Yeah one thing I noticed that makes judging it hard, is the companies don't really provide a side view shot. Almost all it is straight on or a slight angle. Hard to judge the actual size until you see it in person.
I feel ya, I was a little surprised it stuck out that far initially, but I was going to have a bull bar anyway which would be about the same distance. In doing extensive research a lot of the aftermarket bumpers stick out a bit. Also I contacted the company just to make sure I had installed it...
You can do an aftermarket setup very easily. If you use the maestro harness you retain all factory options. I did not use maestro as it was not fully out yet, but many have done it now and you keep all factory options, including backup camera, steering wheel controls, sync, factory bluetooth...
I have tried 4 sets of aftermarket... 2 from thailand and 2 from australia, none of them work, our taillight has a slighlty different shape, mounting point, and the plug is totally different.
some people have made the swap but the bulbs chosen were very expensive, I'm glad you were able to try out more of a midgrade bulb. they look fantastic.
fantastic write up, I have had these sitting in my house in the box since launch, and for whatever reason have not installed them yet. I need to just bite the bullet and get them in. they really do look fantastic, and have great light output. Please link to the bulbs, and did you use them for...
I am also in Florida and would like one as well. Someone on here did add one and it came out really nice. Only 2 companies make all the sunroofs for every manufacturer so if you buy aftermarket it is the same as it would be from factory. I know people say they leak, but I have had 4 sunroofs...
The hole in the middle is for a 20 inch light bar, but I thought about using the 589 fabworks hidden mount and have a winch mounted behind the bumper. There is plenty of room behind it.
Made a pretty big change today..I know it might not be everyone's taste but I really like it. Got rid of the chrome for a Black Horse Offroad Armour bumper. Rear bumper going on soon.....stay tuned.