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Do they not put steel bumpers on new pickups anymore?
Posted on 8/7/25 at 6:34 pm
Posted on 8/7/25 at 6:34 pm
All I see on the majority of new half ton pickups are plastic bullshite bumpers that are gonna break when you put them to work.
Sucks.
Sucks.
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Posted on 8/7/25 at 6:37 pm to TigersHuskers
I agree. Trucks need steel bumpers with a step ledge.
Posted on 8/7/25 at 6:37 pm to TigersHuskers
The plastic you see is called a bumper cover. Behind the bumper cover is a steel bumper.
But anyway, I would prefer external steel bumpers on trucks again.
But anyway, I would prefer external steel bumpers on trucks again.
Posted on 8/7/25 at 6:37 pm to TigersHuskers
Pretty sure it's steel underneath the plastic.
Posted on 8/7/25 at 6:39 pm to Cool Hand Luke
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Pretty sure it's steel underneath the plastic.
Even dumber.
Its like they dont make trucks for men anymore.
This post was edited on 8/7/25 at 6:40 pm
Posted on 8/7/25 at 6:46 pm to TigersHuskers
Truck bumpers have gone nowhere but downhill since the last dealer-stamped bumper rolled off the assembly line.
Posted on 8/7/25 at 6:51 pm to LSUChamps03
Rear bumpers on the 60’s pickups were optional equipment. You paid extra for the bumper that came with your dealers name stamped across the back.
How is that for an advertising gimmick?
How is that for an advertising gimmick?
This post was edited on 8/7/25 at 6:56 pm
Posted on 8/7/25 at 6:52 pm to TigersHuskers
Thank EPA mandates on mpg. There are a ton of aftermarket steel bumpers available for every model of truck.
Posted on 8/7/25 at 6:53 pm to TigersHuskers
I have steel bumpers on my ‘15 Silverado.. 
Posted on 8/7/25 at 6:57 pm to Hangover Haven
Just a guess. But the plastic etc ones would absorb a wrecks energy better than a steel bumper
Posted on 8/7/25 at 7:00 pm to lsufan112001
It would certainly be less damaging to a human
Posted on 8/7/25 at 7:05 pm to TigersHuskers
Grenadiers come with steel bumpers front and rear.
Pedestrian safety and aero are the primary reasons I believe they are all plastic.
Pedestrian safety and aero are the primary reasons I believe they are all plastic.
This post was edited on 8/7/25 at 7:07 pm
Posted on 8/7/25 at 7:06 pm to TigersHuskers
My Ranger has a mostly steel bumper
Posted on 8/7/25 at 7:09 pm to TigersHuskers
If it don't have the ranch hand, I aint driving it.
Posted on 8/7/25 at 7:16 pm to Traveler
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Rear bumpers on the 60’s pickups were optional equipment. You paid extra for the bumper that came with your dealers name stamped across the back.
No kidding? Didn’t know that.
Those were also the trucks with a gun rack in the back window and graphics of a buck standing at a tree line sprawled across the entire rear window. And those were common in every high school student parking lot. Better times, man, better times.
Posted on 8/7/25 at 7:24 pm to TigersHuskers
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All I see on the majority of new half ton pickups are plastic bullshite bumpers that are gonna break when you put them to work
How exactly are you putting your bumper to work?
Posted on 8/7/25 at 7:30 pm to Cool Hand Luke
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Pretty sure it's steel underneath the plastic.
Even so the metal is paper thin
Posted on 8/7/25 at 7:39 pm to TigersHuskers
When i was in car sales in the early 90's, some trucks came in with no bumper and you could pick the bumper you wanted added to your truck off a display on the showroom floor.
Posted on 8/7/25 at 7:42 pm to TigersHuskers
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break when you put them to work
Rubbin' is racing.
Posted on 8/7/25 at 7:44 pm to lsufan112001
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Just a guess. But the plastic etc ones would absorb a wrecks energy better than a steel bumper
Modern car bumpers allow for crush areas to absorb the energy during an accident or for pedestrians. Much safer for everyone around
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