Weather Tec BumpStep Hitch Reviews?

Does anyone recommend the weathertec bumpstep hitch (https://www.weathertech.com/bumpstep-original/)? Any other recommendations for protecting rear bumper while not inflicting additional injury to passengers in event of collision?

 

That cute little thing won’t do anything in a collision. The underlying structural part of the bumper is there for that.

 

I just had a young girl back into me in a parking lot. She hit my Victory 4x4 rear bumper. I really wanted aluminum when I bought this but I settled for steel. I happened to be sitting in the 4 Runner when it happened, otherwise I probably wouldn’t even have known about it. She destroyed the back plastic bumper on her Mazda 3. I felt sorry for her. There was only a little stripe of white paint on mine. She said she’d take care of it, so that was that. I told her not to worry about the paint, I’d remove it myself.

 

I imagine it wouldn't do much for a collision in a freeway due to stop-n-go traffic, or something similar. I don't think the math on a $1k steel rear bumper makes sense given my current use of the truck. Plus it doesn't really make the car look cool like a front C4 bumper does haha.

But how about protecting the rear bumper from light touches, <<15mph? I have a ball mount that I leave on bc I do tow a dirt bike often, but I know that's actually quite unsafe.

 

Welcome from Canada, dgarcia5!

 

Even a light touch on a hitch can bend the actual frame of the truck. Happened to me. Rear ended by someone going about 10-15mph and direct hit to hitch. Bent the frame. I’d rather she hit the bumper instead.

 

Right but Im not going to remove the hitch. At most I'll stop driving around w with the mount and ball on.