Feb 28, 2024
Experience with Crawltek Bumpers??
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I have been looking at this one too. To my eye, it's the best looking aftermarket bumper out there. The one thing holding me back is that it holds only a single pair of pocket lights. I am trying to find out if one can mount a light bar on top, but so far I have received no word from the company. When one calls their phone number, it is answered by an office-type person who has access to no more information than you or I do. They have been silent on email and Facebook.
Addendum: I got an answer from Crawltek about light bars. They have not tried to attach any, but suggested that it could be done by anyone who can fabricate brackets. This is a shame. I really think this is the best looking bumper there is and I'm sure it's well made, but provisions should have been made for more than one set of lights. I would have liked to have gotten this bumper, but I'm not a fabricator and anything I made would look like a Frankenstein job.
Addendum: I got an answer from Crawltek about light bars. They have not tried to attach any, but suggested that it could be done by anyone who can fabricate brackets. This is a shame. I really think this is the best looking bumper there is and I'm sure it's well made, but provisions should have been made for more than one set of lights. I would have liked to have gotten this bumper, but I'm not a fabricator and anything I made would look like a Frankenstein job.
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It's a nice looking fab, but I'm not seriously considering it because it doesn't support a winch mount.
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It's a nice looking fab, but I'm not seriously considering it because it doesn't support a winch mount.
I didn't think so either, but the Crawltek skid plate made to go with the bumper supports a hidden winch tucked up under the vehicle. I was planning on the bumper alone because it looks fine with the stock skid plate and a winch would have been possible in the future. I wound up going with the Ford factory modular steel bumper.
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I didn't think so either, but the Crawltek skid plate made to go with the bumper supports a hidden winch tucked up under the vehicle. I was planning on the bumper alone because it looks fine with the stock skid plate and a winch would have been possible in the future. I wound up going with the Ford factory modular steel bumper.
Interesting.
You'd think they'd note that on the page for the bumper, because when I didn't see "winch capable" I never even looked at the skid plate.
And if I could find an OEM Modular Bumper (or even a good copy that wasn't a 75% likely chinese scam) I'd be going with that also. But I've been looking & haven't found anyone selling one anywhere near me.
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