Determining if front bumper is OEM

[sparky72]

I’ve been wanting to either have my front bumper straightened and rechromed or just replaced ever since I bought my truck. Trouble is, I don’t want to pay the cost to have it worked on if it’s not actually original. Might as well just buy another repop, or search for an OEM one. Were these bumpers stamped with a logo, a part number, or anything that identified them as being a Ford part? Perhaps the metal was a known thickness (or rather, perhaps the repops are a known [thinner?] thickness)?

Appreciate the help

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[Fraser]

I have seen some with the Ford oval, or a part # prefix (C5TZ?) stamped, but they were not all alike, I am sure Ford had more than one supplier over the years. I had a Chinese repop that was about a third the thickness it should be. Again, lots of different suppliers there.
You may just have to take it off and inspect for markings, I have even seen a Ford # sticker still in place on the back.
Those bends, between the frame horns and license plate are common, I have just flattened them out on a press before. (Driver, not show)

[Mach428]

Easily removed. See how much it weighs. Usually a repop is crazy lightweight.

[kentdaryl]

If it helps, I just unwrapped an NOS chrome front bumper I'd been saving for about 20 years, the sticker attached to the backside is C4TZ-17757-D. Also, stamped into the lower flange is "2A2376", perhaps a date code. Both the NOS/OEM bumper and the re-pop I removed (don't recall where I bought it years ago) measure 11ga. Cheers.