Cheap eBay bumper

[Chinman]

Has anyone bought one of these? I like the look of the Rubicon three peice steel bumper for my sport s, but $1000 is steep and I think I'd also need to convert my headlights to led

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[JT “Charlie”]

Has anyone bought one of these? I like the look of the Rubicon three peice steel bumper for my sport s, but $1000 is steep and I think I'd also need to convert my headlights to led

I’m looking at the same bumper. May pull the trigger.

 

[Gren71]

I wish they sold a rear bumper, cant seem to find one

 

[brancky3]

Looks really good, I wonder if it's winch compatible?

 

[Odds]

I'm also hoping somebody will take the plunge with that bumper and post back what the quality is like.

 

[Digger70]

I had it in my watch list when it was still $425. Ended up getting an 'open box' bumper from Extreme Terrain for $240 and about $500 less than the 'brand new' price.

 

[Odds]

There's also an apparently identical version for the JK that's even cheaper at $334. On the JL forums, people have found that all you have to do is drill out a single hole larger and it works perfectly. I'm tempted to be a cheap bastard and go for the JK version. That's well under stimulus money cost.
https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/fo...per-vs-jk-10th-annv-bumper.16923/#post-978984

I have noticed that whether you get the JK or JL/JT version, it has extra holes for sensors, presumably for another market that has front sensors.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/For-2007-2...rand=Unbranded&_trksid=p2047675.c100008.m2219

 

[JT “Charlie”]

There's also an apparently identical version for the JK that's even cheaper at $334. On the JL forums, people have found that all you have to do is drill out a single hole larger and it works perfectly. I'm tempted to be a cheap bastard and go for the JK version. That's well under stimulus money cost.
https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/fo...per-vs-jk-10th-annv-bumper.16923/#post-978984

I have noticed that whether you get the JK or JL/JT version, it has extra holes for sensors, presumably for another market that has front sensors.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/For-2007-2018-Jeep-JK-Wrangler-Rubicon-10th-Anniversary-Front-bumper/324086833648?_trkparms=aid=1110002&algo=SPLICE.SOI&ao=1&asc=225086&meid=0471947060fb491b8b6cc249568f9255&pid=100008&rk=5&rkt=12&mehot=pp&sd=324082656046&itm=324086833648&pmt=1&noa=0&pg=2047675&algv=PromotedSellersOtherItemsV2&brand=Unbranded&_trksid=p2047675.c100008.m2219

stimulus!

 

[JT “Charlie”]

I’m going for it. I’ll post pics once it comes in! Coupling it with the x20 9.5 winch

 

[Odds]

I’m going for it. I’ll post pics once it comes in! Coupling it with the x20 9.5 winch

Please let us know how it goes!

 

[bangolia]

I had this bumper and I would rate it a 6 out of 10. I have a new JT and now have the oem and it’s. 10/10.

what I didn’t like about the knock off one:
-thinner than the oem felt cheep
-plastic bump outs were cheaply scuffed really bad and faded really quickly. Looked like they were knock offs.
-tow hook mount bolts are not held in place by anything and will likely become spinners with no way to put a wrench in there to tighten them down. (I actually had one on either side that were not able to tighten.
-the mounting bracket for the lights did not work with my leds and I had to essentially glue them in place for them to stay.
-the winch plate is super cheep and luckily never had to use it. Would not trust.
-came with silver hardware that had to be painted black to match bumper.
-alignment was off and had to really fight with it to get it back together after I assembling to install fog lights/paint tow hooks.
-mine also came dented and had to hammer it out and repaint. They took off 100$ though.

overall I would say the oem is 100% worth the extra money. Just looks like it belongs vs this one.

 

[brancky3]

I had this bumper and I would rate it a 6 out of 10. I have a new JT and now have the oem and it’s. 10/10.

You had it before on a JL? Or a JK?

 

[Odds]

I had this bumper and I would rate it a 6 out of 10. I have a new JT and now have the oem and it’s. 10/10.

what I didn’t like about the knock off one:
-thinner than the oem felt cheep
-plastic bump outs were cheaply scuffed really bad and faded really quickly. Looked like they were knock offs.
-tow hook mount bolts are not held in place by anything and will likely become spinners with no way to put a wrench in there to tighten them down. (I actually had one on either side that were not able to tighten.
-the mounting bracket for the lights did not work with my leds and I had to essentially glue them in place for them to stay.
-the winch plate is super cheep and luckily never had to use it. Would not trust.
-came with silver hardware that had to be painted black to match bumper.
-alignment was off and had to really fight with it to get it back together after I assembling to install fog lights/paint tow hooks.
-mine also came dented and had to hammer it out and repaint. They took off 100$ though.

overall I would say the oem is 100% worth the extra money. Just looks like it belongs vs this one.

Thanks for the feedback

 

[bangolia]

You had it before on a JL? Or a JK?

JT

 

[ThatStinging_Jeep]

well i know its a knockoff but id like to see someone rock it :D

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