Got everything staged and ready to go. Woke up the boy ‘cause I needed muscle. Das one heavy bitch. Had no idea if everything was going to fit or not. The winch I bought has a humongous switch box, so I wasn’t sure if things were going to clear. Turns out some wiring didn’t so did a bit of re-routing and everything fits with an RCH or two to spare. Ended up putting the bumper on and taking it off three or four times. Once we knew it fit, then we put the plastic back on and lifted it into place with a floor jack. With a royal PITA this was! Glad I only have to do it once (four times). Ride height stayed the same, as expected. Looks good! Ready to go pull shopping carts and mini vans out of the ditch at Piggly Wiggly!
Tied the power steering line out of the way. Protected it with a scrap of garden hose.
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Test fit the new bumper and there were some obstructions with the winch cables so had to move them.
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Chopped out the bumper cover.
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Strike a pose
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