What's the Capable bumper?

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Ya I think the capable bumper just adds the tow shackles and fog lights..... it looks metal. It is also more money than the mod bumper with no fog lights.
 

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Something wrong in the B & P most likely. The description says for use with a winch.

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Yep, very confusing to me as well. Ford really needs to clarify and be more specific.
 

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If it can have a winch mounted later and comes with fog lights it may be interesting. Though I wonder where they’d mount the fog light switch.
 

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And what is rear bumper? I can find no info on that.
 

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If it can have a winch mounted later and comes with fog lights it may be interesting. Though I wonder where they’d mount the fog light switch.
Hopefully, the fog light switch would be in the headlamp switch like other models with fog lights, since it would be factory installed.
 

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And what is rear bumper? I can find no info on that.
I haven't seen anything on the rear steel bumper. Some of us thought ordering a front steel bumper would get a rear steel bumper as a package deal. One more thing unconfirmed.
 

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Something wrong in the B & P most likely. The description says for use with a winch.

Ford Bronco What's the Capable bumper? capa
You see that space between the tow hooks? That's where an after market winch would attach.

I think it's supposed to say "Winch Capable Bumper" but someone walked the dog on that one.

It looks to be made of high grade plastic, not metal, but who knows with this thing?

It's clearly not "Heavy Duty" but it does appear to be mildly modular, with the end caps appearing to be detachable. But that's it.
 

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I just spoke with the guys at WARN and apparently their aftermarket bumpers will interfere with any collision sensors (not the parking sensors - those are fine) but the camera and forward facing collision stuff from the COpilot system...if you are getting that level tech package, more than likely the WARN aftermarket (Ascent and Elite type bumpers) - or ANY aftermarket brands will not work because they interfere with the software - this definitely changes things for me and I think I'm going with the capable bumper and will figure out winch mounting later...worst case it costs me some money and I have a spare capable bumper when when all is said and done and the aftermarket sorts shit out.
 

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You see that space between the tow hooks? That's where an after market winch would attach.

I think it's supposed to say "Winch Capable Bumper" but someone walked the dog on that one.

It looks to be made of high grade plastic, not metal, but who knows with this thing?

It's clearly not "Heavy Duty" but it does appear to be mildly modular, with the end caps appearing to be detachable. But that's it.
My sense is that it is a steel modular with a plastic fascia to incorporate the fog lights.
 

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Here’s a pic of the modular bumper in real photos. Looks similar to stock but better. Wish it included body color tow hooks as pictured here:

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Here’s a pic of the modular bumper in real photos. Looks similar to stock but better. Wish it included body color tow hooks as pictured here:

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That’s the “capable” bumper.

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