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Ebay Steel bumber for 2022 Gladiator. What's the catch?
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One negative of the factory style steel bumper and the big gap - you end up slushing and mudding up your own windshield in the winter when streets and roads are slushy and snow and salt covered.
Wish there was a way to fill that gap between fender and bumper..........
I have to keep washing the windshield as I drive. And that's when I'm the ONLY one on the road! It's like following a big truck too closely. The windshield is a mess.
Wish there was a way to fill that gap between fender and bumper..........
I have to keep washing the windshield as I drive. And that's when I'm the ONLY one on the road! It's like following a big truck too closely. The windshield is a mess.
ATL_Rubi
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This is what drives me to looking harder at the ARB Bondi Full Width or the AEV Full Width.. something about a bumper lining up with the fenders just looks better in my opinion.One negative of the factory style steel bumper and the big gap - you end up slushing and mudding up your own windshield in the winter when streets and roads are slushy and snow and salt covered.
Wish there was a way to fill that gap between fender and bumper..........
I have to keep washing the windshield as I drive. And that's when I'm the ONLY one on the road! It's like following a big truck too closely. The windshield is a mess.
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I've not found one I liked the looks of. So many look like some blacksmith shop made them, or, like they were drawn by an anime artist. Too angular and not enough bumper.
There are a couple that I took a second look at - but more than double the price of my current bumper.
AstroZombie
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i agree. The aftermarket bumper scene sucks. I don't like the full width either and those crazy little wings to fill the gap between bumper an fender are ugly too. There is one on amazon that looks really nice similar to Factory but i think the factory one is the nicest looking one and you can stubby it on your own. Eventually id like one and the do the fender shave kit for the turns ignal lights.
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So the end caps are removable? Over at Extreme Terrain, in the Q&A section, they claim they aren't removable. What gives?I'll second the MP Concepts aluminum bumper. Having added a winch I'm glad I didn't also add the weight of a steel bumper
Link: MP Concepts Jeep Wrangler Forged Aluminum Front Bumper J134510-JL (18-23 Jeep Wrangler JL) - Free Shipping (extremeterrain.com)
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They are incorrect over there. Some have even shown them with ends off just like the steel version.
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Thanks for clearing that up @Hristo and @ShadowsPapa.
@Hristo did you use the aluminum skid plate that came with the bumper, or did you stick with the steel plate that came with the truck? Is the aluminum plate the same style, dimensions, etc.? Also curious if anyone's noticed a durability difference between the skid plate materials.
@Hristo did you use the aluminum skid plate that came with the bumper, or did you stick with the steel plate that came with the truck? Is the aluminum plate the same style, dimensions, etc.? Also curious if anyone's noticed a durability difference between the skid plate materials.
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Hristo
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I used the included aluminum skid plate. It is the same dimensions as the Rubicon skid and it mates up to the bumper properly. The Mojave skid plate is much heavier than the included plate and the mount point is a little lower. It would also require trimming to fit.
As for durability, if you are talking about taking rock hits, the softer aluminum won't stand up as well. I'm not usually banging my front end on things though so the weight savings and fit was more important. For my trail use it has been sufficient so far.
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I'm sort of in the same boat - have a basically new skid plate for the plastic bumper (steel skid plate that came on Rubicons with the plastic bumper) - never used it.
I put the steel bumper on and now I'm hoping someone can please explain to me where the skid plate goes on these things?!
I can't seem to make one fit or figure it out.......
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I've got this in my eBay cart as we speak. Waiting for my next paycheck
Camaroboi13
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You’ll love it, just make sure you protect it right away against rusting. Oh yeah, the license plate bracket… it doesn’t hold a chance against a 37 degree free fall on Fins and Things
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