Installed the new ARB Ford Performance winch bumper, with pics

[mapco]

Ordered the bumper back in January from my dealer. With this being a Ford part, you can just have it delivered to any Ford dealer for free. This was ideal for me because being in Alaska it would have been hundreds of dollars in freight costs. Anyway, got it on Monday and it's installed. The installation was a pain. The instruction sheet ( 2019RANGEROFF-ROADBUMPER_D9S.PDF (ford.com) ) isn't really meant for the end-user I don't think. It references parts (C, N, M??) that it doesn't identify and glosses over things. It comes with nice little metal covers for the crash bars but I ended up just taking the crash bars off. There's a plastic tray that it tell you to remove, cut(?), and reinstall in the instructions but I just left it on and trimmed it in place. Finally one of the last steps has you reinstalling a Ford skid plate which I don't have. I'm assuming that will fit fine. Well I have an ARB skid and it didn't fit. I had to trim off the front top of it, probably about 1.5". Hopefully you can get an idea of this in the pics. If anyone has any questions feel free to ask.

There were also these bizarre extra instructions. The labels that were on the bumper were identical to the extras. Weird "engrish"

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[MattSucks]

Can you get a picture of the side profile please?

 

[mapco]

 

[MattSucks]

Thank you

 

[Colo_Ranger]

I had to modify mine in basically the same way.

 

[Dr3wDrop]

 

[ranger-rick-roll]

Is this bumper compatible with a winch? What about the adaptive cruise sensor?

 

[RangerPNW]

Is this bumper compatible with a winch? What about the adaptive cruise sensor?

Despite all the original marketing materials, this bumper is not compatible with parking or adaptive cruise sensors. It is winch compatible though.

 

[ranger-rick-roll]

Despite all the original marketing materials, this bumper is not compatible with parking or adaptive cruise sensors. It is winch compatible though.

Well that is a disappointment. Thanks for the information.

 

[Brett Fields]

I understand that it is not predrilled for the parking sensors or acc, however, it's my intension to drill the sensor holes and mount the acc module as pictured on the Ford website.
Can you comment on whether this is a workable idea and if not, why that would be. My 4x4 shop is apprehensive based on the published instructions, but I'm really interested in this bumper. Do you feel the mod would be undoable?

Thanks

 

[HBird]

My thoughts too when I saw that, definitely a hard pass.

 

[ebFX4]

Thanks for sharing results and details! Been waiting for this bumper since it was announced- gotta say it looks great mounted on! A little long…but that’s expected if it’s meant to fit a winch under the bumper.

like Brett, though, if you had sensors, you think you’d be capable (and willing) to drill sensor holes?

 

[Brett Fields]

So, what about their instruction that the airbags need to be recalibrate? Is that just Ford silliness?

 

[Wes.harris07]

My thoughts too when I saw that, definitely a hard pass.

Mine too. I was like ok I think that’s route I’m gonna go…… NVM

 

[Smudgpot23]

I really dig the clean look. Nice truck

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