Classic Parts rear bumper review

[Holliday]

I decided to cut off the welded roll pan on my truck since im going for a different look and purchased all the brackets, hardware and bumper from classic parts. As usual everything came packaged great and installed very easily. The stressful part was cutting off the welded roll pan but it actually wasn't that bad and came out great!

The chrome on the bumper is very nice and the ends are all cut smooth. I will probably be replacing my front bumper and getting it from classic parts too.

[Lee H]

Looks great! Does the bumper box or anything inside indicate the manufacturer?

[Holliday]

Originally Posted by Lee H

Looks great! Does the bumper box or anything inside indicate the manufacturer?

Nothing that shows a manufacture, it has classic parts info on it. I would assume they get theirs from the same place brothers does since they have a 5 year chrome warranty but I have no idea. I bet they are still made in Taiwan but it looks great either way.

[Rfhimes]

Looks fantastic! Did you use the bracket cover plates. I know on the Brothers web site they sell them. It suppose to make a cleaner install but yours looks great. Was the roll pan solidly welded at the end seem or just tack welded? Thanks, Rick

[Holliday]

Originally Posted by Rfhimes

Looks fantastic! Did you use the bracket cover plates. I know on the Brothers web site they sell them. It suppose to make a cleaner install but yours looks great. Was the roll pan solidly welded at the end seem or just tack welded? Thanks, Rick

Yea I used the bracket covers but you cant really see them unless you are right up on it looking down. The roll pan was fully welded. I started from the bottom looking inside with a sawzaw and just let her rip! lol. I still have the lip the factory lip in the panel so once I get some body work done you will never know it was on there.

[Rfhimes]

Mine will be next, thanks for the inspiration , LOL

[Holliday]

Originally Posted by Rfhimes

Mine will be next, thanks for the inspiration , LOL

I think your truck is going to look great with a bumper! Good luck with the cuts

[Rfhimes]

Thanks, and by the way did you fill the notch cut out in the panel for the installation of the roll pan license plate box before installing the new bumper? Thanks, Rick

[In The Ten Ring]

Looks great. Bumpers are called "bumpers" for a reason. I have never understood the reasoning for going to roll pans. If that's what the owner wants, God bless them, but for me, I know people bump into things.

Thanks for the review, it's always good to know what companies can be trusted.

[russgoodman]

Glad you got it trimmed out ok. I would have been pretty nervous to cut it out as nice as your truck is. I still need the bumper and the rear brackets, so I may have to give Classic a shout.

[Holliday]

Originally Posted by russgoodman

Glad you got it trimmed out ok. I would have been pretty nervous to cut it out as nice as your truck is. I still need the bumper and the rear brackets, so I may have to give Classic a shout.

I just went for it! Lol. Don't forget coupon code (stovebolt) for your 5% off.

[GoaterAz]

That chrome bumper really pops against the red!

Do you have any pictures of the cuts you made?

I'll be in that same boat down the road and I'm curious what the 'damage' looks like.

[Rfhimes]

Hey guys, made my cuts, I broke a few sawsall blades in the process. I made ny cuts about a quarter inch into the roll panel because I didn't want to chance getting into the lip on the quarter panels. Then i carefully ground off the rest and the welds to the lip. There was a skim of bondo over the weld so I need to lightly sand and paint touch up to make it perfect. I think the new bumper will cover it anyway. I was able to fit a piece of sheet metal where the cutout was for the roll pan license plate box on the roll pan. I used my mig welder and welded it in solid and ground and sanded it smooth, then primed the whole panel. I have some paint mixed up and put in a spray can to match the truck so all I have to do now is finish and paint the areas. I'm waiting for my parts to install the rear bumper, also since I had a painted white front bumper I bought the front chrome bumper too. All in all it took me about 4 hours to make the cuts and grinding and weld in the patch. Rick

[Rfhimes]

Here she is...

[stevenbear72]

Thanks for all this feedback on this topic, I have a roll pan on my 68 swb that the previously owner thought would look cool as well. I dislike it very much and will be doing this change to my truck in the future.

[picklito]

I have an ugly rusty diamond plate bumper that I'd like to replace with one like this Classic model. Since I already have a bumper, do I still need to cut a roll pan?

[72c105speed]

Is this the standard or premium be more?