Push bar or hoop to stock bumper

[WaterDR]

Can one be added to a stock overland bumper?

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[robinja]

Can one be added to a stock overland bumper?

I have been looking for months and have not found one. There are a couple of threads about people modifying TJ and JK hoops - drilling/mounting to the frame or drilling into plastic bumper. I suspect some manufacturer somewhere is working on building a hoop... However, after a lot of looking and not finding anything, I decided to purchase a Rubicon knockoff found on ebay (comes with a winch plate - BONUS!):

https://www.ebay.com/itm/For-2018-20-Jeep-Wrangler-JL-3-Piece-Steel-Rubicon-Front-Bumper-w-LED-Fog-Lights/114129178387?fits=Model:Gladiator|Submodel:Rubicon|Make:Jeep&_trkparms=ispr=1&hash=item1a92a10f13:g:EFgAAOSwffReVJ21

I have received the bumper, but have not put it on the vehicle yet. Bumper looks well constructed. Only two concerns: It appears to be sprayed and not powder coated - could be an issue a few years down the road. The included fog lights have connections for a JK - so you have to buy an adapter/harness, splice some wires, or transfer your original fogs with harness - does come with bracket adapters for using your original JT fogs. I'll be transferring my fogs and harness as I recently upgraded to LEDs. Multiple sellers have sold 1000s, and the ratings are all good, so I thought it worth a shot. Will post pics once it's on the JT.

 

[WaterDR]

Thanks man! Did you order the correct one? Looks like they have multiple part numbers

 

[robinja]

Thanks man! Did you order the correct one? Looks like they have multiple part numbers

It's the correct bumper, but I'll need to take the fog light wiring harness out of the current bumper. Not a big deal as I'm going to use my LED fog lights and have to take apart the factory bumper anyway - I like the OEM fogs. On the aftermarket bumper, each LED fog light has its own connector - a standard 2504 connector - the extension cable on them is for a JK Wrangler - oval shaped with two pins. I'm assuming the JK has a connector on each side of the frame - don't have one to look at. JL/JT however has a single connection on the passenger side of the frame intended to hook to the wiring harness of the stock bumper. Not a showstopper, but something to be aware of.

 

[OSOKUSMC]

I bought this one from ebay. It is great in my opinion. Have a winch on the way and with very slight modification, I used the original steel skid plate underneath. Mine actually came with the correct led fogs and connections though.

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