What did you do to your Trailboss today? 🛠️

[BigBlackie_'25TB]

Man that Exo really hangs out there! My truck is long enough as is when I had to park in a parking garage in the city for work and some shorter parking spots at stores I barely fit.

Yeah, it is very beefy! However, I wanted this type of mount. In person, it looks pretty cool. Pictures don't do it justice.

 

[Bowtiefreak]

Smoked my tail lights and 3rd brake light to complete my black out.

 

[BigBlackie_'25TB]

Smoked my tail lights and 3rd brake light to complete my black out. View attachment 24037

Nice! Looks sweet!

 

[Byrds8]

Nice. I was gonna add a lightbar to mine again but there is a hinge in the way. I miss the extra light back there.

 

[Stormin08]

Yeah, it is very beefy! However, I wanted this type of mount. In person, it looks pretty cool. Pictures don't do it justice.

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Upgrade your 4th-gen Chevy Silverado 1500 with the FXS Bumper. Rugged style, full recovery ready, optional PRO12000S winch, and integrated lighting.

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i saw this today, this is probably the BEST APPEARING replacement i have seen yet...but i like clean lines and the made for fitment.

FXS Front Bumper | Chevy Silverado 1500 2WD/4WD (2023-2026)

Upgrade your 4th-gen Chevy Silverado 1500 with the FXS Bumper. Rugged style, full recovery ready, optional PRO12000S winch, and integrated lighting.

www.roughcountry.com

 

[Byrds8]

Fixed my steps to show the correct running light. Love em now.

 

[PHXPHOTOG]

FXS Front Bumper | Chevy Silverado 1500 2WD/4WD (2023-2026)

Upgrade your 4th-gen Chevy Silverado 1500 with the FXS Bumper. Rugged style, full recovery ready, optional PRO12000S winch, and integrated lighting.

www.roughcountry.com

i saw this today, this is probably the BEST APPEARING replacement i have seen yet...but i like clean lines and the made for fitment.

FXS Front Bumper | Chevy Silverado 1500 2WD/4WD (2023-2026)

Upgrade your 4th-gen Chevy Silverado 1500 with the FXS Bumper. Rugged style, full recovery ready, optional PRO12000S winch, and integrated lighting.

www.roughcountry.com

I don't get this design at all. In fact a few years ago I was in a discussion here about a Rough Country "hidden winch". It got contentious because of my opinion. My point is a winch is something you need to see and be able to put your hands on. This is for a lot of very important reasons. A winch is NOT a tool you want to hide behind a steel bumper with no physical or visual access to. That is flat crazy. There are important controls on most winches you need to manually access with your hands. Not the least of which is the clutch lever to go from free spool to fixed. There is also electronic switches to deal with in many cases that need to be switched. All wireless controlers come with hard wired back ups because wireless often fails. Hard wired controlers plug into the winch. Winch cable/rope does not automaticaly spool its self properly on the spool. I could go on and on. The entire tool also
requires maintenance.

If you have ever used a critical piece of equipment like a winch you will know it is not something you want to "hide" behind a bolted on steel bumper.

Now, even with all that said I will be going with a compromise design next month. I am considering these two option. I will leave the steel mesh out on the install. That will give me some visual and physical access, I hope. Feedback is appreciated.

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Kind Regards,
Steve

 

[Stormin08]

and that is why the after market is so widely styled...i do not dis agree one but with needed function...i have used many in my 50 yrs.
all of our farm implements have ad them...but on our daily driver rigs, i was raised under a man who valued looks and style over function.

even on the daily, to reach under and flip the clutch locks, or even plug in as needed...was not of a concern. we always prepped and had things in order knowing we MAY need to use it. i am partial to appearance first, if i dont like the look, it is not happening. i was very close to a hidden hitch behind the front and mounting mine on a cradle....use it anywhere then.

BUT, I am more interested in the bumper itself, rather than the use of the winch. i am looking for a different than every other high clearance offroad bumper. i may not even mount the winch...that would make relearn all my front shock settings.

 

[GETGONE]

I don't get this design at all. In fact a few years ago I was in a discussion here about a Rough Country "hidden winch". It got contentious because of my opinion. My point is a winch is something you need to see and be able to put your hands on. This is for a lot of very important reasons. A winch is NOT a tool you want to hide behind a steel bumper with no physical or visual access to. That is flat crazy. There are important controls on most winches you need to manually access with your hands. Not the least of which is the clutch lever to go from free spool to fixed. There is also electronic switches to deal with in many cases that need to be switched. All wireless controlers come with hard wired back ups because wireless often fails. Hard wired controlers plug into the winch. Winch cable/rope does not automaticaly spool its self properly on the spool. I could go on and on. The entire tool also
requires maintenance.

Reasons like this are why I don't have my winch installed. I bought a hidden winch that replaces the lower airdam. It didn't show or say anything about how the winch actually mounted. I assumed it mounted parallel to the ground like every winch I had ever seen. Turns out the winch mounted with the bottom towards the front of the truck and required a winch with a clock able spool lever. The Rough Country winch I bought doesn't have a clock able spool lever. So now I have to find a different winch bumper mount that mounts the winch parallel to the ground and allows access to the spool lever and plug for the winch control. It has a wireless winch controller but it only charges when hard wired into the winch. The winch also has lights on the front of it to indicate the load you are pulling so I need to be able to see those as well.

 

[BigBlackie_'25TB]

I don't get this design at all. In fact a few years ago I was in a discussion here about a Rough Country "hidden winch". It got contentious because of my opinion. My point is a winch is something you need to see and be able to put your hands on. This is for a lot of very important reasons. A winch is NOT a tool you want to hide behind a steel bumper with no physical or visual access to. That is flat crazy. There are important controls on most winches you need to manually access with your hands. Not the least of which is the clutch lever to go from free spool to fixed. There is also electronic switches to deal with in many cases that need to be switched. All wireless controlers come with hard wired back ups because wireless often fails. Hard wired controlers plug into the winch. Winch cable/rope does not automaticaly spool its self properly on the spool. I could go on and on. The entire tool also
requires maintenance.

If you have ever used a critical piece of equipment like a winch you will know it is not something you want to "hide" behind a bolted on steel bumper.

Now, even with all that said I will be going with a compromise design next month. I am considering these two option. I will leave the steel mesh out on the install. That will give me some visual and physical access, I hope. Feedback is appreciated.

Barricade Silverado 1500 HD Stubby Front Bumper with Winch Mount S126471 (19-21 Silverado 1500) - Free Shipping

FREE SHIPPING! Rugged Styling and Protection. This Barricade HD Stubby Front Bumper will give your Silverado a rugged off-road appearance with its aggressive an

www.americantrucks.com

Silverado 1500 Armour III Heavy Duty Winch Front Bumper (19-21 Silverado 1500; 2022 Silverado 1500 LTD) - Free Shipping

FREE SHIPPING! Reliable. One of the standout features of the Armour III Heavy Duty Winch Front Bumper is its integrated winch mount. This built-in mount is capa

www.americantrucks.com

Kind Regards,
Steve

I installed this one from Rough Country. I do like the look and mechanical ease.

 

[Fireman489]

FXS Front Bumper | Chevy Silverado 1500 2WD/4WD (2023-2026)

Upgrade your 4th-gen Chevy Silverado 1500 with the FXS Bumper. Rugged style, full recovery ready, optional PRO12000S winch, and integrated lighting.

www.roughcountry.com

i saw this today, this is probably the BEST APPEARING replacement i have seen yet...but i like clean lines and the made for fitment.

FXS Front Bumper | Chevy Silverado 1500 2WD/4WD (2023-2026)

Upgrade your 4th-gen Chevy Silverado 1500 with the FXS Bumper. Rugged style, full recovery ready, optional PRO12000S winch, and integrated lighting.

www.roughcountry.com

really bummed that they don't offer one like this for the '21

 

[LaZ71boss]

I just got some 35s on my TB with black lug nuts

 

[Byrds8]

Nice. Thought about putting black ones on mine but figured I might as well leave the chrome since the bow tie is outlined that way. If I could find a different center cap, that may be different lol.

 

[Bowtiefreak]

Nice. Thought about putting black ones on mine but figured I might as well leave the chrome since the bow tie is outlined that way. If I could find a different center cap, that may be different lol.

 

[Byrds8]

I have a 2500 and haven't fond anything that jumps out saying, "BUY ME" to replace the stock ones.