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So I'm looking into new front/rear bumpers for the Sierra. I'll start out with that I don't really need them but planned on doing it anyway because I like the look and added deer/hoodlum protection ;)

 

I am ordering the Diamondback tonneau cover in the next few weeks so I started thinking of maybe doing the diamondplate look to match, but frankly I'm still not sure about it, especially when done in gloss steel. I'm mainly looking for something to I like the look to and has an integrated guard.

 

Of the ones I've looked at here is what I'm liking so far:

Fab Fours Elite steel

Fab Fours steel

Ranch Hand

Road Armor

 

However, holy shit some of these stick out quite a bit.

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Like the chin on these things would make Jay Leno laugh. Maybe in the whole scheme of things it looks ok but I tell you from the online photos it's not great. Curious if anyone has any of these and can snap some photos from the side close up and from a little distance so you can see the whole truck. Keep poking around online but not finding much. I'm leaning toward the Road Armor now but the price is kind of insane honestly, just like that lower profile. Would make parking at walmart easier too.

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Look into move there build your self but so much cheaper and they look great when I decide to do mine think that's what I'm gonna go with

 

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https://www.movebumpers.com/buy-diy-bumper-kits.htm

 

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Man those prices seem too good to be true. Priced out a precision front prerunner bumper for a 2017 sierra w/ 30" light bar cut out and light pod cutouts and it was only 520.00 plus the 75.00 shipping. Seems really low compared to other makers out there. Wonder what type of fitment it will have. I'd be concerned that it would require a lot of after-the-delivery work to make it fit right. Anyone have pics with a silverado / sierra and one of these things? Curious how bulky it is as well (they only have a render of a raptor when building one).

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That's why there so cheap you have to weld the entire thing. And then paint it...

 

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That's why there so cheap you have to weld the entire thing. And then paint it...

 

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Oh that makes sense now. I was wondering why some looked really bad on a vehicle and others looked really good on the same make/model. One was better at the welding/painting than the other guy.

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Right. Done by the right welding shop could look just as good if not better than the ones costing $2000+

 

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Move kits are interesting. A buddy of mine's dad has a welding shop so I'm sure he could put this together. The down side is that you're still talking around $800 bucks for the kit I want, plus welding costs, plus line-x. I'd be in around $1200-1500 for the Fabfours and around $1000 for the ranch hand. So although cheaper than the road armor bumper its about on par with Fab fours, maybe a little higher.

Hard to tell what the fit is like from their site but I'll look more into it.

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