05 front end bumper issues. Help!!

2stangs8689 · May 16, 2016

I need some help guys, I'm at a loss, and my search has been futile to say the least.

I sold all my original 05 front end parts, the chrome stuff, as I wanted to go painted.

Got everything back from the painters, assembled, and put on the truck, but the whole assembly is sitting too far forward?????

Anyone know what I'm doing wrong??

Barely under the headlight.

Tow hooks barely poke through.

Coming up short on lining up to the fender properly.

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sootie · May 16, 2016

nothing wrong with that. All 05s sit that far forward.

Do you have any old side shots of your truck you can compare to?

on edit: quick google search...many many trucks look just like yours.

https://www.google.ca/search?q=2005...rl5g&q=2005 powerstroke&imgrc=hXFZu3TP42RKYM:

2stangs8689 · May 16, 2016

I don't think the old bumper for like this. It looks horrible to me.

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Skill_Kills · May 16, 2016

looks 100% normal to me. did you change brackets too? might be a slight difference there.

2stangs8689 · May 16, 2016

Skill_Kills said:
looks 100% normal to me. did you change brackets too? might be a slight difference there.

Yea. Different brackets too. I'm shooting myself in the foot now for selling the other stuff, I should have just bought the lower bumper.

2stangs8689 · May 16, 2016

With everything tight.....

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Strokersace · May 16, 2016

Could the mounting brackets be flipped on the bumper to draw it in tighter?

2stangs8689 · May 16, 2016

Strokersace said:
Could the mounting brackets be flipped on the bumper to draw it in tighter?

I honestly thought I installed them wrong at first, but I double checked myself against the old set up, I took pics before I sold it.

The gap is killing me. Lol. My OCD is on full alert!!

Geralddunbar995 · May 16, 2016

Mine fits that way and I've never had the bumper off and it appears to have never been off before, as the bolt heads have no tool marks on them. My 05 that I had previously fit that way as well.

UNBROKEN · May 16, 2016

That's how they all are...it can't be adjusted. You can fool the eye on the fender opening by sliding the bumper down a bit but then you have a gap to look at across the front.
On my old truck I cut the front of the frame off on each side, sectioned out 1" then welded it all back together. It fit perfect after that.