We've had our ADD Stealth Front Bumper on our 2012 F150 EcoBoost FX4 installed for a while now, and it was high time that the rear of our truck go the same treatment. So we grabbed ourselves a 2009 to 2014 F150 & SVT Raptor ADD Stealth Rear Bumper so that we actually had a truck that matched front to rear. Our ADD Stealth rear bumper was decked out with slots for our F150's factory backup sensors, lights mounts for a pair of Rigid D-Series lights, and a standard Black Hammertone Finish for the bumper's frame and Black Satin Finish for the bumper's integrated Stealth Panels. The rear bumper definitely helped finish up the look of our truck and gave it the extra protection we needed, since we tend to run into stuff on occasion. And by we, I mean me.
With our bumper heaved into our truck's bed, we grabbed our camera gear and headed out to our friends at Dyno Comp to make them do all the heavy lifting (quite literally) while we took video and pictures of the bumper install. Tall Matt (there's also a Beard Matt and Tat Matt that work there) was our point man on the install with Clay assisting with lifting the bumper into place. We pulled in, got the truck on their lift, and Matt got to work.
The first step of getting the ADD bumper onto the truck was to pull the old bumper off. Matt began by removing the license plate bulbs and connectors from their housings and then popping out our F150's backup sensors and trailer connector.
Now, it's possible to remove the bumper itself from the hitch receiver without taking both off the truck, but some of the bolts and clips are hard to reach, so Matt chose to remove the hitch receiver and bumper from the truck as one unit. He started by removing the six nuts holding the receiver studs to the frame.
With the studs free, Matt enlisted Clay's help in getting the bumper and hitch receiver off the truck and onto the ground.
With the bumper on the ground, Matt was easily able to remove the nuts holding the bumper studs to the hitch receiver.
Once all the nuts were removed, Matt removed the two plastic clips holding the bumper and receiver together but cutting them apart.
After Matt slayed the clips, he was able to remove the hitch receiver from the stock bumper and transfer it over to our ADD Rear Bumper.
Now, there is a slight issue when transferring the bumper over. ADD does not include new bolts for mounting the hitch receiver onto the bumper, and the stock studs are built into the factory bumper. That being said, getting new bolts for the job isn't all that difficult.
Next, Matt salvaged the factory backup sensors and trailer connector cover from our stock bumper.
Once the sensors themselves were retrieved, Matt transferred them over to our ADD bumper.
After the sensors were reinstalled, Matt reenlisted Clay into helping him lift the ADD bumper and hitch receiver combination back onto the truck.
While Clay steadied the bumper, Matt cranked down the nuts on the receiver studs until the bumper was stable.
After Matt got all of the nuts tightened down to spec, he reconnected the backup sensors and hitch wiring plug back into their harnesses on the truck.
With the wiring squared away, we were finished with the bumper install itself.
Now all that needed to be done was the installation of our Rigid Dually Flood Lights that were going to be used as backup lights. First, Matt installed the included brackets onto each light.
Matt then aligned the Duallys in the bumper and then bolted them into place.
With the Duallys installed and their wiring strung up to the cab, our ADD rear bumper install was totally complete.
Check out our video below for another look at our ADD Stealth Rear Bumper Install:
