Cutting into rear bumper! Is it tough?

[andreb]

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.

 

[Sano Dano]

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.

 

[TheJoker]

Take your time, use painter's tape or something to protect the finish... you will slip, GL.

 

[CoronaRaptor]

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!

 

[AZEngineer]

Not bad, I did it the 4th day. I drilled a hole in each corner and use a cut off wheel in an air grinder. I used 3 layers of tape to protect the rest of the bumper. Wife and neighbor thought I was nuts cutting a 4 day old truck.

 

[The Car Stereo Company]

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.

 

[Jimbo]

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.

That's only because you have small hands

 

[The Car Stereo Company]

here, took a pic

 

[The Car Stereo Company]

That's only because you have small hands

well yeah, it make my **** look big

 

[Jimbo]

well yeah, it make my **** look big

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