Honey Badger Part 5

Bumpers

For the Honey Badger, the stock bumpers definitely did not help the truck look intimidating at all. To help upgrade the looks of the bumpers, we purchased new front and rear bumpers from Buckstop, which was a great fit for the truck.

“I really like the look of their Outback bumpers,” says Searle. “Wanting the lower profile truck with the meatier feel to it and wanting the truck to have more of a wider profile to it, the Outback really fit my needs.”

Both bumpers were black powder-coated from the factory to match the look of the Honey Badger. The front bumper extends above with bars to protect the grill and headlights. We love that it includes a fully-enclosed winch area if we decide to add it later.

We were most impressed with its durability during the installation process. The first indication was its weight. The new front bumper is almost 190 pounds heavier than stock and it took a forklift and three people to finish the installation.

Thankfully, we were pleased to find that the installation went quite smoothly, requiring no welding or drilling. The bumper mounted extremely well with Custom Auto making the comment that, out of all of the bumpers they have done, this one was engineered the best. The bolts were in great spots, the mounts were all in the right places and the additional support was spot-on.

“Not only was the quality there on the outside, but from the installation you just got a feeling how durable the bumper was because of what was underneath it,” says Searle.

Installation for the rear bumper went smoothly. The rear bumper includes opening for 4-inch reverse lights. Together, the new bumpers provided the one element that the Honey Badger was missing: intimidation.

“I can see when I am driving down the road and have a little car driving towards me, you can see the intimidation in their eyes,” says Searle with a smile.