DogHauler

GalaxyMoto (has the line running beneath the grille) never stopped selling theirs, and AFAIK all vendors ship all 4 correct letters with it.


Paramount/ProZ/Barricade (fully fits the grille opening) never stopped selling theirs either. Though the F and R went off the market for a bit. There's a very good chance that there's a new vendor for those letters though. Even if not, the D's can be modded into an F and R.


I also think this bumper looks much better than the Paramount one.

808XLT

i like it, but it would look funny without flares...and what about fog lights? chrome stikx for life

Drago77

Yeah, I do miss my fog lights... Once the newness of this bumper wears off and I get that mod itch again, I'll look into making a bracket to mount some cube LEDs inside the cut outs... Looks like I can find a way to tap into what's left of my crash bars to mount, and splice into the existing fog light wiring so I can retain use of my factory light functions. I'm thinking maybe a 3" and a 2" inside each cut out since they taper...

Drago77

Hey, just found this posted on an F150 FB page, here's the Paramount version grille and bumper on an F150 with no flares. You can see the grille doesn't have the trim line between the frame and bumper and the bumper isn't as wide (for those who don't like the idea of fender flares) but also doesn't have the skid plate. I believe the Paramount bumper is all metal tho and they're pretty close on price. I think it needs the flares for a wider look, but that's just my personal opinion

Matt21

Agreed 1000% there. The Paramount one looks plain looking - probably because the "skid plate" is not silver like the Galaxy one.

Drago77

Thanks!

The Paramount version is very similar to the underside of a stock bumper, they both have a very subdued version of a skid plate molded into the plastic trim underneath the bumper. The big difference is this bumper has a separate (plastic) skid plate that attaches from the bumper to a mounting bracket and sits about 6" below the bumper itself, which really gives it that Raptor look

freman dave

It looks really good, but I don't think I could replace a steel bumper with plastic. I wonder if you got into an accident if the insurance company could try and back out of the claim and state that the plastic non oem bumper allowed additional damage to occur? Do bumpers have to be DOT approved like lighting?

Drago77

I did a little research before buying, the only regulations on bumpers are a low impact crash rating that started at 5mph and was lowered in the late 80s/ early 90s to 2mph, but that only applies to passenger cars; trucks are exempt from any bumper regulations. I don't know if they could deny a claim, really the OEM bumper is more of a thin metal frame with the center cut out and the end cut out for the fog lights, there's really not a whole lot more protection if you break it down. This bumper reuses the metal mounting brackets which encompass almost the entire center, just leaving the cuts outs/wings on each side in front of the wheels with only plastic... Certainly metal would be better, but how much difference does that area really make? I guess it would depend on the insurance company and repair shop as well. I mean, technically, they could come back and attribute over sized tires, level/lifts, etc to traction, baking distance, etc... It's been a long time (thankfully) since I've been in an accident with one of my cars, but my Wife's.GMC was hit about six months ago and they didn't even send an adjuster out, they just went off the body shop estimate.

Dunno... I'm just praying not to get into an accident, lil

frkrican2004

What do you mean you cant get the ford grilles anymore? i just ordered mine from GalaxyMoto

16XLT

You can't get the F and R letters anymore. It'll come with the Dood only.