Ford Off-Road Rear Bumpers

The bumper looks great and as I have Steelcraft's front brush guard as well, I like their overall design and fact that they come at a fraction of the price of the competition; however- whilst the front brush guard was straight forward to mount, this one was a pain to install. If you look at the attached pictures, the instruction manual (which could not be more condensed) asks you to install the brackets holding the bumper to the frame first (manual pic 4+5); once you want to attach the bumper to the brackets though (manual pic 9), the bolt to be used vanishes behind the brackets and bumper wall, and without a bent tool I was unable to reach it, let alone tighten the whole thing. The second thing I should mention is that the side sensors on this bumper are completely naked, exposed to whatever your rear tires throws at them, so I will have to install extended mud flaps (which I loathe) or some brackets protecting them from any flying road debris destroying them over time. Would I buy it again? Probably, but this time I'd install the brackets to the bumper, and then the whole thing to the frame, otherwise it is really annoying to attach.