ram hit by drunk driver = new rear bumper ?? which one?

[Tomeygun]

well, what can i say... I was hit by a druck driver that blew through a stop light that was as red as Red gets.





good news is that little/none damage was done to the cab, all damage is on the bed...





SO. . which aftermarket bumper should I ungrade to?



Is there even any aftermarket bumpers out there?



thanks!

 

[Rosco]

It appears as though you may need more than a rear bumper . That said, I think Reunel makes some pretty sweet bumpers.

 

[Tomeygun]

tell me about it,



I told the wife I wanted to fit bigger tires, but this IS NOT the MODIFACATION I had in mind



luckly all I will need is a new bed,bumper, wheel-tire,and leaf spring+perches...



Thanks I check reunel

 

[bighammer]

Here's my new Ranch Hand. (The oval holes on each side are for back up lights that I haven't put in yet) Nice hefty steel protection with a good look.



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[willyslover]

with a hit like that ... better have a rear end shop check out if the axel tubes and axels, bearings and brakes to see if they are straight and true . . not to mention the center section of the rear end

 

[rmcnamee]

Sorry to hear about your accident. Drunk drivers suck! Anyway, hope everything works out for you in the end and the truck is fine. Like willyslover said, I would definitely have a specialty shop inspect the rear frame, axle housing, etc. and make sure everything is straight and true.



Bighammer: What model Rnachhand rear bumper is that? Looks sweet !

 

[Jengle]

Tom,

Sorry to see this. I just got word that my Buckstops are ready to ship. I got mine in gold, but there are lots of other colors available. Check out www.buckstop. biz

 

[XcumminsX]

what a shame sorry about your truck man. If someone did that to my truck i guarentee they'd regret it forever . stupid drunk idiots... . sorry. Id have EVERYTHING check out 100%. look everywhere. have tests done to see if the frame was weaken/cracked. I dont know what they call the tests to see if frames are bad but i know it has alot of science involved... good luck man

 

[dieselpilot1969]

Drunk drivers do suck!#@$%!

 

[Joseph Donnelly]

As mentioned above, check out www.reunel.com and look at their stainless steel rear bumper. Pricy but very nice.

 

[Tomeygun]

so far, Buckstop and ruenel are coming right in at $500 or so.



top it off is that the police still dont know if the driver has insurance



The road armor bumpers are the best, but Woah! the price, ouch



i will update later, thanks!

 

[Jengle]

Tom,

Call Buckstop and ask Dorian if it's too late to get the special TDR pricing we got on our purchase. He was the one we dealt with.

 

[Snoplop]

Road Armor makes very well made bumpers. Custom, no problem. Roadarmor.com

 

[lkuykendall]

Another vote for Ranchhand.



Here are a few other sites you might look at:

South West Fabricators

Tough Country



Good luck!



Len

 

[Ted Constantine]

anyone know why the reunel website is dead?? Do they have a new address or something?

 

[Tomeygun]

Originally posted by Ted Constantine

anyone know why the reunel website is dead?? Do they have a new address or something?

i called and the sire will be up in a few days, they forgot to renew their address... haha



AND I think for looks, I will try to afford the Road armor,



BUT for second choice, I think the buckstop is the best bang for buck, thanks every one for the info !

 

[Tomeygun]

on another note,





I have decided that whos ever insurance pays for this (the drunk driver still has not produced insurance), I will take the money and pay off my loa, and then pay for the repairs myself



seeing as i have a friend at my dealerships body shop that will do it,



Question to every one here - any one have an extra aluminum wheel for sale? or know of a front-wrecked ram? so i can buy the entire bed?



thanks!

 

[JDanford]

BUMPER

Just looked in my crash book; red OEM bumper cost is $337.

 

[100 Proof]

Sorry to hear about your accident. I was hit a few months ago with damage to the rear bumper only. I got a Ruenel and had them put on the hitch option. Factory hitch is good for 10,000# pull and 1,000# pin weight. My new Ruenel is good for 20,000# pull and 6,000# pin weight. I was interested in that because the factory hitch was pretty marginal with my heavy trailer. Old bumper tipped the scales at about 20#s and the Ruenel came in at 178.



Anyway, I paid $695 for this thing with the diamong plate overlay and hitch upgrade. The bumper was delivered with everything needed to install including new license plate lights and electrical connectors, grade 8 bolts, trailer plug brackets and rivets. The R&R took about 3 hours.



The other bumpers mentioned are probably great too, but this is the one I know about. Hope this helps and good luck,



100 Proof



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[David Muench]

Heyyyyy.



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Actually, what I wanted to ask is what happened to the factory hitch? Is it still under there, covered up? Or did you have to cut it off, or what? Just curious.