DC Brush guard/tow hooks

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Any one out their install the DC brush guard on their rig?? Any tips ?? I ordered the brush guard and a set of tow hooks for my truck and will be putting them on this weekend. Any and all tips are welcome.
Thanks in advance

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99 2500 4x4 Sport, 4:10 limited slip, Intense Blue,285/75-16 BFG A/T, mounted on 8x16 Baja wheels, Warn Thinline fender flares, Black nerf bars, Black Tool box, Tow /camper packages, 3 inch straight piped exhaust.

 

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When you mount the brackets for the hooks or mount, do not loosen all the bolts on the bumper mounts at once or the bumber allignment will get all screwed up.

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2001 2500 ETH/DEE Blk/Agate 4x4 QC LWB SLT+ 3. 54 LSD, Every option except Snow Plow and Cab Lights. 12000 lb Warn Winch and all the right gear.

 

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ATW
Also you will need an 18 mm deep socket for the hooks. Added on a 90 min. ride for me to hit the local sears store for a Craftsman set. Good luck with the guard and hooks.
BigUgly

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Y2K 2500, 4X4, Auto, Quad Cab, SWB, 4. 10, Black. VA Box, Line-X, PE Roll top bed cover, Stainless add-ons.

 

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Which brush guard did you buy? In an issue of TDR, John Holmes, said he bought the DC aluminum guard. I wanted to ask someone at May Madness to take a pic of it for me but never got around to it. Dee Zee has a real neat looking guard but the headlight wings are just too bulky for my taste. Wish you could take a pic of it and post it here.

 

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Thanks for the info.
I will be working on this project tomorrow afternoon.
Thanks again.
I will post a picture later this week end.
Chris


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99 2500 4x4 Sport, 4:10 limited slip, Intense Blue,285/75-16 BFG A/T, mounted on 8x16 Baja wheels, Warn Thinline fender flares, Black nerf bars, Black Tool box, Tow /camper packages, 3 inch straight piped exhaust.

 

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Great pictures & tech here for the Tow hooks, from Fritz`s web page:
http://www.ecpe.vt.edu/~dfritz/Ram/4x4/tow_hook/tow_hooks.htm
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Bill R
94 2500 SLT,4X4,5 Speed,3. 54 LSD... . Still looks brand new... .

[This message has been edited by HEMI®Dart (edited 05-26-2000). ]

 

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Does anybody know of any hooks that will work with the sport package that don`t require cutting the plastic bumper???

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John W. - Indiana - Black 99 4x4 QC Sport LB 24V AT 4. 10 Gears Loaded Including Leather and cab lights,285 BFG A/Ts , 16x8 American Racing Baja Wheels,Bed cover, Bushwacker flares, Ventvisors, Rancho RS5000 Steering Stabilizer, 12,000lb Winch mounted where the spare tire used to be, Walker #21468 straight thru muffler... and my Halo light still works!! Bomb My truck?? No way!!(Wink Wink) More to come ...

 

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AGAINST THE WIND:

If you have the plastic wrapped bumper that you had to cut/trim to get the tow hooks mounted, try something like this to clean it up: I used 3/16" black sprinkler tubing split down it's length and slid it over the cut section of the plastic bumper.

It looks really cool and hides the minor imperfections of my cutting.

Hal

 

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I have a DC brush guard on my truck. If you want to see it click the link in my signature. I can offer no advice on how to mount it because I had the dealer install it prior to delievery. I would like to mount the tow hooks if somone can explain where they mount to. I really don't want to cut my bumper all up.
By the way - anyone ever done a front hitch reciever??

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2001 2500 SLT+ QC LWB 4x4 Auto 3. 54 rear end Forrest Green Sport with all options avail
DC Nerf Bars, DC Grill Gard, DC mud flaps, Line-X bed liner and Leer 160XL Topper
Dreaming of BOMBing... ... injectors soon... . more to follow
See My Truck
2000 Skidoo Summit 700

 

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JR2,

Cutting the bumper was by far the easiest part of my install job. I used a Black/Decker battery powered saw with a fine tooth metal cutting blade in it. I put masking tape all around the outside/finished side of the bumper where I would be cutting. Since the inside of the bumper has a very clearly defined line/ridge on where to cut, it was a simple matter to follow the line and make a smooth cut. I even had the saw on the outside, watching the blade cut from inside/underneath (safety glasses!!!. Then as noted in my above posting, I split some sprinkler tubing and slipped that over the cut portions of the bumper. Looks extremely professional.

If/when you do this, before loosening/removing all three bolts on each side of the bumper, look at the towhook hardware and where it will bolt on. The instructions says to remove all three bolts, one side at a time, but I am pretty sure that after having to readjust the bumper, I did not have to remove/loosen the bolt closest to the bumper.

Hope some of this helps.

Hal

 

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JR2,

I suppose I should have said that I did not remove the bumper to make my cut.

It really was very easy to follow the line.

Hal

 

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Hey Chris (Against the wind),

Did you ever get those pics? dyin' to see 'em.

Mick



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2001 2500 ETH/DEE, QuadCab, 4X4, SB, LSD, 3. 54, SLT+, Sport, Intense Blue PC/Agate, Tow Package, Camper Package, 'DC' Bed Cover, Sliding rear window. Ordered 5/01/00... Cancelled 5/30/00... re-ordered 6/02/00
Gauges (EGT/Boost) and A-Pillar mount Here, 4" Exhaust on order.

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JR2 - neat picture. I'm going to order my guard tomorrow. I stopped by a Dodge dealership in Newport Oregon this weekend and saw a truck with the aluminum - aluminum guard installed. Have to say that, IMHO, the DC Mopar guard is the best I have seen.

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99' Stock Quad 4x4 A/T LB 3. 54 30K Miles.
Did have both 18-11-99 & 18-08-99 TSB's performed.
Pull a 7000# Terry 26H TT over, around and thru the Cascades.

Founder/President of the: KISS MY DIESEL CLUB. Club Motto: "There's a sucker born every minute. "

 

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Does the DC grill guard have tabs on it for mounting aux. lights? If so, is there only one set of tabs or two?

I would like to mount two sets of lights on it, one set driving lights and the other set fog lights.

Thanks, Sparky

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1999 2500 SLT, QC, LB, 4x4, White, 4. 10 gears/Limited slip, Trailer Package, Most Accessaries, Auto transmission, Westin SS Nerf Bars, Painless Wiring, Silencer Ring Missing and more coming (I Hope)!!!

Soon adding Mag-Hytec Diff. Cover and Gauges... ...

Pull a 26', Tahoe TT (6000 lbs. ) and hardly know it's back there!

 

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My wife and I have the pictures on disk BUT neither of us know how to put the BLASTED things on the air.
I like the "new" look.
I like the way the hooks mount up, they have a pretty stout mounting plate. I cut through the plastic moulding with a dremel and then cleaned it up with a sanding disk on a 4 inch grinder. If you do it this way just be careful you don't heat it up while sanding.
The brush guard went on with the only problem is when mounting the upper bolt through the bumper and getting it started correctly into the nut inside the guard.

Sorry about the delay on the pictures, I hope to have them posted some time in the near future.
Thanks for all the info.
Chris

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99 2500 4x4 Sport, 4:10 limited slip, Intense Blue,285/75-16 BFG A/T, mounted on 8x16 Baja wheels, Warn Thinline fender flares, Black nerf bars, Black Tool box, Tow /camper packages, 3 inch straight piped exhaust.