5th gens with vinyl on front bumper

anyone have any photos of 5th gens with vinyl on the front "bumper"?

 

Not Silver but here’s mine.

 

Awesome. Thanks.

Actually, any color is fine. I just wanna see more bumpers with vinyl.

 

I just used spray paint to paint the rear bumper valance black to match. Came out pretty good.

 

Nice. That's exactly what I've been thinking about doing.

 

Not silver, but freshly done matte black vinyl.

 

Close up, does it look pretty good over the top of the fenders? I've been wondering how that transition works, as it's a single body panel with molded fenders.

 

Very nice, I need to find a shop by me that will do that! 1st day I bought the runner I scratched the silver one and it bugs me!

 

Are you all installing the vinyl yourselves?

 

It looks like it came from the factory that way. They did an excellent job on it.

 

Agreed. That's a very nice job there.

 

*Be careful with that grill...
It may swallow birds, smart cars & even young children.*
That looks intimidating as hell & I like it!

 

Rattle can bed liner

 

nice, except for that Ole Miss plate frame. Just kidding (USM alum here)...I like the blacked-out look.

 

Great thread. Keep em coming guys! Thanks!

Front and rear if ya got em.

 

So which one lasts longer? Vinyl wrap or plasti dip spray on thanx

 

Vinyl.

 

Bed liner might be in the running for the longest lasting as well

 

I am in the process of bedlining mine, took it off at lunch and sanded it, just put the second coat on. How is yours holding up?

 

paint same time with garnish, match perfectly.

 

Don’t get too attached to the looks of your front plastic bumper. Over the years and highway miles you’re gonna get lots of bugs and rock dings. Even the vinyl will suffer. I’ve been touching up mine with color matched paint. But it’s a never ending task. I’m about ready to spray on flat black paint or bedliner.

 

here is mine with vinyl wrap 2 years in.

 

Plasti-dip here. So far 8 months and it's holding up well. Driving down an Arizona highway is a little like parking in front of a sandblaster. The rear valance has also held up well to my German Shepherd jumping in and out.

 

Did you remove the bumper or just tape it off when you did the Plasti-dip? I have 2 cans left from when I did my rims and was thinking of doing the front with the extra.

 

I cleaned the valances with some de-greaser first, and then taped it off. You don't have to be super precise with the tape, because if you use enough coats, the spray will pretty easily peel off the paint on the bumper. I would make sure you do at least 5-6 light coats, and maybe top off with their glossifier.

 

Spray on Rustoleum bedliner, removed, sanded, washed, dried, three coats. Pretty dry already but I’m going to let it dry overnight before I reinstall.

 

That looks great. And it makes a nice table decoration!
Any tips on how you removed the valance?

 

Credit to @ThePleb

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