First time post and bumper and exhaust question

[Mattrj87]

Hey guys I’m new here and I’m an addict.  This is my 2021 RST. I’ve recently added a Rough Country retractable bed cover and upgraded my wheels and tires. She sits on some 20” TB wheels and 275/60/20 tires.

 

Next, I’ll be upgrading my rear bumper from a single exhaust for the bumper with dual exhaust hdmi ports. My setup currently doesn’t have the sensors on the rear bumper. Can I assume correctly that I can still use a bumper from marketplace that has sensors on it and just not use the wire connection for it and everything else will work and replace the same? 
Bonus question, when I cut off my single exhaust and have a muffler shop do the true dual exhausts to the bumper, has anybody experienced any check engine lights or codes that come on for modifying the OEM exhaust?

Thanks in advance! 

[Maher Usman]

On 4/9/2025 at 3:57 AM, Mattrj87 said:

Hey guys I’m new here and I’m an addict.  This is my 2021 RST. I’ve recently added a Rough Country retractable bed cover and upgraded my wheels and tires. She sits on some 20” TB wheels and 275/60/20 tires.

 

Next, I’ll be upgrading my rear bumper from a single exhaust for the bumper with dual exhaust hdmi ports. My setup currently doesn’t have the sensors on the rear bumper. Can I assume correctly that I can still use a bumper from marketplace that has sensors on it and just not use the wire connection for it and everything else will work and replace the same? 
Bonus question, when I cut off my single exhaust and have a muffler shop do the true dual exhausts to the bumper, has anybody experienced any check engine lights or codes that come on for modifying the OEM exhaust?

Thanks in advance! 

Truck’s looking sharp, man! Yes, you can use a bumper with sensors even if your truck doesn’t have them—just leave the sensor plugs disconnected. Everything else will bolt up the same. For the true dual exhaust, as long as you’re not removing the cats or messing with O2 sensors, you should be fine. No check engine lights if it's done right.