Oh No! Ruined theBumper on My New Truck

rtate wrote:
I wont go into details on how I did it

Is this fair to those of us who have confessed the details of whatchamightcall our own "lapses in the synapses"? ;)

That aside:

Truck's so new, seems like buying a replacement bumper from the factory might be in order.

Call a wrecking yard, they'll have a network where they can find your part.

Brian

Seems to me these folks ought to be able to help you, especially on such a late model truck.

I would call around to some local shops that sell heavy duty steel bumper replacements. You might be able to get a good deal on a "take off" chrome bumper. You might also put a wanted ad on craigslist. Some folks hold on to them and they collect dust in the corner of the garage after they buy a heavy duty bumper.

If you want to save a few bucks and would be ok with a used one then you might try calling a wrecking yard to see if they one - same body style from 2010 - 2014 however the frame was changed on the 2013 3500 so you might want to investigate if a chrome bumper from a 2010-2012 would fit.

If that doesn't work - you might need to go to the dealer and order one.

This??????????

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dewey02 wrote:
This??????????

Opps dewey. Didnt see anything.

I used a replacement part from Certifit on the 1500HD. Fit well enough and a lot less expensive than Chevrolet.

CertiFit

Francesca Knowles wrote:

rtate wrote:
I wont go into details on how I did it

Is this fair to those of us who have confessed the details of whatchamightcall our own "lapses in the synapses"? ;)

That aside:

Truck's so new, seems like buying a replacement bumper from the factory might be in order.

Would you believe you could drive 25 miles with no pin thru the receiver to hold the hitch attached to the truck. Thats how far I drove before my sons travel trailer decided to detach from the truck except for the safety chains. No damage to the trailer and just my bumper. I was using a turn over hitch. One ball on the top and a different size ball on the bottom. The hitch ball stayed attached to the trailer and the trailer skidded on the bottom ball. I probably drug it 1/4 mile skidding behind me before I stopped. I was trying to keep it from hitting the back of the truck.

I retrospect I should have used the manual control for the trailer brakes and I probably could have avoided any damage. Actually, in retrospect I should have put the pin thru the reciever and hitch

Confession is good for the soul.:B Now you will check and double check.