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| | | | Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 67 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 67 | How do you install a front bumper apron. I bought a new front bumper and the brackets and a new apron. My truck didn't have a apron on it and I can't find any install instructions.I have a brake down book of my truck but the pictures don't help. I have the apron on but it doesn't look right to me. Can anybody help! | | | | | Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,901 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,901 | Part #s, supplier, and pic's?
Especially the pics... The guys who know will need to know those bits...
Give me ambiguity
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| | | | | Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 67 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 67 | I have to pics but don't know how to load them. I bought the the parts at brothers in corona ca. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 67 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 67 | | | | | | Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 4,263 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 4,263 | ...pic... ...pic... ...pic... above are pics of a steel apron I purchased from Truck Shop in Orange. 1950 3100 | | | | | Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 4,263 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 4,263 | I have to pics but don't know how to load them. Upload your to pics a photo hosting site like photobucket or others. Then link your pics in the post | | | | | Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 67 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 67 | Thank you very much the pictures helped me. the apron tightens to the bumper brackets. I didn't use the center bolt on the apron.When I tightened the other bolts the apron holes twisted up. I shimmed the apron out with a washer to better center the apron between the bumper and the grill and tightened the bolts and the holes twisted up. I'm going to take the shim washers out they didn't help. Should I mount the bumper brackets first? How do I keep the apron holes from twisting when I tighten up the bolts? | | | | | Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 4,263 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 4,263 | I installed the bumper brackets first, left the bolts loose, and just started the nuts.
This will give you a little side to side play so you can line up the bracket with the bumper and apron. I may have temporally used some longer bolts through the frame
Went to Lowes and bought a few long carriage bolts for the bumper to start off with.
Then drew it in with the nuts. Once everything was assembled changed the carriage bolts (one for one) with the bumper button head bolts.
I had to use a strap ratchet on the bumper brackets to line everything up.
I used repo brackets and the fit was poor.
What I did was leave everything loose, started all my fasteners. Then started to tighten
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 67 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 67 | Thank You for all the help! | | | | | Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 554 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 554 | Also make sure you have your bumper brackets installed correctly, there is a left and a right. If you get them backwards your bumper will be mounted too high.
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