Raunchy back bumper
 

My truck came from the factory with chrome bumpers front and rear. It had a painted white bumper when I bought it. The back bumper is bent and rusty and I wouldn’t trust it for more than a small utility trailer.
A new bumper would stand out like a sore thumb. If I found an aged chrome bumper that fir in with the rest of the truck, I’d put it on. In the meantime, I decided to clean up the bumper I have, take off the old paint, prime and paint it. I had some leftover Dupli color silver after painting the truck rally’s.
It looks kinda cheesy, not sure it’s gonna work for me. I’ll reserve judgement until I get it on. Maybe it will grow on me. At least it didn’t cost much, just some leftover paint.

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Back side

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Got the bumper mounted on truck. Doesn’t look terrible, we’ll see how it looks when the wheels are on.

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Pictures are before and after

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Nice work, it looks fine to me.

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I agree. And the silver looks much better than white. Especially since it was the only white. That's a nice looking aftermarket step bumper. Might be a Luverne, same people who supplied the GM grille guards.

I did the same think with the Bartens bumper on my '72. I made a thread like yours here. That was in '07 I believe.

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I like the looks of it. :c2:

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Sometimes we’re our own worst critics.
I think it looks good:smoke:

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You’re probably right. lol. I already like it better than the white. I’m interested to see it outside of my garage so I can see it from a distance

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It's very trim and tight to the truck compared to other step bumpers. I like it. Stylish

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Looks super to me! Like the slim look to that bumper.

Finally found a good condition old style bumper for my stepside project. Trying to make something like the one in the photo, but without the chrome.

It will leave the fenders/lights a bit exposed but I like it over just the old roll pan, no bumper at all look.