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Front bumper replacement

Olea454

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Hey guys so I'm kinda new to this forum and I recently got a 2002 avalanche in really good condition. The only thing I didnt like about it was the front bumper fog lights. Ive seen a couple different avys with the led pods for fog lights but its a different hole all togeather. So I was wondering can I change my bumper to one of those to replace my fog lights cutout to the rectangle one
 
First welcome to the website!

You may have a problem in trying to change the front bumper and lights on a 2002 AV since it is what's called a cladded AV and has the lower cladding and in turn different light locations among other things compared to the later years with no lower cladding (or called a WBH) AV.  Early years AVs had light grey cladding, middle years had dark grey cladding and later second generation AVs have black cladding fyi so color matching is an issue too.
2002 AVs also have a different electrical system so you have issues changing things too but maybe one of the site electrical gurus will reply soon to help you out.
Good luck with your AV and hope you have many happy and safe miles in it....
 
You can get a steel bumper like i did for my 2002. It has 4 locations for LED pods.. You just need to make up a harness for it.


 
I am looking to replace my front bumper with a MOVE bumper I noticed that part of my grille mount comes from the factory front bumper, does anyone have any experience with these and would i have to just cut that piece off the old bumper or is there somewhere i can order it?
 
I put Iron Bull bumpers on my '02 Avalanche. They were expensive, but they look great, have more steel than the truck now, and give me great holes for lights from https://www.8evp.com/
Plenty of room for my winch and they bolted right onto the existing mounts!
I'll post some pictures at some other point. My 'Alice' is always a work in progress and a working truck.
 
Thanks, but what I am trying to figure out is with my 07 the front bumper has part of the grille mount made with it/with in it. I am trying to see if I need to cut that piece off the existing bumper somehow or if I can buy the piece special.
 
I have the same issue with my 07 avy. The bumper and grill are one piece. We have hit/replaced 2 plastic bumper covers due to deer in the last 3 years. My idea is to trim the grill and retrofit an 04-05 chrome bumper with plastic cap and diverter. Has anyone attempted this? What sort of obstacles am I up against? I'm not opposed to changing fog lamps, just concerned about the mounts and frame mounting points.any input?
 
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