should i cut my bumper?

danielc24 · Post by **danielc24** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 9:12 pm

should i cut my bumper for the srt rear section or leave it? and does anyone have pics of the stock bumper with and without the cutouts with the srt rear on?

2003silverneonsxt · Post by **2003silverneonsxt** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 9:53 pm

03sxt · Post by **03sxt** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 10:18 pm

Mine melted it's own cutouts...

On the 7 hour journey to Carlisle last year.

bad04srt · Post by **bad04srt** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 10:27 pm

mine melted it too but unevenly....im thinking about modding that bumper though cause its just sitting in my garage

glasswars · Post by **glasswars** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 10:59 pm

03sxt wrote:Mine melted it's own cutouts...

On the 7 hour journey to Carlisle last year.

haha thats funny.
are you going to carlisle next year?

danielc24 · Post by **danielc24** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 11:08 pm

i dont want my bumper to melt, are there any write ups on how to cut the cutouts

TNK · Post by **TNK** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 11:40 pm

a dremel. other than that its self explanitory.

dblsg · Post by **dblsg** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 2:37 am

apparently its marked in the inside of the bumper, but i'm not sure as my original bumper already had the cutouts. may i sugest you cut like louie did... **going to look for a picture**

here you go

Panhead · Post by **Panhead** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 2:44 am

i just did my cut outs on my bumper. there was no marks where to cut it out so i did my own. the driver side still needs some grinding. time to bring out the dremel.

J-Villa · Post by **J-Villa** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 3:30 am

lol i still have two melted spots on my bumper from the srt tips...and now i have r/t muffler and the tips are in about 2 inches haha

Frizbe · Post by **Frizbe** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 3:59 am

There are mark(s), Mine only had one and it was on the passenger side of the bumper, and on the back (unpainted). Because of how the exhaust comes from the factory, my the drivers side hangers are streached more (they hold most of the weight) so my passenger side SRT tip melted itself about two inches further into the bumper than the drivers side.

03sxt · Post by **03sxt** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 8:41 am

Yeah, mine melted unevenly, as well... The right side is a bit higher now.

And after looking at Louie's so many times, I think I might just do that when the snow melts.

And yes, I'll be at Carlisle next year.

Mr Josh Zombie · Post by **Mr Josh Zombie** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 8:46 am

Just get a dremel and take your time... don't rush, and you'll be fine

bigbird · Post by **bigbird** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 6:46 pm

I could actually see the cutout pattern on the OUTSIDE of my bumper...very faintly in the right light. used a scalpel to cut mine!

danielc24 · Post by **danielc24** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 7:21 pm

bigbird wrote:I could actually see the cutout pattern on the OUTSIDE of my bumper...very faintly in the right light. used a scalpel to cut mine!

any pics of cut bumpers?

fixitmattman · Post by **fixitmattman** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 9:38 pm

Without cut outs:

The tips did melt it a bit, but only just a bit. Even after several summer trips of 16 hrs of straight driving it still looks the same.

CA180 · Post by **CA180** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 10:01 pm

bump... looking into this myself