Yesterday a big box arrived
It was my ARB Bull bar. Part #3423020
I was very surprised by the lack of organization from ARB. All of the hardware for installing the bumper was literally dumped into a single bag, all jumbled together. A list of the individual pieces of hardware made it possible to organize everything. I was eventually able to figure out what was what and where it went by tallying up everything and laying it all out. The instructions were pretty poorly written which didn't help much, but the parts list helped keep everything straight.
Half of the hardware ended up not even being used since I was not installing a winch at the time.
In order for the mounting brackets to be installed onto the frame/chassis I had to cut a notch into the brackets (complementing the notch on the frame) to get the bolt holes to line up and for everything to sit flush.
Here you can see the notch on the chassis preventing the brackets from mounting deeper:
I had to cut a notch into the mounting brackets like so:
After cutting out the notch, the mounting brackets will sit flush and the bolt holes will lineup allowing the stock tie-downs/towing hook to be bolted back onto the frame. I also used a 1/2" drill bit to drill out the small hole forward of the tow-hook/tie-downs which allowed me to run another set of bolts through the mounting brackets and the chassis for added support.
Make sure the bumper sits level and everything is bolted down tight, and plug in your turn signals. Then go outside and drool at your new ARB!
