Installation of 2WD valence/airdam

TexasPowerstroke · Jul 12, 2015

I have a 2015 that i'm about to install the 2wd valence. I was just taking a look at it and haven't busted out anu tools yet. For the guys that have done this, did you have to remove the bumper? I saw three bolts in the front that i can get with a socket wrench. There are two on each side and it looks like if i remove the two front tires, i can get to them easier. There are other bolts though. How did you guys go about getting those out. Any tips would help out. Thanks in advance!

CMCx2012 · Jul 12, 2015

I want to mount the same valance! Subbed

jcain · Jul 12, 2015

Save the money. I took and measured the difference and setup my circular saw with a running spacer and cut the valence on the truck and then sanded the edges. No one is the wiser.

lincolnlocker · Jul 12, 2015

jcain said:
Save the money. I took and measured the difference and setup my circular saw with a running spacer and cut the valence on the truck and then sanded the edges. No one is the wiser.

thats fancy. if i cant cut it with a chainsaw or a torch, i gotta buy or pay to get/have it done. lil

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Oil Field Trash · Jul 12, 2015

lincolnlocker said:
thats fancy. if i cant cut it with a chainsaw or a torch, i gotta buy or pay to get/have it done. lil

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I have two valances I will donate from my pile of parts to watch you trim one with a chainsaw and the other with a torch. Both must be fully mounted on the truck before you start trimming

lincolnlocker · Jul 12, 2015

Oil Field Trash said:
I have two valances I will donate from my pile of parts to watch you trim one with a chainsaw and the other with a torch. Both must be fully mounted on the truck before you start trimming

lol.. thats why i said i have to pay to have it done.

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stevens6.7 · Jul 12, 2015

TexasPowerstroke said:
I have a 2015 that i'm about to install the 2wd valence. I was just taking a look at it and haven't busted out anu tools yet. For the guys that have done this, did you have to remove the bumper? I saw three bolts in the front that i can get with a socket wrench. There are two on each side and it looks like if i remove the two front tires, i can get to them easier. There are other bolts though. How did you guys go about getting those out. Any tips would help out. Thanks in advance!

I had to replace mine and did not take the bumper off. There are tabs and bolts on the inside of the bumper opening between the tow hooks and some towards the outside of the bumper. Just unbolt/unscrew them and it should come off. You will also have to remove or cut the brackets behind the valence otherwise they will show with the 2wd valence on. I hope this helps and isn't too confusing lol.

VetteD_SiN · Jul 12, 2015

i just bought my valance, but havent put it on yet. looks like a pretty straight forward swap out. only thing i would remove is those brackets (the one for the plow attachment). it will hang lower than the 2wd one.

UNBROKEN · Jul 12, 2015

Easy swap...30 minutes with hand tools and the bumper on.

UpstateDieselGuy · Jul 12, 2015

Definitely easy. I took mine off while I had the bumper off putting my plow mount on. If you have the replacement you can see where to expect all the tabs to save time. As mentioned, you will want to remove the backer plates or cut them down.

gfulton · Jul 12, 2015

I put a 08-10 2wd on mine and my sons cheap and easy. Plus it's 2" shorter than the 11-15s...............

lincolnlocker · Jul 12, 2015

what are the reasons you guys are going to a shorter dog catcher?

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UNBROKEN · Jul 12, 2015

Aesthetics. That long one is hideous.

drservo · Jul 12, 2015

Buying them from ford?

01pwrstkr · Jul 12, 2015

lincolnlocker said:
what are the reasons you guys are going to a shorter dog catcher?

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UNBROKEN said:
Aesthetics. That long one is hideous.

Whs^^^!

drservo said:
Buying them from ford?

Yeah. I think it was around 25-30 bucks.

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lincolnlocker · Jul 12, 2015

10-4

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TexasPowerstroke · Jul 12, 2015

lincolnlocker said:
what are the reasons you guys are going to a shorter dog catcher?

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Yeah .... i just think it looks better. I got mine from sunrise ford. I think it was $70.

lincolnlocker · Jul 12, 2015

10-4

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charles henson · Jul 12, 2015

$70 & $70 shipping aprox figures so just went to dealer & pd the $102 for mine,i cut the original in 1/2 & rocked that until my ocd got the better of me.
It is all of a 15 min job,may take longer your 1st go around as you'll want to pull the 2 braces off that are hidden out of sight to help keep you from eating priuses lol.

lincolnlocker · Jul 12, 2015

charles henson said:
$70 & $70 shipping aprox figures so just went to dealer & pd the $102 for mine,i cut the original in 1/2 & rocked that until my ocd got the better of me.
It is all of a 15 min job,may take longer your 1st go around as you'll want to pull the 2 braces off that are hidden out of sight to help keep you from eating priuses lol.

sunrise ships free

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