Second this!
Overall quality looks really good to me. Time will tell how it holds up. Tight would be an understatement! I have XL size glove hands and feeding the bolts into the bumper is TIGHT!
Looks great. I was thinking the same thing about painting the silver mesh black if I get the DV8.I installed the new DV8 bumper with a Warn evo 10k and, Wow, that was a lot harder than I thought it would be!
I know what you mean, I installed the DV8 OE PLUS bumper which I'm sure is much easier since it doesn't have a winch and is less complicated but boy trying to get the bolts in and tighten them up is no small feat. Luckily I have small hands, sometimes they come in handy, so it was probably a little easier for me. I kept thinking I don't know how anyone with big mitts would ever get into these small spaces.
The approach angle will be reduced slightly as the bumper does extend out more than the mod bumper. The winch sits nice and low so it doesn't block the camera like the one from ford and a few other manufacturers. There are compromises in everything, this is what I went with and it is staying put!
Make sure you have all the bolts! I called DV8 about my install issues, and they said that there should have been nuts for the bumper install bolts. Its a two man job as well. I have an old wooden chair that fit under the bumper to hold in place instead of holding up on my own that seemed to work pretty well. If I had all the intended hardware it would have been much easier.
I dont think it does. You more than welcome to take a look, I live over by the Metropolitan Market.
