my poooor 1999 Sport

[ozziemo27]

WTF? 2 scratches and a bent bumper bracket and you're freakin out over that? Are you sure he was going 35?

 

[mini274]

screw it get the quote collect the insurance fix it yourself and pocket the rest... i will be cheaper and you will have money for more parts

 

[mattpresley]

the front bumper was flatened and hanging down on both sides. my rear bumper is totally warped. this truck looked almost brand new before this. damn right im pissed

 

[MountainMike]

Im quite disapointed in f250 quality. My ranger weighs half as much

Don't forget to add the weight of the Crown Vicky too...

You truck will be fine, mine has been rolled and it wasn't written off as far as I know.

My back bumper is basicaly the same as yours, adding in the fact my plastic cap it cracked and broken on the edge. You may just need new brackets and a respray to make it good again.

How does it look front on? Again it looks like a couple hangers and a quick paint job on the front and it will look mint again. Hell I wouldn't even consider that having body work done on the truck, just bracket replacement,

 

[mattpresley]

Don't forget to add the weight of the Crown Vicky too...

You truck will be fine, mine has been rolled and it wasn't written off as far as I know.

My back bumper is basicaly the same as yours, adding in the fact my plastic cap it cracked and broken on the edge. You may just need new brackets and a respray to make it good again.

How does it look front on? Again it looks like a couple hangers and a quick paint job on the front and it will look mint again. Hell I wouldn't even consider that having body work done on the truck, just bracket replacement,

The front is litteroly smashed. its hard to see in the photos but easy in real life. the rear maybe brackets but the front is totalled

 

[mattpresley]

 

[mattpresley]

Heres a before. notice if you can the shape. it angles in the front before where now its totally flat. Also I had issues trying to photo an area that the front bumper crumpled. Also I need Airbags

 

[MountainMike]

Dude... s'all good. Your over reacting because of your emotional attachment to your ranger. Your lover valence looks fine, all the lights + the grille are good. Hell all you need is a PTM upper bumper piece and some new brackets all the way around.

The only thing that's major is getting the airbags replaced, the body work looks like simple no critical damage stuff, assuming the frame is still good.

 

[mattpresley]

dude trust me front bumper is getting replaced. It no longer has angle at all and crumpled. Maybe edge front bumper?

 

[MountainMike]

You could, but you can just get the upper metal peice, paint it Oxford white and reattach your plastic lower valence. It will save you money and allow you keep it original like you wanted. I've looked at our front bumpers on the ford parts look up a lot, the are easy to work on. Heck if you want an exploded diagram I could do that for you.

 

[mattpresley]

If you would mike I appreciate it. Hey I don't know how this insurance shit works. Do they just mail me a check or what. I may get an oxford white edge bumper if thats the case.

 

[frankserrano]

I may get an oxford white edge bumper if thats the case.

that's what i'd do, dude. hell, i'm wanting to find an edge bumper for my truck and my bumper ain't even screwed up, i just hate chrome

that's sad, matt i always liked your truck.

 

[Fx4wannabe01]

Mmm, getting hit at 35 mph by a F250. I'd imagine it's worse than just a back bumper, especially on a Ranger.

NO SH!T! After seeing the pics, he was KISSED by the F250. No way in HELL was that 35. My brother was rear ended by a Duramax..he was stopped other guy was going approx 25. Bedsides, tailgate, bumper were all EFFED up. Bed tagged the cab...the works. Talk about over exaggerations......(below)

Pics dont do the front bumper justice. It is FLAT!!

 

[Fx4wannabe01]

Your over reacting because of your emotional attachment to your ranger.QUOTE]

hah! The dude whines and b1tches about maintainence items like front end wearables. I'm not flamin' ya Matt, sucks having damage done to your vehicle that's totally unavoidable an caused by someone else's ignorance.

 

[erocka1982]

shit, i had worse damage to my front bumper when i was jumpin a dude in a wrangler and when he got his jeep started, he jumped out while it was still in 1st gear and the jeep jumped forward and hit my truck. as far as the insurance, they will make you take it somewhere to get a quote or the ins. company might just do the quote. either way, make sure you tell them you are going to fix it later so they can just write you a check. get on ebay or go to a salvage yard, get your bumpers, get them painted, and have enough left over to fill your tank up.
ps. i know these flairsides really well, make sure you look underneath and show the adjuster if the fiberglass is cracked or brackets are broke. my girl backed into a car with mine and my rear bumper looked like yours but underneath there was a chunk of fiberglass gone and the bracket that holds the outside of the bed to the inside was bent so the tailgate rubbed on the bedside. i got 1200 bucks, pulled my bumper out and just pulled the bedside back out with my hands....CANT EVEN TELL IT WAS HIT..and 1200 in my pocket!!!