[05ccle]

Hello,

Finally, I finished my front bumper installation. Here are a few problems that I have encountered during this install:
1. KMA did not include complete installation hardware, some bolts came, not enough washers and no nuts to go with. Local hardware shop had all the necessary hardware in stock (extra $40)
2. I chose not to get it painted by KMA instead I got it powdercoated at my friends shop (extra $ 150)
3. After first fitting bumper was sitting about .5 inches too far on the driver's side. Resolved by aligning the body of the truck (which was never done after body lift).
4. Aligning the bumper is the pain in the arse!!! Took my brother and his friend to get it dead on.

Here are some pics (sorry about night pics, more tomorrow):
RIGHT AFTER POWDERCOATING:

BUMPER BRACKETS:

BUMPER MOUNTING LOCATION:

CLOSE UP:

BRACKET INSTALLED:

BRACKET WITH SET SCREW MOD:

BUMPER 1:

BUMPER 2:

 

[LoopOut]

Looks real good. What's the set screw mod all about?

 

[dubie2003]

Any down the side shots? It looks like the bumper is a little wider then the body?

"set screw mod" I would assume it is used to align the brackets and then the 3 bolts hold the bracket to the body/bumper. Its kinda like an alignment pin. Its not always used to hold a load but to center something so a real fastener can be used to keep it snug.

 

[HKYStormFront]

looks good, TG's FTW!! :thumbsup:

 

[HunterFL772]

looks great!

so how did you feel cutting away at your bumper? how did you choose the line? Can you shed some light on that for us LE guys

 

[05ccle]

1 - set screws are to align the bumper on the brackets
2 - it took me about 3 times to get a perfect cut, at first I went with a line that goes along the bumper but that turned out to be too tight to the bumper so I ended up trimming it down little by little until the perfect fit.
3 - yes it does stick out on the sides a little bit (about 3/4 inch on either side)

 

[houdini]

Nice! Now go run into something!

 

[Jordo]

3/4 of an inch sticking out.... on each side!?!?!?!?!?!

Can yo measure your bumper from end to end. I have the same one and didnt put it on yet. I'll send it right back if its sticking out.

 

[bigdog]

Looks real good powder coated, I do think it needs a bigger hoop though.

 

[Jeff024]

so overall how happy or not are you with it?

 

[Sangster]

Jordo...did you look at any pics of the KMA bumper before you ordered it? Shrockworks, KMA, etc....they all stick out on the sides a bit. None are perfectly flush with the body on the sides.

Here's the Frontier pics directly from KMA website. Almost all of them lead me to believe that 3/4" is on the SMALL side for overhang on the sides.

 

[Jordo]

Jordo...did you look at any pics of the KMA bumper before you ordered it? Shrockworks, KMA, etc....they all stick out on the sides a bit. None are perfectly flush with the body on the sides.

Here's the Frontier pics directly from KMA website. Almost all of them lead me to believe that 3/4" is on the SMALL side for overhang on the sides.

Dude, you are completely right. Geez, I shocked I didnt notice that before. But seeing these images, is MUCH better looking then what I had invisioned in my head.

Thx man!

 

[mike]

Looks good.

 

[4x4frontier]

My ARB bumper fits flush...

 

[Espo78]

Wouldn't you WANT your bumper to stick out a bit and not sit flush? I mean, the whole point is so the bumper takes the impact and not the truck...if its flush..doesn't seem to do a whole lot of good. Thats my opinion.

 

[05ccle]

that's a good point!

btw jordo did you get yours installed?

 

[Jordo]

Nah, man I didn't. Somthing came up, and I had to bail on me and jeff's plans. We made plans to reschedule already.

 

[tylerfuselier]

how much for the kma bumper? I really love how that looks on the truck. if it's out of my price range i'll probably try to build something similar.