Bumper Aftermath of 15"+ of snow

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Old Dec 8, 2006 | 02:24 PM
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Unhappy Bumper Aftermath of 15"+ of snow

Well, long story short, i became stuck in ALOT OF SNOW last week and this is the outcome of having a buddy of mine pull me out in his jeep. He hooked the chain to the underside of the rear of the car and when pulling me out the front bumper got stuck on something under the snow and snapped it in two places. I guess i can't complain though b/c it didn't rip the entire bumper off. It isn't obvious that it's cracked unless you look at it up close, showing you this in the third pic you can't tell hardly at all. I'm gonna go ahead and wait till around March to order a new one (wait till winter is done with), which i found already primered for $180 shipped online. Just got to get it painted.





Chris
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Old Dec 8, 2006 | 03:07 PM
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Oh man!! That sucks. You got the storm we had here in Colorado. It wasn't as bad as you all got it though. I have issues backing into my driveway when they pile snow in front my driveway entrance and scrape the snow that freezes and have to go in at all sort of funky angles to not scrape. But your right, the outcome could of been so, so much worse! Looks like your fog lights held up though!
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Old Dec 8, 2006 | 04:14 PM
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You should just get an OEM front lip and it'll cover those cracks, that is if you want one.
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Old Dec 8, 2006 | 04:48 PM
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Great Idea and it bolts up easy!!!!

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You should just get an OEM front lip and it'll cover those cracks, that is if you want one.
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Old Dec 8, 2006 | 05:56 PM
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ouch
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Old Dec 8, 2006 | 07:15 PM
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Well damn, i never woulda thought of that! Thanks guys, I will definately be keeping that idea in mind. Yeah, thank god the fogs held up.

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Old Dec 8, 2006 | 08:29 PM
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that sucks man, but you can look at it this way it could be worse, im thinkn a front lip would cover that up too
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Old Dec 8, 2006 | 08:35 PM
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we havent even got any snow yet and I'm scared of that.
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Old Dec 9, 2006 | 01:18 PM
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we never get snow here... lol...sorry just rubbing it in I agree that u should get the oem kit
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Old Dec 10, 2006 | 06:57 AM
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i have the same problem here in the MidWest. my front bumper is SCREWED. the passanger side took a beating and so did my FOG LIGHT! its totally cracked and needs to be replaced and the bumper is loose. I need to find a decent place to fix it. do you think i should contact my insurance or do this on my own? I am expecting the bill to be over $500. id create my own thread but no recent too

ill post pics when i have the chance
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