Cutting into rear bumper! Is it tough?

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andreb

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Before I drill the first hole just curious if anyone and drilled, cut or otherwise created holes in the bumpers. The chromed bumpers on my old '95 Ranger were tough/hard. I'm installing some Rigid flush-mount LED floods and connecting them to the back up lights with a Starkey harness. My plan was to drill and use a cut-off wheel but I have a jigsaw, sawz-all and plasma cutter also. Considering starting with a hole saw and then squaring it out. Any input is appreciated.
 
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Before I drill the first hole just curios if anyone and drilled, cut or otherwise created holes in the bumpers. The chromed bumpers on my old '95 Ranger were tough/hard. I'm installing some Rigid flush-mount LED floods and connecting them to the back up lights with a Starkey harness. My plan was to drill and use a cut-off wheel but I have a jigsaw, sawz-all and plasma cutter also. Considering starting with a hole saw and then squaring it out. Any input is appreciated.


Pretty easy to do.......Bumper is pretty thin....I used a metal cutting blade on a 4" hand grinder.
 

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I have the same rigids, they come with a paper cut out to help you. Don't use a hole saw, drill in all four corners and use a cut off wheel or similar. As mentioned, TAKE YOUR TIME!
 

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an air/body saw is the best thing to use. i use blades with 24 teeth per inch. think of it as a sawzall but smaller and much easier to control.
 
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