Angelo Voltura Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 Just stumbled on this picture from a while back. In case it helps anyone, this is why I hate buying aftermarket bumpers. OEM on the left, aftermarket I beleive LMC on the right. The image speaks for itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 Yes, most aftermarket bumpers are tin foil. Not only do they bend in a minor accident, they'll inflict damage on the fenders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelo Voltura Posted January 16, 2020 Author Share Posted January 16, 2020 Yes, most aftermarket bumpers are tin foil. Not only do they bend in a minor accident, they'll inflict damage on the fenders. This is actually why it was removed, small ding in the ditch bent her up and ruined a fender. I know its fairly common knowledge at this point, but I figured I'd share a more visual aspect of it so people can really see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85lebaront2 Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 This is actually why it was removed, small ding in the ditch bent her up and ruined a fender. I know its fairly common knowledge at this point, but I figured I'd share a more visual aspect of it so people can really see it. It's worse the newer the truck, 1987-91 bumpers were weak from the beginning as they aren't bolted directly to the frame. They do have fairly substantial looking braces. The fellow I got the 1990 F250 parts truck bumped into the back of his 1964 Corvair Monza convertible and bent the end of the bumper and the brace, Corvair had a scrape in the paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 It's worse the newer the truck, 1987-91 bumpers were weak from the beginning as they aren't bolted directly to the frame. They do have fairly substantial looking braces. The fellow I got the 1990 F250 parts truck bumped into the back of his 1964 Corvair Monza convertible and bent the end of the bumper and the brace, Corvair had a scrape in the paint. I just replaced my tinfoil Bricknose bumper, promptly drilled two big holes in it and hacked up the braces too. (I've yet to pull it off again to space the fog lights and get more sideways throw) Thick and solid is good. See my suggestion to Jonathan about a push bumper for his ranch truck. Thank you for the contribution Angelo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rembrant Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 Just stumbled on this picture from a while back. In case it helps anyone, this is why I hate buying aftermarket bumpers. OEM on the left, aftermarket I beleive LMC on the right. Out of curiosity, which LMC bumper is that? If it's a Bullnose front bumper, they sell a "Chrome Bumper" @ $119, and a "Premium Chrome Bumper" @ $189. I'm just curious if even the "Premium" bumper is thinner? I am by no means standing up for the aftermarket here, but the market does drive a lot of choices in what the manufacturers will make. I see it all the time in my own work. I get it from customers all the time when they want to replace a 40 or 50 year old piece of equipment. They want to pay the price of the newer lighter model, but yet they want the heavy more robust older model. When I explain that double the metal means double the price, they often scoff at the notion. I am sometimes willing to pay a premium for better (heavier) parts, but I would say I am also in the small minority of people that are willing to spend $20,000 rebuilding a truck will only be worth $10,000...lol.(My labor not included). At the end of the day, when it comes to steel parts, you are paying by weight, and companies like LMC know they can sell far more light parts than they can heavy ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelo Voltura Posted January 16, 2020 Author Share Posted January 16, 2020 Just stumbled on this picture from a while back. In case it helps anyone, this is why I hate buying aftermarket bumpers. OEM on the left, aftermarket I beleive LMC on the right. Out of curiosity, which LMC bumper is that? If it's a Bullnose front bumper, they sell a "Chrome Bumper" @ $119, and a "Premium Chrome Bumper" @ $189. I'm just curious if even the "Premium" bumper is thinner? I am by no means standing up for the aftermarket here, but the market does drive a lot of choices in what the manufacturers will make. I see it all the time in my own work. I get it from customers all the time when they want to replace a 40 or 50 year old piece of equipment. They want to pay the price of the newer lighter model, but yet they want the heavy more robust older model. When I explain that double the metal means double the price, they often scoff at the notion. I am sometimes willing to pay a premium for better (heavier) parts, but I would say I am also in the small minority of people that are willing to spend $20,000 rebuilding a truck will only be worth $10,000...lol.(My labor not included). At the end of the day, when it comes to steel parts, you are paying by weight, and companies like LMC know they can sell far more light parts than they can heavy ones. I'm not sure, I'm willing to be it was probably the cheaper one, but I'm not sure. I was actually curious about that myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rembrant Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 I'm not sure, I'm willing to be it was probably the cheaper one, but I'm not sure. I was actually curious about that myself. Yes, I'm curious too. My front bumper is a bit scuffed up. It cleans up good and looks fine at a glance, but up close it looks like it was polished with sand paper...lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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