DV8 Front Bumper dropping soon!

[tbounds02]

Had mine installed this week. View attachment 26751

How did you run wiring ? Is there a winch

 

[papsford]

Yes, warn winch. Winch wiring was run along the frame rails from the rear battery compartment.

 

[tbounds02]

Did you have any issues, with sensors or warning light?
Did you copy dissent off roads way of wiring

 

[papsford]

No issues so far. The bumper only replaced the lower plastic section, so all the sensors remain as stock, not affected. We added a stock looking switch to the light panel for the LED.

I’ll have to check exactly how the shop wired it up.

 

[t3lcfe]

Mission completed DIY destructed and constructed/installed the front bumper + integrated/hidden winch + light bar. It just looks OEM. I am happy with its “perfection”

You may notice on attached photos that I “deleted” (saw off) the dv8 logo at the light bar. I am the design guy who focus on the design details and functions so that logo bothers me

After installed the bumper+winch as shown in my previous post, I am looking for the add-on bull bar which will provide additional front protection and also provide the place for additional lights
I decided to sketch my design idea (section)
and emailed to DV8 team. Hope that they can make something like that for LC250
That should be simple but nice and effective function.

 

[BuckeyeCruiser]

This is probably the best looking solution I’ve seen and I think the price is fair. I’m very close to pulling the trigger, but have some concerns about the significant added weight of the bumper plus a winch. In addition to some over landing and offloading I spend most of my time commuting on highways and wonder how this would affect front end performance, airflow, and even they already poor mileage?

How much weight will
It add?

 

[cobweb]

How much weight will
It add?

I'm not sure about exact weight, but with 12,000 lb. winch and light bar, it dropped the front end 1/2 inch at the tires.