Bumper up or down?

[John S-B]

Well I just about got all the bumper parts painted and ready to go back on. (Still gotta locate some pieces of frame for the extention) I think I'm gonna mount it in the winch position, which made me think, why do they mount it with the narrow part up on non winch trucks? It's obvious why it's the way it is on a winch truck, but why didn't they mount them all the same? Is it just so when you stood on it, it would be the same height all the way across, or is there another reason?

 

[wreckerman893]

Maybe to get more air flowing through the radiator.......that's all I got.

 

[73m819]

radiator portection,

 

[DieselBob]

I'm thinking when it's in the up configuration it gives slightly more protection to the lower gill/radiator area.

 

[135gmc]

More protection for the radiator, plus it levels out the front bumper so if you're standing on it to work on the engine, there isn't a sudden drop off.

 

[AceHigh]

I think all the A3 trucks are in the winch position.

 

[Recovry4x4]

Those jokester engineers. The reason they did it was to perplex a bunch of circus clowns in an MV blog 60 years into the future. They succeeded.

 

[Warthog]

... a bunch of circus clowns.

I've been told I resemble that remark...

 

[wreckerman893]

Nyuk, nyuk, nyuk!!!!!!!

 

[quickfarms]

Because thats they way the blueprint was nailed to the factory wall.

 

[Heath_h49008]

Ok... so why are some headlights mounted high and some low?

 

[rchalmers3]

C'mon guys, the bumpers are mounted the way they are so we can spot the winch trucks more easily on GL.

Rick

 

[m16ty]

Because thats they way the blueprint was nailed to the factory wall.

I wonder if they had to turn the blueprint over when a winch truck came down the line?