Notice how nicely the centerpiece follows the grille and how the wings follow along the lights. There is still a lot of work left to do before this project is finished. With both outer wings tacked into place, you’ll finally get a good look at what the finished product is going to look like on the truck. MOVE’s engineers put in a lot of effort to make sure these precut and pre-bent pieces would all fit the truck perfectly. Once the centerpiece was tacked into place and measurements were taken to be sure it was even and perfectly centered on the truck, the outer wings could be tacked into place. While a square and level can help dial in the location of this center piece, a good set of eyes to make sure the lines all follow along the grille and brackets like it should is key.
The help of a few friends will make this a little easier, but the floor jack and ratchet strap also proved useful. Subscribe Our Weekly Newsletter With the supplied upper-and-lower bumper brackets bolted loosely into place, the main center section of the bumper can be lifted into place and centered.
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The DIY kits are substantially cheaper than completed bumpers on the market, and an owner can take a sense of pride in knowing he’s built something with his own two hands, not to mention their three main designs (Standard, Pre-Runner, Full Grille) look incredible on the front of any truck. By supplying the customer with laser cut steel pieces that have been precisely formed and bent to fit each specific application, anyone with a welder and some fabrication skills can put one of these bumpers together. The design and engineer team at MOVE have developed a complete line of DIY style bumper kits to fit just about every make and model in the light-duty market. This is where MOVE Bumpers came into the picture. With the grille shell, bumper, and fog lights the factory tow hooks will also get unbolted as the new bumper brackets will bolt in their place. It’s always smart to disconnect the batteries when working on a truck, especially when you plan to be grounding the vehicle to do some welding. Obviously the first part of this project will be getting the stock bumper removed. With mounting locations for two sets of square lights and a 20-inch light bar, the 2001-2002 Chevrolet HD will soon be mounted on should be able to turn the day into night while looking great and offering great front-end protection.
That Standard Bumper kit from MOVE offers a sleek but bold design for a heavy-duty front bumper. A big drawback to some of these bumpers, however, is the labor-intensive fabrication and high-freight charges that leave them with a hefty price tag. The aftermarket steel bumper really exploded over the course of the last few years, and there are now dozens of companies out there that offer bumpers with stronger impact resistance and mounting locations for extra lighting and winches. Looking to cater to the DIY crowd and save them a little on expenses, the folks at MOVE Bumpers of Lewiston, Montana, saw an opportunity to take a different approach to offering an already hot item.
Regardless, a lot of truck owners out there love being able to save themselves a little coin on aftermarket parts because they can do the labor themselves-or, simply because they are willing to put in the effort and learn as they go. Diesel truck enthusiasts are a very unique breed of people, maybe it comes from their upbringing, growing up around cars and trucks with their dads or just because that’s the kind of friends they ran around with in high school.
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