OEM Bumper vs After Market Bumper

[rambuck]

So had a run in with a tractor trailer in a construction zone and need a new rear bumper on my less than one year old Ram 1500 Limited. Total repair bill is ~$3,500 with an OEM bumper and about $600 less for aftermarket bumper. (having some other body work done on the rear panel as part of that $3,500). I don't plan to run this through insurance so will be out of pocket. Anyone have experience with an after market bumper and provide their experience? Thanks!!

 

[tron67j]

Yes, get OEM. Worth the extra just from the rust perspective, I had to put aftermarket on last truck and it looked like crud after a year and never drove in salt. It was the inside, but it shows. Your repair company can generally get it cheaper than you, but hit Benny up in vendor section at All Mopar Parts, he might have a discount. Good luck.

 

[GTyankee]

In Florida i see,

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[kirk35]

I happen to have a chrome OEM rear bumper shell that I pulled off my wife’s 1500 @ about 3000 miles. She wanted the painted bumpers. If you’re interested I can let it go for a reasonable price.

 

[Dean2]

If you are replacing the bumper anyhow you can get an excellent welded steel bumper for less than the OEM stuff made out of left over beer cans. At least you can use a Jackall on the steel ones, and it won't fold when you hit an empty cardboard box. Same applies to the front.

 

[JJEH]

There's like a gazillion aftermarket bumpers out there, but I don't think you can be wrong with a steel welded one, if that's what you want.

I'm looking at https://www.vicedesign.ca because they offer OEM look (your bumper) with an added winch tray. Pretty cool idea.
But they have steel bumpers too.

But again, it really depends on what you are looking for.