My mom got a 2000 Extended Cab/Long bed F150 a couple years ago. Really nice truck, except it's WAY too big for her.



Shortly after she got it, she turned too sharp in a parking garage or something and screwed up the side of the bed:



Then Halloween night my cousin was driving it and backed into a pole:




I kinda feel bad for the poor truck.

We haven't done anything about the bed yet, but we got a new bumper from a local salvage yard yesterday. It was quite a bit more than it would have cost down at the Pull-N-Save but we didn't want to wait for a decent one to come in.

Oh yeah, anything I need to watch out for swapping bumpers? Looks like it's just 4 bolts and some lights, but I might be missing something.

 

Hope you got the mounting brackets too. Usually they get bent also.

 

I backed into a pole the other night. It wasnt nearly as bad as your pictures though.

 

jamzwayne knows about backing into ploes.

 

The only person other than myself I let drive my truck is my wife, and thats because she puts out (or is it I'm whipped?)

 

That'll leave a mark.


Ditto about the mounting brackets, they tend to get bent was well.

 

I backed into a fawking WALL 3 days after taking over the F250 :o . I drove my F150 for 3 years w/o as much as a scratch on it.... I hop in the F250 and 3 days later ... BAM. And if y'all are wondering how I could do that with the back-up sensors and all, well I thought there was a sidewalk in front of the wall and I thought the sidewalk was what was setting the sensor off. Whoops, my bad. It just bent the bumpter a tiny bit but it's enough for me to notice it every day. And what makes it worse is that I know the people around were probably saying "and THAT is why girls shouldn't drive trucks".

 

im not surprised.

 

I was completely sober too if thats what your implying. I had just driven about 700 miles for work and it was very dark where I was parking and I tapped it. I was exhausted and did not see the little iron pole. As far as the drinking thing....I have actually been pretty good. I havent had a drink all week. But I am going to have some bourbon tonight!

 

As long as you're not driving after the bourbon, I'll drink to that!

 

Thats the problem... He always drives.

 

I dont always drive. I walk to the bars sometimes. Tonight I am taking the good old Timberlands out on the town!

 

I have wanted a pair of those for YEARS!

 

Youll have to take out the lights by the licence plate. They twist 1/4 or 1/2 turn, and slide out through the back. Easy enough.

 

Free tip:
Unless you have a couple of friends to hold it for you.
Use a floor jack or atleast a trolley jack with 2x4 or a piece of plywood on it, to balance and hold it while you undo the bolts and to hold teh new one while you put it back on.