eBay aluminum bumper?

[smlobx]

I’m sure we’ve discussed this before but I couldn’t find any info on it.
Has anyone successfully installed this bumper? If so did you have to do any mods? Were you able to use your existing bash plate?
Heres the bumper in question..
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1773022235...rU0ypZHYvYqvmEFtDv4Oa9ZyA=|tkp:BlBMUNLJ98CKZw

thanks!

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[agoldxj]

I installed the steel version on both my wife’s JLU and my JTM, it bolted right up but I did have to swap the fog light harness over. Also to make it work with the Mojave skid plate I had to trim off 1/2” of material. It’s now back on her Jeep and the powder coating is starting to show spots of rust coming through. Overall for $350 or whatever it was 2 years ago I think it was worth it.

 

[S JEEPN]

It does look like the same images of the steel version. If it is the same three piece bumper design made of aluminum that would be a great with the winch plate, license bracket, lights and tube guard. The only issue with the steel version is it says powder coated unfortunately it is not even painted with a durable paint hopefully this one will be appropriately coated but if not still a great value. As mentioned the skid plate may need a 1/2 by about three inch cut off the front corners. i also had to cut a notch in the steel bumper on each side on a steel version along the lower edge to clear the Mojave skid mounts it looked like it should have been trimmed that way already maybe some are.

 

[bkeast17]

I’m sure we’ve discussed this before but I couldn’t find any info on it.
Has anyone successfully installed this bumper? If so did you have to do any mods? Were you able to use your existing bash plate?
Heres the bumper in question..
https://www.ebay.com/itm/177302223504?fits=Year:2020|Engine+-+Liter_Display:3.6L|Trim:Rubicon+Crew+Cab+Pickup+4-Door|Model:Gladiator|Make:Jeep|Engine:3.6L+3604CC+220Cu.+In.+V6+GAS+DOHC+Naturally+Aspirated&_skw=aluminum+bumper&itmmeta=01KHA0XWJRFM4PGWG1N0R53YA9&hash=item2948093a90:g:NcoAAeSwLKtpbcYd&itmprp=enc:AQALAAABAGfYFPkwiKCW4ZNSs2u11xCwGzKFynoAzizAP1EQzdi04h8i7XnoO9HFzNn3KotSfkJtyfGMTcuY8CvA9dC58VmibGEgu2Qj3puXJbeH54HLGw6awDtPTkeNWFxbCHibriuEqIDqv+Lt70divOkphEmWuVACjv92qG0/H3479R0rUBYkg6FgeFsGilSff6ppYf7uqjgA+wfa/gYJ0X7JvR6fJ1t7Orh/QLItw+mOvqJ7h5qMAs2pYOeUSUtQVBxa7oIq5s2KCcnNhMsggMtrFGvVUUoPjHUi9pV/XbKvQAMCjHHlcnMM9TY2yweT04rU0ypZHYvYqvmEFtDv4Oa9ZyA=|tkp:BlBMUNLJ98CKZw

thanks!

I was looking at this one too-- was wondering what it actually weighs? The listing notes 90 pounds but maybe that includes shipping box? I believe OEM steel bumper is a little over 71 lbs.

 

[Gecko21]

I purchased the aluminum 10th Anniversary bumper with winch plate for my 21 Jeep Gladiator Mojave. The bumper fits with only two slight trimming modifications. One trim was for the winch, had to trim a small amount on the top driver side area to allow the operation of the winch free spool handle (12000 lbs Badlands Apex winch). The second was the OEM steel front skid plate. Trimmed 3/4" off the two upper cor

ners in order for it to fit.

 

[Lap it Up]

It appears to have brackets to flat tow? Am I seeing it right or are those red brackets for something else?

 

[NC_Overland]

Looks like a rip off of the MP Concepts aluminum bumper. The MP Concepts is good minus the winch plate which doesn’t fit right and isnt very strong. I replaced mine with a Warn winch plate and all of my issues went away and I have a much stronger product that I trust now. I’m picky and didn’t like the finish, I sanded and repainted and put a few coats of clear on it. In hindsight, I think that just the satin clear would have sufficed.

 

[S JEEPN]

I purchased the aluminum 10th Anniversary bumper with winch plate for my 21 Jeep Gladiator Mojave. The bumper fits with only two slight trimming modifications. One trim was for the winch, had to trim a small amount on the top driver side area to allow the operation of the winch free spool handle (12000 lbs Badlands Apex winch). The second was the OEM steel front skid plate. Trimmed 3/4" off the two upper cor

ners in order for it to fit.

It does look good with the black grill. I would guess it is being made using the same specs as the steel knockoffs of the MOPAR bumper probably in the same manufacturing facility.

 

[bkeast17]

I purchased the aluminum 10th Anniversary bumper with winch plate for my 21 Jeep Gladiator Mojave. The bumper fits with only two slight trimming modifications. One trim was for the winch, had to trim a small amount on the top driver side area to allow the operation of the winch free spool handle (12000 lbs Badlands Apex winch). The second was the OEM steel front skid plate. Trimmed 3/4" off the two upper cor

ners in order for it to fit.

Did you weigh it? Can you plug the holes for the license plate bracket if not using it?

 

[S JEEPN]

Looks like a rip off of the MP Concepts aluminum bumper. The MP Concepts is good minus the winch plate which doesn’t fit right and isnt very strong. I replaced mine with a Warn winch plate and all of my issues went away and I have a much stronger product that I trust now. I’m picky and didn’t like the finish, I sanded and repainted and put a few coats of clear on it. In hindsight, I think that just the satin clear would have sufficed.

I would say they are all rip offs of the factory MOPAR bumpers or at the least they made what they consider enough modifications, improvements to try to avoid patent issues.
This may not be exactly what happened with the Mopar look alike bumpers often the knockoffs start with the design from a reputable company. The reputable company goes through all the effort to design it, test it all that and then put it out to bid sending manufacturing companies preliminary drawings to get estimates to produce it for them often with errors added to prevent the business giving them a bid from easily producing their product. The places that do not get the contract still have the plans with the errors they may slightly modify the plans or just make them from those preliminaries making you have to modify little things to work. They may start producing them under a different product name or even under the reputable companies name. That happened to someone i know they found out when people started trying to return parts they bought on line. The issues were identical to the plans they sent out for bid they even had the company logo and part numbers cast into them.

 

[NC_Overland]

I would say they are all rip offs of the factory MOPAR bumpers or at the least they made what they consider enough modifications, improvements to try to avoid patent issues.
This may not be exactly what happened with the Mopar look alike bumpers often the knockoffs start with the design from a reputable company. The reputable company goes through all the effort to design it, test it all that and then put it out to bid sending manufacturing companies preliminary drawings to get estimates to produce it for them often with errors added to prevent the business giving them a bid from easily producing their product. The places that do not get the contract still have the plans with the errors they may slightly modify the plans or just make them from those preliminaries making you have to modify little things to work. They may start producing them under a different product name or even under the reputable companies name. That happened to someone i know they found out when people started trying to return parts they bought on line. The issues were identical to the plans they sent out for bid they even had the company logo and part numbers cast into them.

I get what you’re saying, but the MP Concepts has been out for a while and it’s the same weird/inferior winch plate.

 

[Gecko21]

Did you weigh it? Can you plug the holes for the license plate bracket if not using it?

No, I did not weigh before installing, I put plastic plugs in the holes for the license plate holder.

 

[Shift Happens]

I'm very interested in seeing how much the full bumper weighs and if the end caps come off. I don't want to add too much weight to my mojave right away but this bumper looks better and I can add a winch down the line.

 

[smlobx]

I'm very interested in seeing how much the full bumper weighs and if the end caps come off. I don't want to add too much weight to my mojave right away but this bumper looks better and I can add a winch down the line.

I ordered one yesterday and will weigh everything and post it.

 

[Shift Happens]

I ordered one yesterday and will weigh everything and post it.

That's awesome, thanks!

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