Nudge bar for ‘26 Outer Banks

[Papa Strobes]

We just picked up our ‘26 BS Outer Banks last week (so I’m new to the forum). So far, we love it.

I ordered a Rough Country nudge bar for it, and didn’t realize, the bumper has been changed, and the bumper molding actually has a protruding mold / feature, rather than the indentation mold where you would normally make the cut out for the bracket. I called Rough Country and they say they don’t have anything that will work.

Has anyone put a nudge bar on a ‘26 Outer Banks, with the new style bumper? I’m not afraid to make modifications to brackets.
Thanks!

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[James S]

Have you checked with Ford?

 

[Whpony96]

Only way to make it work is modifying the mounting points and bumper. Definitely NOT worth the end result.

 

[Papa Strobes]

Have you checked with Ford?

From what I’ve found, you can only add one on the Badlands and have to remove the hooks, and it costs $$$$.

 

[Whpony96]

Yea, Ford does not want people adding the Bull Bar on non-Sasquatch models without paying a hefty price to do so..

 

[Papa Strobes]

Yea, Ford does not want people adding the Bull Bar on non-Sasquatch models without paying a hefty price to do so..

Yeah, when I talked to the service rep at Rough Country, they didn’t have any plans to make any nudge bars for the 26’s. I can’t believe as many as what Ford is selling, that there wouldn’t a market to change their design to make it work.

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