Ive bought smitty built in the past and they tend to have not good paint. Is this a problem on this bumper? does it Chip?
811105
I've had both this and the rear bumper and no chipping whatsoever. Some even rear ended me and it hardly left a scratch
811106
I hit a tree and nothing happened. I've got a stop sign and scratches the paint off.
811107
Yes it does but slowly. I would just recommend to spray paint in textured bed liner. All in all great bumper . Looks awesome
498062
I took the bumper to a paint shop and had it painted. Give the vin number to the paint shop to match the color. It fit fine. Some of the grill parts were different but if fit. Just used the bolts from the old one.
1222535
Should be now problem. Does not attach to bumper. May be slight gap between bumber and skid plate. Love mine.
159729
Yes, I have had mine painted for 2 years and no chipping has occurred. I receive constant comments from guests saying they cant believe its painted. They really thought I had granite counter tops.
1485974
It's a painted bumper looks great I have no complaints. It will scratch easy. But you get what you pay for. You can beat the price, and it's a quality product. If it's going on a truck you can't treat like it's going on a rolls!
1200382
The finish is clean. Not shiny, but clean. I am using mine unpainted. I am pleased with it. My truck is not a show truck though... it is a work truck.
2252419
Mine still looks new after a couple months of rolling around my truck. No missing paint so far.
198223
Yes. I purchased for the same reason. You don't get a perfect color match, the paint is more a silver than chrome. But for small scratches and chips it is OK.
1582876
My clear bumper has yellowed after 7 months. I wish I had gotten a colored bumper. I think that would have been better. The rest of it has not yellowed at all.
107306
Its a tight spot but we purchased a smitty built winch also and my hubby got it to fix with a few adjustments. Its a a great bumper we love it.
672239
I haven't used mine for heavy duty purposes, but the paint has not chipped off. Maybe if you constantly slide heavy metallic objects on the top, the coloring may scrape off. I use it for boxes and other things and yet to see any wear on the one I put up in my closet in April of 2014
1487114
I have had this case for about 11 months now....normal use no major drops....in and out of purse etc etc. The bumper does get yellow/dingy from normal handling, I have tried cleaning the removable bumper with soap and water thinking it was makeup etc buildup but no improvement and the back does scratch.
2206260
I have not yet installed it (as it's sub freezing temps currently) this I can't account for what type of contact it actually may make with the bumper, but the install instrucrions don't have it actually attaching to the bumper at all, rather it snakes between the bumper & the car panel & bolts underneath... hope this helps clear it up, but I know they have used it with stock bumpers, you can also contact rugged ridge themselves to be sure
1234015
This is stuff is great, you will want to sand the chips out . I used 220 grit sandpaper- for the application I actual sprayed the panels- It looks like factory- This paint will dry very fast - It is hard after a few days- I would not brush it If you want a perfect look- I used two double wet coats -
1903198
I used the product on my Dodge 1500 bumpers and molding. It looked better (it never looked new) for a couple of months. 6 months later, it looks like it did before the application. Save your money.
1552766
I've had mine for about a year now the only thing that you might want to do is get oem license plate lights cause.the.ones that come with it get a brownish tint and doesn't shine anymore but over all this is a good bumper
1572260
Yes, it is as good as the stock bumper. I have had no problems with it and it looks the same.