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bending the front bumper?
how would i go about bending my front bumper to match my fiberglass fenders?
I have an '02 xlt so my bumper isn't as easy to flare out as the edge bumpers i've seen on here
 
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you need a bumper stretcher.
 
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Bottle jack maybe? Put one side on the bumper mount and the other side on the lip of the bumper. Or a comealong and a tree?
 
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Hit a deer.

Oh wait, wrong way to bend it. Nevermind.
 
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hahahahahahah, good one.
bottle jack sounds good but getting it in there would be an issue.
hmmmm
 
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I will buy you a bent bumper if you give me your tailgate!!
 
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bahahahhaha, I just remembered everyone was diggin' my tailgate =]
 
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so no one really knows an easy way to bend it?
 
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Comealong and tree will do just what you want too.
 
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Originally Posted by 04blackedge
Bottle jack maybe? Put one side on the bumper mount and the other side on the lip of the bumper. Or a comealong and a tree?
When I bent in the bumper on my F150 I fixed it with a bottle jack against the frame. Worked good.
 
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