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Westin Sportsman X on a PW

Butch

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Has anyone installed a sportsman X grille guard on their Wagon?
 

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I don't think they make one for the new gen 2500 and personally I don't think they are great quality.

If you want to see what a grill guard looks like on a 4.5 Gen PW here is my Expedition One bumper with a grill guard.

The construction of this bumper is awesome.

Good luck Deer
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I looked into them as they are pretty close. They said 4 months to build one.
 

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Yes it does take a while to get these bumpers but they are built really well.

Yes it adds some great protection for the front end.

The stock bumper is a piece of tin foil.

Bent both the front and rear offroading on minor obstacles.

Here is the rear bumper.
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Yes it does take a while to get these bumpers but they are built really well.

Yes it adds some great protection for the front end.

The stock bumper is a piece of tin foil.

Bent both the front and rear offroading on minor obstacles.

Here is the rear bumper.
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That's not the rigd tire holder is it
 

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Yes it does take a while to get these bumpers but they are built really well.

Yes it adds some great protection for the front end.

The stock bumper is a piece of tin foil.

Bent both the front and rear offroading on minor obstacles.

Here is the rear bumper.
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I was thinking about puncture protection for the grill/radiator and lights...Take into account that I haven't been offroad in 30 years and that was in a bone stock Toyota!! Fun no doubt, but I am definitely not anyone that should be questioning you.
 

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I was thinking about puncture protection for the grill/radiator and lights...Take into account that I haven't been offroad in 30 years and that was in a bone stock Toyota!! Fun no doubt, but I am definitely not anyone that should be questioning you.
Questioning is a good way to work through things

I generally have never been that impressed with Westin products for protection.

The positive is they make something easy to install but with that cut corners on strength. I have seen more bent Westin products on trucks from folks rubbing trees or hitting deer.

My personal preference is something more bullet proof.

The factory Power Wagon bumpers in my opinion are like tin foil and needed to be upgraded. Approach angle is also bad which leads to them getting damaged more easily.

Some of the other non off-road models of the ram are even worse with the air damn so low. If you are going to go off-road at all even hunting you will take off a valance or bend the bumper at some point.

I upgraded after bending both my front and rear bumper.

The good news is there is a lot of good options for the newer trucks out there. The one I got was more because of the rear bumper since I wanted to carry the larger tire on the back instead of the bed.

You can get the rear bumper without the swing arms if you don't have oversized tires or can fit your spare under your truck.

For the front there are a variety of styles to choose from.

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Questioning is a good way to work through things

I generally have never been that impressed with Westin products for protection.

The positive is they make something easy to install but with that cut corners on strength. I have seen more bent Westin products on trucks from folks rubbing trees or hitting deer.

My personal preference is something more bullet proof.

The factory Power Wagon bumpers in my opinion are like tin foil and needed to be upgraded. Approach angle is also bad which leads to them getting damaged more easily.

Some of the other non off-road models of the ram are even worse with the air damn so low. If you are going to go off-road at all even hunting you will take off a valance or bend the bumper at some point.

I upgraded after bending both my front and rear bumper.

The good news is there is a lot of good options for the newer trucks out there. The one I got was more because of the rear bumper since I wanted to carry the larger tire on the back instead of the bed.

You can get the rear bumper without the swing arms if you don't have oversized tires or can fit your spare under your truck.

For the front there are a variety of styles to choose from.

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How was the camera relocation?

Did you install everything yourself?
 

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The camera relocation was a bitch because of unbundling the cable. Well it wasnt that bad. But at the end I would have rather purchased another cable and just unplugged the old.

I did all the install myself with the help of my friend Mac.



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That looks great, but does it actually offer much protection??

Yes it does take a while to get these bumpers but they are built really well.

Yes it adds some great protection for the front end.

The stock bumper is a piece of tin foil.

Bent both the front and rear offroading on minor obstacles.

Here is the rear bumper.
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6873541b50ed49eefa4012f7aba7e96c.jpg


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RIP payload.
How much you got left in the PW?
 

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The camera relocation was a bitch because of unbundling the cable. Well it wasnt that bad. But at the end I would have rather purchased another cable and just unplugged the old.

I did all the install myself with the help of my friend Mac.



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What is the brand of the rear bumper? Where did you relocate the backup camera?
 

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I don't think they make one for the new gen 2500 and personally I don't think they are great quality.

If you want to see what a grill guard looks like on a 4.5 Gen PW here is my Expedition One bumper with a grill guard.

The construction of this bumper is awesome.

Good luck Deer
e0422ec2f9be9f1b60f600c83362988b.jpg
623e71945da6d101704ea76f4650b122.jpg
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I really like how that bumper does NOT stick out so far from the front of the truck like so many do reducing the approach angle.
 

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