bumer mount

[Blaisin]

hello Im new here. im looking at buying a 05 EB soon. I love to fish. so im wondering if anyone has or knows if you can mount a bumper mounted rod holder on it. they usually bolt to the bumper however since I don't have mine yet I cant tell. here is the link so you can tell what im talking about. ill have more questions later but for now back to learning(reading every post) again. thx.

Angler's Fish-N-Mate® Fold-Down Bumper Mount Rod Holder : Cabela's

 

[TactialMonkey]

in my own opinion I would never drill in to anything over 2002 because its mostly a foam and plastic bumper and would look terrible if you decide to remove it I would go with a front receiver
Receiver
http://www.hitchesonline.com/pdf/A07B7EF2-4979-BC57-8FCD-F0BB05EF6A09.pdf
Ford Front Mount | Receiver Hitch | Hitches Online

Then this is what I would bolt the rod holder too.
Angler's Fish-N-Mate® Receiver Hitch Mounting Kit : Cabela's

 

[Blaisin]

Thx for the reply. I saw that option and was thinking that this is what I needed to do instead of bumper mount. I wasn't sure if there was any metal behind there or not. Thx

 

[TactialMonkey]

yeah no prob! and if you get a front receiver you can push trailers and get a plate mounted winch for it