@Crazyjeeper and I had a fun evening. Fortunately it coincided with a cold front rolling in, so we didn't melt to death.
Out with the old.
5 hours later, in with the new
You know you trust your friends when you let them take a death wheel to your vehicle's fenders. I'll let
@Crazyjeeper post the chopped off bits ?
Very pleased with how it looks and happy with how smoothly the install went. Yes, my plate is secured by zip ties ?
Unfortunately, we found out that the freshly restored by
@Crazyjeeper ™️ Warn XD9000i is too big to fit in the bumper by a couple inches. So I'll have to find an XD9000 (only difference is a non-integrated control pak). That's a $900 item that I don't need right now, so that can wait for a bit.
I still need to finish up the details (stone guard/washer bottle protectors, have the suspension adjusted) and clean up some edges. Down the line/when I have money, I need to figure out fog lights and offroad lights too. Probably going to snap up some Hella roundies.
More to come later this month ?