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Does anyone know where I can get a pair of rear bumper end caps in the paint to match variety? I am not sure if I should just strip and paint the chrome ones I have or not. They have started the pitting of the chrome. I like to start with a solid base for a paint project(no rust). Let me know what's out there. I think I may just have these stripped and powdercoated to match. Also, I took pictures for a later how to on how easy this is to do.post-72542-1269200332_thumb.jpg

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It's pretty bad when the bumper of a 3 year old truck is already pitting. Mines an 09 and already looks like crap!!!! :(:lol:

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It's pretty bad when the bumper of a 3 year old truck is already pitting. Mines an 09 and already looks like crap!!!! :(:freak:

 

What was funny to me was that fact I go to the dealer the other day. They tell me my 3yr/36000 mile warranty will not cover this part for rust. My reply was, "No duh, that's what the 6yr/100k rust warranty is for" Their rreplt eplteplt to that is that the rust has to be all the way through the body part for them to replace it under warranty. They also informed me that the new panels for the trucks are cheap "chinese" end caps. Not to hard for me to believe seeing as though every company has to look for cheaper alternatives(driven by people not willing to pay a little more). Much to my surprise is that my End Caps were made quite proudly in Canada! As displayed by the nice stamp they put on there. Guess we can't blame the Chinese for this one! :lol:

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It's pretty bad when the bumper of a 3 year old truck is already pitting. Mines an 09 and already looks like crap!!!! :shakehead::bs:

 

What was funny to me was that fact I go to the dealer the other day. They tell me my 3yr/36000 mile warranty will not cover this part for rust. My reply was, "No duh, that's what the 6yr/100k rust warranty is for" Their rreplt eplteplt to that is that the rust has to be all the way through the body part for them to replace it under warranty. They also informed me that the new panels for the trucks are cheap "chinese" end caps. Not to hard for me to believe seeing as though every company has to look for cheaper alternatives(driven by people not willing to pay a little more). Much to my surprise is that my End Caps were made quite proudly in Canada! As displayed by the nice stamp they put on there. Guess we can't blame the Chinese for this one! :nono:

 

 

You can make the same part anywhere in the world and if it built to a good specification, and proper quality control is employed, it will be a good part. A lousy part without a decent spec, and little, or no quality check, will be just as lousy whether built in Switzerland or China.

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