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The stock bumper is around 42#. It's difficult to tell but it's 100% on the scale here

Ok well pretty much closing this out. The project is finished and here's some overall shots. Overall front view. Perhaps if you zoom you can see the reveal at bottom of right headlamp is not great. Left is better but not perfect. I'm personally confident I did all I could in this regard...

There's not a provision for a plate, which I'd say is fine as winch bumpers should be about strength, additional protection and mounting a winch. I don't think it's inappropriate to leave plate mounting to the customer. The owner here said he's extremely unlikely to add additional lighting...

A little more tech (term used loosely) for those who may install this themselves. The two central sensors need their harness to basically run behind the fairlead. This isn't really the fault of @Expedition One and their spacing on these two holes is only about 1/2" wider than OEM: Anyway, I...

Here's a vid of guys installing the same. I can't say I found it overly helpful, but I didn't mind it. These guys are goofy but I appreciate their keep-it-positive attitude. Note when they get to the point of attempting to set body lines, they seem to struggle. They also have multiple jacks...

Also note that in order to install this bumper you must cut the OEM fender "flare." This is not a criticism as it is no secret and clearly laid out in the instructions. In fact, I think it's a brilliant use of Ford's body lines. The cut is placed such that the remaining piece looks finished...

IME 98% of aftermarket stuff is this way. The instructions are "broad strokes" and they leave it to you to figure out the details -- which can suck up HOURS or more. The thing is with digital cameras and websites today there's no excuse for not producing a quality, comprehensive manual...

Back to the winch -- which, again, is the Seal Slim and not the model reco'd by E1 -- the mounting of the solenoid pack is problematic as the back of the pack interferes with the grille if you try to anchor it to the winch motor with the provided giant hose clamps. I have no idea if the "non...

Regarding the sensor holes, this is what E1 provides with a minor diameter (ie not including any reliefs) of ~1.100" -- I think I misspoke earlier saying 1.020" This is the actual OEM bumper with a diameter of ~1.218". Note the clocking of the reliefs. If you have a small child in the house...

This rigid plastic here is what I'd call the fascia support. E1 kinda alludes to the fact that it needs to go, but they only tell you to remove about four of the seven (or eight?) fasteners that actually retain it. Anyway, just know that it has to go and the two small outer pieces that reside...

Yeah I'll do that later because I want to show fitment. The gaps at the headlights are not good. The bumper needs to still come UP and ideally go BACK a touch, but the adjustment simply wasn't there. I'm confident I did all I could as I was jacking the bumper up in FOUR places and pulling it...

The following is not bashing E1 but merely info for those who are considering this bumper with a winch. On their website E1 appears to reco the ComeUp "Seal Gen 2." My customer purchased the "Seal Slim Gen 2." I'm not sure why, but from a cursory web search it appears the Slim is ~$500...

Also, still regarding the sensors, E1 places their side holes quite a bit further out. This ultimately makes the harness too short. However the factory chooses to have the plug come from the outside, so the wires come from a central harness, loop under each sensor and plug in from the outboard...

Third, I don't know why the sensor holes are sized and shaped as they are? @Expedition One , any thoughts? This vehicle doesn't have ACC but it does have the side sensors for...well...what are they called? I'd call it BSM (blind spot monitoring), but maybe it's just collision avoidance...

Now, the marker lamps. This is a big one. The instructions tell you early on to install them in the new bumper. DON'T. Do install their silver bracket (which is really slick) but don't clip the light into place. It'll just get broken off during fitting. Now, after you've spent hours trying...

First, a small complaint: the instructions very explicitly say to use 1" long bolts at the bumper/bracket interface. The hardware is included but you never catch the nyloc with the 1" bolt. They provide 1.25" long bolts for use elsewhere but ALL the 1/2-13 bolts should have been 1.25" There...

I just installed their front bumper on a '19 and would like to share some thoughts. First, while this will contain many (relatively small) criticisms, I'd like to say I believe the overall product and concept is awesome. I think the biggest thing E1 has going for them is bringing the bumper...