front impact bar

[jman1975]

mine has a weld on the top that has rusted and the paint peeled away... (why is there a weld in the first place? how were those things fabricated?) anyways, I'm aiming to powdercoat so is it removable by itself without taking off the front bumper cover as well? from what I read it sounds like 6 bolts plus the tow hooks, that sound right? thanks for any info you guys have

 

[RamRod]

it's only 6 bolts including the D rings

 

[jman1975]

it's only 6 bolts including the D rings

thanks Ram, thought there was some bolts on the sides but I must have been mistaken

 

[jman1975]

So I got the impact bar piece off the truck, nasty bit of rust on the right side, hopefully powdercoating will do the job and protect it going forward

 

[RamRod]

Oh is that what your calling the front impact bar??
I'd just call that part of the bumper lol
Well depends on where you drive how long powder coat will last... Where I live we have to put salt and gravel on our road in the winter time.. It kicks the $h!t out of powder coat


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[jman1975]

Couldn't find the name of it, saw ppl on other forums refer to it as the front impact bar, including GM (http://store.gmpartshouse.com/parts...iteid=214638&vehicleid=203438&diagram=GS06010). Guess if you want to get technical its probably the impact bar fascia. Lots of salt here too, powdercoating stands up better than chrome does as I had my OEM chrome wheels go to hell. Powdercoated them and so far so good.