Air Dam Delete? Mod your old air dam to fill the gap

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I don’t really mind the gap After the air dam removal. But you handy work looks great. I might have to get a saws all out and duplicate your work.:like:
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I clicked on this out of curiosity (I've got an FX4 and aftermarket bumper). I'm impressed with how nice that cut up airdam cleaned up the front. Very nice job!
 
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I clicked on this out of curiosity (I've got an FX4 and aftermarket bumper). I'm impressed with how nice that cut up airdam cleaned up the front. Very nice job!
Thanks John - I'm really pleased with the final look of this mod - even if you only see it while you're under the truck. ?
 

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@DukeCanBuildit You sir are awesome! Your air dam mod just convinced me to get the cheaper skid plate for my FX2 conversion instead of the FX4 plate saving me about $200!

Thank you!
 
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Done!! Thanks for the idea!

Some differences in my approach: I left the bumper cover on and never removed the dam except for the outter 6 bolts. Used painters tape to trace my lines and cut with a soldering iron with a hot knife attachment. Much better looking than than stock!

Oh and I added door edge trim to the upper lip of the skid plate
 

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Makes me think "should've came like that" very nice. I have a fx4 but not a big fan of the color, I wish the plate was black.
I think a member on this forum has painted their fx4 skidplate black or gunmetal and it looked great.
 
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Done!! Thanks for the idea!

Some differences in my approach: I left the bumper cover on and never removed the dam except for the outter 6 bolts. Used painters tape to trace my lines and cut with a soldering iron with a hot knife attachment. Much better looking than than stock!

Oh and I added door edge trim to the upper lip of the skid plate
That looks great! It's such an easy solution and it can be done in short order. I like your technique - soldering iron with a hot knife attachment indeed! ?

It's funny how you look at it when you're done and it just makes so much sense. The door trim is a nice touch.
 

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This looks really nice @DukeCanBuildit . Are you still happy with this mod? I am tempted to try it sometime.

Added, How about you @armoredpig are you happy with your mod of this as well?
 
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This looks really nice @DukeCanBuildit . Are you still happy with this mod? I am tempted to try it sometime.

Added, How about you @armoredpig are you happy with your mod of this as well?
Thanks Rick. Yes, I’m very happy with it and still take the time to point it out to others. I recently removed it to swap my tow hooks out for shackles and it was great to see that the top side of the modified air dam and the skid plate were both spotless. So, it’s doing the job I was hoping it would do.
 

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Thanks Rick. Yes, I’m very happy with it and still take the time to point it out to others. I recently removed it to swap my tow hooks out for shackles and it was great to see that the top side of the modified air dam and the skid plate were both spotless. So, it’s doing the job I was hoping it would do.
Hi Rick, I was super happy with my air dam mod! But a week later, I swapped to an aftermarket bumper and did away with the stock setup altogether.

If I didn't find a smoking deal on a bumper, I'd still be happily sporting the modded airdam.
 

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Just did this mod today, took about 45 minutes. Well worth it! Thanks for the write up
 
 



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