Thats me! the viewer! Thank you so much!!!!

@Lucrativesoldier

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for checking in.👍🏾 Hope I hit the marked. Life has been a bit busy for me, so it was bit hectic doing the editing. Especially since I did the vids months ago. lol ✌🏾

@kingofthechair5752

9 ай бұрын

No worries! Do you recommend doing the lift suspension before this install?

@Lucrativesoldier

9 ай бұрын

@@kingofthechair5752 it’s not necessary to do the lift first, but, you will notice the front end will bottom out a lot easier without the suspension upgrade. I would recommend doing the lift first.👍🏾

Terry is always modding and updating his Forester. Great job sir!

@Lucrativesoldier

9 ай бұрын

Thanks! Most of my mods are usually things I learned would make my life easier from the experiences I’ve had. lol I’m often off roading by myself, and found myself in some situations where the winch gets me out of trouble. Before the winch, I would have to say “well this is far as we can go, turn it around”. Now if there’s an anchor spot near, I hook up the winch and keep going.😁👍🏾

Very well done. I was fine till the end and you started cutting up the bumper. I'm not sure I have the stomach or steady enough hands for that. I just know I'd **** that up lol. This is a lot more involved than I anticipated.

@Lucrativesoldier

2 ай бұрын

lol thanks! Cutting the bumper is intimidating, but not so bad because you have the lines to follow, and don’t have to try to figure it out. Just take your time and you’ll be fine. Just remember, it’s better to not cut enough off than to cut off too much.👍🏾

Thank you! This is exactly what I needed. The instructions are a bit lacking, and this video filled in all the gaps! I'm going to warm up a bit, it's 50f right now and then I'm going to do the electrical install. I can't thank you enough, I know it must have been a pain in the a$$ to edit this and upload it so if we ever meet on the trail, dinner is on me!

@Lucrativesoldier

9 ай бұрын

Glad it helped. Honestly what made the edit a PITA was I recorded it months ago, and at the time, I knew the details I wanted to include in the voiceover, but after waiting so long, I had forgotten a lot of the details.😒. So I’m glad I was still able to provide enough to be of help.👍🏾 It’s funny you’re waiting for it to warm up, and I can’t wait for it to cool down. 90 degrees today for us.🥵 See you on the trails!✌🏾

Good job! looks awesome !

@Lucrativesoldier

8 ай бұрын

Thank you!✌🏾

Nice job

Thank you for making this video!! I also have a forester sport and am looking at getting this kit. I love the look of your forester

@Lucrativesoldier

4 ай бұрын

Thank you! I love it, but you will want to upgrade your suspension as the front end bottoms out easier with the added weight.👍🏾

Wow thank you so much, very helpful! Thinking to order one myself for my exact Forester Sport, but living in Europe and they dont deliver here :(

@Lucrativesoldier

9 ай бұрын

Thank you! That is unfortunate. I really love the setup. It has gotten me out of some bad situations. Hopefully it will become available for you guys overseas in the near future.👍🏾

I installed this bumper on my forester wilderness a couple months ago. Even though it isn't made due the wilderness, it works surprisingly well! Lots of leftover parts though that don't work on the wilderness trim though haha

@Lucrativesoldier

8 ай бұрын

Nice! I’m sure there are others who will be glad to hear that. Did you install the winch too?

@JDS-Dalton

8 ай бұрын

@@Lucrativesoldier yea, pretty much all those small brackets to connect the oem plastic to the body armor bumper won't fit. And yea, went with the Harbor Freight Badlands 5500lb winch.

@Lucrativesoldier

8 ай бұрын

@@JDS-Dalton ok gotcha👍🏾 Nice! Hope you put it to good use.😁 I love mine!👍🏾

@ludovici42

5 ай бұрын

​@@JDS-DaltonSo your OEM bumper is not connected to the metal one? They are simply connected to the car yet not each other? Is the plastic of the bumper extra flexy now?

@JDS-Dalton

5 ай бұрын

@@ludovici42 so just like on the standard trims, the actual plastic bumper just fits around winch bumper so there's no difference there, what it is is on the standard trims, there's a bit of plastic trim underneath the car that hangs down lower and needs those brackets to support it. On the wilderness trims, with the increased approach angle, that piece of plastic sits up a bit higher letting it rest perfectly inside the winch bumper, so, no need for those brackets, and no flexy bumper.

Just curious, does it feel heavy in the front now. That's a good 100lbs added in front of the tires.

Hi. Did you have to make any modifications to the shutter module for the front of the lower section of the radiator? It looked like the bumper and winch just mounted ahead of it.

@Lucrativesoldier

Ай бұрын

No mods necessary.👍🏾

Wondering how you wired up your winch. I will be doing this same exact install but want to make sure I'm doing it right. I eventually want to wire in some ditch lights and don't know if this all just hooks up to the battery or what?

@Lucrativesoldier

Ай бұрын

So the winch is wired directly to the battery. Because it comes with a wireless remote control, there’s no need for any other wiring. It also comes with a wired remote control, but that plugs in at the winch whenever you want to use it. As for the lights, I did everything the hard way first time around. Now I’ve realized there’s a much easier and better way to do it, and that’s what I’m in the process of doing now. I’m installing this unit. amzn.to/3Vcerno

Damn, this bumper is nice. Would it fit on a 2018 Forester? My gen and the next gen don't look that different.

@Lucrativesoldier

5 ай бұрын

Thanks! That I don’t know. I think it wouldn’t hurt to order it and try it, and if it fits, great. If not then return it and get your money back. It will still involve quite a bit of work. Or you can reach out to body armor and ask. lol👍🏾

@chrishusker3947

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for replying! I might, but I don't wanna cut out the huge piece of the bumper cover only to find out it's a no go. I've emailed the company to see what they say.

@Lucrativesoldier

5 ай бұрын

@@chrishusker3947 lol I agree. I actually talking about checking the fitment. I thing if it will fit, mounting to the frame, then the bumper cutout shouldn’t be an issue. But please give an update with what they say, because I know others have been interested also. Thanks!👍🏾

Did it interfere at all with the grill shutters?

@Lucrativesoldier

4 ай бұрын

No the cutout is in lower portion of the bumper.👍🏾

@user-bd2mm4jc3e

4 ай бұрын

@@Lucrativesoldier ok thx for the info

Man, I wish I could watch this video but apparently frontier gig service isn't enough.

@Lucrativesoldier

9 ай бұрын

Sorry to hear that. Yeah we just switched over to Spectrum mobile, and feeling the same way.😒

@CrimsoNaga

9 ай бұрын

@@Lucrativesoldier I look forward to watching it!

@Lucrativesoldier

9 ай бұрын

@@CrimsoNaga thanks I appreciate you✌🏾

nice work.👌 best regards, from austria

@Lucrativesoldier

9 ай бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate you!✌🏾