Reviews: ARB Summit Front Bumpers

Looks great on the truck very sturdy solid bumper.

Packaging was awsome…and it came all the way to Alaska. The fit and finish is second to none. Quality just exudes from all the parts. Extremely happy with my purchase.

This bumper is substantial! I purchased for dear protection. This is not a bumper for the guy who likes to unscrew 4 bolts and reinstall the new bumper with 4 bolts. It took 8-10 hours for me to install. If you take your time it will turn out.

Nice bumper adds a nice layer of protection and looks good. Is a handful to install but worth it

Great product at a fair price. Very happy with the look and durability!

This is such a solid bumper. I love how it looks. I’m not an expert at all, but I can’t imagine a bumper that would provide more protection and keep the airbags functional.

BLUF: 5 stars for the bumper; at most 3 stars for the directions. Very well thought out design, hugs the truck just right, has a lot of room for a winch, but 8hr install due to some awkward angles + tedious steps exacerbated by plain instructions, B&W pictures, and unmarked hardware in large bags. Strengths: Design, Strength, Fitment/Looks, Winch Mounting Options, Electrical Wiring Guide for Fogs/Markers, Lots of Hardware Included Weaknesses: Directions, front fascia cutting required (no option to purchase black/blanks), requires a $100 adapter for a hawser fairlead, every picture is misleading about floodlights Recommendations: I highly recommend this bumper to anyone looking for a strong bumper for frontal protection that fits as tightly as possible to the front of the truck. IMO this and the AEV Colorado bumper are the two most contoured, and the AEV bumper doesn't offer the frontal protection of the ARB and is also 2x the cost. Comments: The ARB Summit Front Bumper comes in a large cardboard box on an 8ft pallet. It was loadable in the bed of my CCSB Colorado for my 60mi drive home by 4WP with no issue. It weighs approximately 200# so I'd recommend assistance downloading it from your truckbed as well as install. I'd like to highlight here that this is the most well packed non-calibrated item I think I've ever purchased in my life. Every piece was wrapped with multiple layers of protection, and every packing job had a "packed by" for accountability if there is an issue. I wish I'd saved the numbers for each of the packers to highlight them in a positive way, but alas I did not. Install took quite a long time, ~8hrs, with a lot of searching for the right bolt (thread checker boards are very helpful !). I assume these directions are for offroad shops to install the bumper, because sometimes it took quite a bit of looking at the directions and test fitting to find the right way to perform a step. The most frustrating step for me was fitting the plastic covers over the triangulated tube supports and front of the bumper (just inward of the fog lights). I can think of no way to improve this process though, without increasing the cost of the bumper significantly or losing flexibility. Same with using nutserts in square holes vs welding nuts on the bumper. Installing a winch was straightforward, while it was off the truck at least. It is possible to uninstall/reinstall a winch while the bumper is mounted... but talk about tedious. Speaking of winches, this kit comes with pretty much every adapter plate you'd need to mount a Warn Winch. I had several plates left over at the end. Lifting the 200# bumper up to the truck was a very challenging part of this. A hydraulic lift table would have come in handy for sure, but 2 people also works. If you've lifted the truck up to remove your wheels/tires, I 100% recommend lowering it to the lowest practical/safe level in order to install the bumper, and then raising it back up. For wiring the LHS marker/clearance light, you must come off the harness from the headlight from the top of the engine bay. For the RHS marker/clearance, the wiring is accessible from the wheelwell. The colors were spot on for wiring. I recommend you heatshrink label them for future reference though. I've had the bumper installed for about a month now with no issues. The stone guards/armor on the bottom is actual steel as opposed to the plastic splashguards OEM. There are vents to allow airflow as well. My transmission temp doesn't seem to have increased at all. GM has a... poor design... for transmission cooling in the diesel. It is basically a giant scoop for bugs, mud, debris, and even small birds (!). The entire face of my trans intercooler was plastered and I doubt the effectiveness of it. On my DIC I usually get up to 190F on the trans temp, so after cleaning it out and installing the bumper, I'm happy to still remain below 200F (I don't tow). The factory tow hooks are retained in this install, and installing this bumper is a good opportunity to paint them up if you'd like. Overall, very pleased with this bumper. I feel like it is a good representation of the legendary reputation ARB has built in the bush for engineering and building solid products

It’s sold in parts and well take extra time to piece it together. The installer will have to lay template down on the truck to cut grill and other parts for bumper to fit properly

I'm very happy with my purchase and the bumper looks better than shown in the manufacturer's picture (without those large lights). Where I live an impact with wildlife is likely and I have no desire to indefinitely wait for spare body parts for my Bronco. The design and strength will definitely provide the protection I was looking for. I did not mount a winch at this time, and it will impact approach angle geometry. I would have given this bumper 5-star rating were it not for: 1. The lackluster instructions; 2. The fact that all nuts, bolts, and washers come in one single bag; 3. No blanks are provided for the large fog light openings so be prepared for the additional cost of lights; 4. The manufacturer does not provide additional extension wiring for the forward-facing camara and proposes a time-consuming alternative instead. I suggest you order a plug and play extension (this was my biggest issue with this bumper); 5. The camara is mounted slightly (~1") off center and in my opinion not forward enough since I can still see the license plate mount; 6. There are sharp edges so be prepared to protect your wiring.

Great bumper. Black and white blurry instructions sucked! You do have to trim the plastic fenders a little. Took about 4 hrs to complete

The bumper is well built and looks good! The installation instructions were horrible low quality black and white pictures and very vague. I found a couple decent videos that helped to clear it all up.

The bumper is form fitting and, in my opinion, looks the best of any bumper out there for any vehicle. Install time will easily hit 5-6 hours for any DIYer. The instructions are absolutely terrible, they have not been updated for newer year colorado models. The wiring for the lights is not difficult but very vague by the instructions. I followed the instructions and still had parts left over as well as parts I needed, like the trim for the cut OE bumper pieces. Be cautious with the bolts and nuts. There are several different thread pitches for the bolts. I would love to give it a 5 star rating but the instructions are just too terrible.