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Old Nov 8, 2014 | 03:41 PM
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Hi, I have been on the forums for awhile just lurking haha, anyways I just got done putting a 3 inch body lift on my truck and haven't yet put the bumper relocators on and it gave me an idea. Essentially I want to extend the grill and the light surrounds down to meet up to where the bumper sits originally as it would make the front end of the truck thicker, since this is the one thing I've always hated about our trucks. They seem to come to a small tip up front. That might be just me idk. Any ideas on what I could do?
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Old Nov 8, 2014 | 06:32 PM
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I would just lift the bumper back up. There's no way I can think of doing it that would look good, and not like you were just hiding a body lift.
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Old Nov 8, 2014 | 06:40 PM
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Yeah it may look a bit odd as the stock fitment of everything looks quite nice, and extending it would throw all the lines off. If it was me id just raise the bumper but thats just my opinion. If you did go through with it fiberglass would be your best bet. Either have someobody photoshop it or you could even go out and get a front grille surround from a junkyard and use it as a test dummy,
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Old Nov 8, 2014 | 10:48 PM
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I've seen diamond plate used for that
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Old Nov 9, 2014 | 10:55 AM
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Yea I see what yall are saying about it looking awkward. I think I am going to pick up one from a junkyard and see what I can come up with, can't hurt to try
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Old Nov 9, 2014 | 02:08 PM
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Originally Posted by FX4stance
Yea I see what yall are saying about it looking awkward. I think I am going to pick up one from a junkyard and see what I can come up with, can't hurt to try
Thats the joy of junkyards. Lol
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