Attack of the trash panda....
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My kamakazee daughter recently tapped another vehicle in the rear with my 2020 F150 STX. I was bowled over to find a OEM painted bumper with slots for fog lamps is $850--unpainted. And the metal is very thin--only 23 lbs. in weight.
I ordered an aftermarket front bumper for $404 online. And I went online to order custom matched spray paint and the clear coat--total $100.
I'm going to do the replacement later today. I'm amazed that manufacturers have so many parts on bumpers--most of which are attached from the underside. And there's also a wiring harness attached to it for the fog lamps.
She also ran into something with my new Toyota Venza. It tore the plastic plates and pieces under the bumper--$700 in parts alone. I had to disassemble the entire front end to get to the backside to attach plastic parts with push pins.
Whatever happened to just having a bumper with 4 bolts hanging it to the frame--and a cost of $200 or so?
I ordered an aftermarket front bumper for $404 online. And I went online to order custom matched spray paint and the clear coat--total $100.
I'm going to do the replacement later today. I'm amazed that manufacturers have so many parts on bumpers--most of which are attached from the underside. And there's also a wiring harness attached to it for the fog lamps.
She also ran into something with my new Toyota Venza. It tore the plastic plates and pieces under the bumper--$700 in parts alone. I had to disassemble the entire front end to get to the backside to attach plastic parts with push pins.
Whatever happened to just having a bumper with 4 bolts hanging it to the frame--and a cost of $200 or so?
AK4wheeler
F150 XLT
Joined: Jun 2017
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From: SoCal
It looks leveled out but that might be a picture angle illusion or the tires absorbed the space. Either way that is an awesome setup.
Last edited by GTA150; May 17, 2022 at 12:57 PM.
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From: Houston, Texas
I got rid of mine when I put on a giant grill guard/bumper, and noticed zero impact upon mileage. I have no idea what that part is intended to do, but it does not meaningfully improve the abysmal aerodynamics of the F150. Get behind an 18 wheeler with the ACC set to 1 bar, lay off the pedal and try to keep speed at or below 65 MPH.
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Joined: Jun 2010
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From: North East Texas
never heard of a road panda?
for us here its skunks and opossums.
toss in COWS lying in the roadside ditches, just waiting to run across the road. they cause a pucker factor of 22 real fast
for us here its skunks and opossums.
toss in COWS lying in the roadside ditches, just waiting to run across the road. they cause a pucker factor of 22 real fast
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Joined: Oct 2021
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From: Michigan
So I snapped it back behind the front dam and it seems to be working. It still has a dent in the middle where I actually hit the critter but it isn't causing any problems. It a 3 week wait to get to the dealer.