The Blitz bumper doesn't interfere with the OEM front skid or with my Budbuilt skid.
Victory blitz bumper for GX460? Has anyone tried?
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Awesome, thank you so much!
OK, question with brackets is resolved.
Will still be appreciated for the photo as my aftermaket skid protrudes a bit to the front and to the side.
I noticed blitz bumper has cutout but wondering how wide it is...
10k mile review of the Victory Blitz front bumper - some issues to be aware of.
Overall, I'm still happy with this bumper. It's opended me up more technical trails and given me more confidence, with the extra increase departure angle and protection when bottoming out.
The one concern I had, and I don't see mentioned in other posts, was how the plastic bumper cut to Blitz bumper interface left no room for flex between the frame (which the bumper is attached to) and the body, which is what the plastic OEM bumper is attached to. Expect there to be some rubbing between these 2 surfaces, if you have installed the bumper flush to the cut plastic bumper, especially after going offroad. See photos below from my bumper showing the paint scraped off the mated surfaces. I was concerned that there may be exough flex from offroading to push the plastic bumper up and affect the headlights or pop the plastic bumper off completely. Thankfully that wasn't the case and I only have experienced a small bulge on the driver's side. This was after wheeling some pretty technical trails in Moab and in Colorado, so I feel pretty goood that this is the worst I'll experience. Since the bumper is Aluminium, I'm not too concerned about the scraped paint at this stage. I was considering trimming the plastic bumper so that there is a gap between the 2 surfaces to allow for the flex, however I don't know how this would look, probably not that great, and whether the plastic bumper would need to be secured somehow to prevent it 'flapping around' while driving at speed. Since I'm not too concerned by the scraped paint or bulge, I'll leave as is for now.
Passenger side (plastic bumper pushed back to show scraped paint)
Drivers side
Bulge on driver's side
Overall, I'm still happy with this bumper. It's opended me up more technical trails and given me more confidence, with the extra increase departure angle and protection when bottoming out.
The one concern I had, and I don't see mentioned in other posts, was how the plastic bumper cut to Blitz bumper interface left no room for flex between the frame (which the bumper is attached to) and the body, which is what the plastic OEM bumper is attached to. Expect there to be some rubbing between these 2 surfaces, if you have installed the bumper flush to the cut plastic bumper, especially after going offroad. See photos below from my bumper showing the paint scraped off the mated surfaces. I was concerned that there may be exough flex from offroading to push the plastic bumper up and affect the headlights or pop the plastic bumper off completely. Thankfully that wasn't the case and I only have experienced a small bulge on the driver's side. This was after wheeling some pretty technical trails in Moab and in Colorado, so I feel pretty goood that this is the worst I'll experience. Since the bumper is Aluminium, I'm not too concerned about the scraped paint at this stage. I was considering trimming the plastic bumper so that there is a gap between the 2 surfaces to allow for the flex, however I don't know how this would look, probably not that great, and whether the plastic bumper would need to be secured somehow to prevent it 'flapping around' while driving at speed. Since I'm not too concerned by the scraped paint or bulge, I'll leave as is for now.
Passenger side (plastic bumper pushed back to show scraped paint)
Drivers side
Bulge on driver's side
Trim some more plastic off and use edge trim if you don't like seeing the gap. The body and frame (and bumpers/sliders) move separately from each other.
