The valance is soft and will stand a fair amount of abuse before it tears. I had mine off and it looks like shît with out it.

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