Overall I am happy with it. Looks killer and seams pretty strong.
When installing I ran into two problems. First one being the OEM skid plate being in the way. I guess the N Fab skid plate is supposed to slide underneath the the OEM skid plate, but that would look tacky as hell so I ended up trimming about to 1.5" and bending it up so that N Fab could cover it.
Now here's the problem I have not been able to solve yet. I have a few options in mind but wanted to see if anyone here had a better solution. The stock grill won't attach on the bottom. The bumper is in the way so the push rivets can't go into their holes.
First idea is loosening bumper and putting grille on then bolting bumper down. Problem with this is that it is so much more work every time I want to take grille off.
Other option is trimming the bottom of grille but really don't want to cut into it.
Has anyone on here dealt with this issue before? How did you fix it?
Thanks!
UPDATE:
I turned the push rivets around in their housing so that they would not actually go into the hole, just push up against the frame to avoid rattling. Three less mounting points for grille but seems sturdy enough for now.
Sorry don't mean to hijack but by chance did you have any problems getting the bumper screens mounted. I have the same one and just got the screens in the mail (did not come with them) And I can not for the life of me get them mounted. Its as if the holes are to far apart at each end so the bolts will not mount straight. Thanks for any insight. (clean looking truck)
Is it possible that the bumper you received was a defect and a replacement will fix the issue. I would think NFab would have tried the bumper on a few trucks before mass producing them. Just my 2 cents
I agree. I saw a few posts about the bumpers not being fully bolt on but did not expect this much of a hassle. Since I did not want to go through the whole return/wait deal I decided to just make it work. Pretty annoying though as the price is pretty hefty. Almost feel like I should have looked into ADD bumpers.
Oh well, it's on now and it looks good (except the somewhat messy texturizing job)...
I contemplated getting this bumper but went with the RSP instead. Unfortunate you got stuck with what seems to be a design flaw. Still looks awesome regardless.
A couple installation flaws for sure but it was worth it. Love to look. Will probably have a custom skid plate or two cut that continues further under the truck.
I actually used the same lightbar I had installed behind my grille, just relocated it. It's a 42" spot/flod from Headlight Revolution. I think I payed $400 for it and it came with brackets, harness, etc. been pretty satisfied with it, plenty power.
I dig it. Lightbar is nice too. I went with the less expensive Rigid light...couldn't justify spending more on a light then the bumper is attaches too.
The rear bumper is growing on me too and I will get that next year sometime hopefully.
contact the company and get your money back..you spend all that time and cash and their product doesnt even allow you to close your hood all the way? fucckkkk them
Sucks that the install is not as easy as it should be, but the truck looks great. I had to use my grinder on the optional steps for my N-fab rock rails to get one to fit, but in the end still liked the product. Probably will end up getting one of their bumpers too. Hopefully the grille issue is solved by then.
Ended up never calling them. Besides having to trim the skid plate and mess around with the grille a bit it wasn't too bad of an installation. Overall I really like it and it looks bitchin. The texture issue is not even noticeable, the cover looks great. The matte and gloss combo matches the rest of truck.
Be aware, it absolutely kills your Mpg. Aerodynamics are completely off.
These bumpers do look great. It didn’t affect my mileage at all really maybe 1 mpg but with a leveling kit and bigger tires you won’t notice it anyway. It does offer a way better approach angle and tire clearance.
You can’t remove the grille with the bumper in place. And with the aftermarket grille on my truck the bumper touches the grille and has rubbed off some paint behind the bumper. To fix it I’ve been thinking about making some spacers to push the bumper out a bit, but there only room for about a 1/4 on the studs. If you remove the piece on top of the tube you could remove and replace the grille with the bumper still installed, so that is another option.
Man, that's a bummer. I'm not too worried about having to drop the bumper if I have to remove the grill, but that definitely sucks if there is some rubbing.
That just made up my mind on a purchase. Why would it be ok to take the bumper off to remove the grill when that is not necessary for a factory truck? I am leaning more towards the Magnum now
You can still take the grille off with the bumper. All you have to do is put the lower pop rivetes on the grille backwards and it pushes it back just enough for bumper to fit. Yes, the grille won’t be attached on the bottom but the bumper will hold it in. I’ve been off-roading like this plenty times and it’s solid as hell.
My bumper must have a lot more interference than yours. It covers at least the bottom inch of the grille. If I put the bumper on first there would be no way my grille was getting anywhere close to being installed
The stock setup has a gap between there and when the truck flexes that gap closes on the compressed side. If this actually touches then I would think it would put a lot of pressure on the grill. Anybody with this bumper have a good flex shot of the front?
My truck has seen heavy off road use with this bumper and the body vs frame movement hasn’t seemed to be a problem yet. But you can tell from the picture with the bumper on that grille is locked in place.
Just installed this radius bumper...love the look but I’m having clearance issues with 37s. I guess I will see if taking a few inches off each end fixes it.
Mine seemed to go on with no problems. I did not have any clips on the bottom of my grill so I am not sure what that was all about without pics. I added the sensors in also
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