badmonkey
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I've had the Raptor for a week now and I've done a few small mods. I just finished installing the SDHQ Trophy Truck rear bumper and I absolutely love it! I purchased it from a wrecked Raptor from the northeast and it needed a little bit of work before putting it on. The rear had hit something that left a large whitish blemish across the entire left side of the bumper. 
I sprayed about 5 coats of plasti dip on the rear plastic and they turned out great!
The bumper did not have provisions for the rear parking sensors, so I had to drill out the holes for them. Each sensor has a unique set of notches and placement.
After some handy work with a uni-bit and a Dremel, I got them installed.
The hardest part was that the sensors only install one way into the holders. I had to drill through the inside bumper bracket, in order to feed the connector through. Unfortunately, my iPhone camera was acting up and I didn't get any pics of this. I'll try to get some tomorrow, from behind. After getting the sensors installed, I attached the Visionx LEDs to the reverse wire from the trailer harness and finished bolting up the bumper. Hanging the bumper is a pain in the ass to do by yourself, but it can be done.
Overall, I'm extremely happy with the looks and it is very well made and heavy duty. The stock bumper is mostly plastic with metal on the outside edges, offering little protection from small bumps. The SDHQ is heavy duty tubular steel and weighs, I'm guessing, about 60 lbs. I ran out of time today, but I plan on wiring in a switch near the rear to turn on the lights if needed, without the key or being in reverse. The lights are very bright and work wonderfully. They are diffused, so it doesn't washout the camera and brightens up the sides, too.
I sprayed about 5 coats of plasti dip on the rear plastic and they turned out great!
The bumper did not have provisions for the rear parking sensors, so I had to drill out the holes for them. Each sensor has a unique set of notches and placement.
After some handy work with a uni-bit and a Dremel, I got them installed.
The hardest part was that the sensors only install one way into the holders. I had to drill through the inside bumper bracket, in order to feed the connector through. Unfortunately, my iPhone camera was acting up and I didn't get any pics of this. I'll try to get some tomorrow, from behind. After getting the sensors installed, I attached the Visionx LEDs to the reverse wire from the trailer harness and finished bolting up the bumper. Hanging the bumper is a pain in the ass to do by yourself, but it can be done.
Overall, I'm extremely happy with the looks and it is very well made and heavy duty. The stock bumper is mostly plastic with metal on the outside edges, offering little protection from small bumps. The SDHQ is heavy duty tubular steel and weighs, I'm guessing, about 60 lbs. I ran out of time today, but I plan on wiring in a switch near the rear to turn on the lights if needed, without the key or being in reverse. The lights are very bright and work wonderfully. They are diffused, so it doesn't washout the camera and brightens up the sides, too.
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