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Old 12-10-2003, 02:25 PM
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Anyone removed their front hooks sticking out of the air dam? Any pics of them removed? Also are they hard to remove?
Old 12-10-2003, 03:14 PM
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My truck came without them... so I added some about 2 years ago. Took simple hand tools and 5 minutes to do, should be as easy or easier to take them off!
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Looks better IMO.

No pics but you have to take off the bumper to get em off.
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Yea, what Mac said.
There's 4 bolts I think and take the bumper off, then just unbolt the tow hooks. It's not hard at all.
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I never took my bumper off?? Maybe its becaue I have a Silverado... not a Sierra.
Old 12-10-2003, 08:10 PM
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I'm going to try and take mine off tomorrow, hopefully I wont have to take the bumper off.
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pewter you better keep them on with the luck you have been having as of late
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keep the bumper on, dunno why you would have to take it off except for clearance issues. i took mine off in about 10 minutes...had trouble finding the right size socket...and gave em to my neighbor. it's as easy as turning a ratchet, and if you have a compressor, it's as easy as wiping the dirt off your hands.
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My bolts for the hook were put in from the inside. SO when I took off the nut and tried to take it out it hit the bumper. You might be able to work it with takn the bumper off, I just like to take things apart and it was easy.
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I took mine off as well - just bolted to the frame rail
Did not have to remove the bumper
I would like to have some type of cover - insert
to fill in the hole
I think that look crappy....
not as bad as tow hooks on a 2wd ??


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