Aftermarket CHROME rear bumper

SierraHD17 · July 12, 2018

Has anyone seen such a thing being the CHROME part half that reply will miss.

The OEM bumper is made out of tin foil on these trucks... bumped a new Ford Escapes rear plastic at about the slowest speed you can move and it bent the bumper, pushed in the box side slightly and left a ding in the face of it from the rear sensor on the Escape. I fixed all of it with a ratchet strap... the bed didnt even recieve paint damage. What surprised me was what little force from a ratchet strap that it took to straighten out the bumper... it was pathetic. It looks good and all but I would rather something that can sustain a sub 1 mph hit and not bend. The bed is hilarious how flimsy it is... even my gmt800 trucks are stronger and that's not saying much but oh well.

No I don't want a rear bumper that is rockguarded or paint matched and looks like it belongs in Mad Max. Honestly an OEM replacement that is as little thicker material and had a brace on each side would be perfect. I dont think there is such a thing... and since an OEM take off is less than 500 bucks new I am not paying a fortune for someone to design one either.

Thought I would ask.

diyer2 · July 12, 2018

The entire truck is thin metal to save weight to met MPG regs.

My 2012 compared to my 93 is a pop can.

SierraHD17 · July 12, 2018

I know that... and it doesnt work anyway lol. That's not the point.

Donstar · July 12, 2018

I believe you will have difficulty finding a stronger bumper that looks OEM. However, there are many custom aftermarket bumpers that look good, imo. I went for a long period of time with custom made front and rear bumpers on my trucks until I discovered the advantage of having bumpers that collapse before your frame. Replacing your bumper with a stock one may be your most cost effective option.

SierraHD17 · July 12, 2018

There is no advantage of a bumper collapsing at a sub 1 mph bump... even my 05s OEM bumper wont do that.... and neither does a 2018 Ford Escape. A bumper made from material like a gmt400 and a couple 1/4" rods is all I need. Get the Bush whacker bs out of your heads lol. My factory bumper is fine and if I find a take off locally I will just go get it I guess.