They do come with a winch plate.
Like that also
Got a link? All I see are a million Taco vids on his channel.
It even came with the led fogs I believe. My concern is the rust factor on the steel am.
Looks great!I just installed one of these bumpers last weekend. I swapped out the tow hooks because the ones included with the bumper would chip at the slightest thing and didn't look as finished as the originals. I also opted to use the included brackets to install my factory LED fog lights. The ones included with the bumper look nice though. The light mount also got repainted because I wasn't thrilled with how it looked. I used body shims between the back of the winch plate and the frame mount to push everything out as my winch was really tight to the grill (about 1/16th clearance). The Rubicon skid plate also benefited from the spacing. I did trim the bottom back edge of the bumper a tiny bit to get the skid plate to tuck a little better. I also drilled new holes for the top bolts in the skid plate rather than start butchering things with the wheel-o-death. I have factory fog light bezels on order if Quadratec will ever ship them.
Overall I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. It's a BIG improvement over the factory plastic bumper.
I really like how that looks on your friend there. NICE.I just installed one of these bumpers last weekend. I swapped out the tow hooks because the ones included with the bumper would chip at the slightest thing and didn't look as finished as the originals. I also opted to use the included brackets to install my factory LED fog lights. The ones included with the bumper look nice though. The light mount also got repainted because I wasn't thrilled with how it looked. I used body shims between the back of the winch plate and the frame mount to push everything out as my winch was really tight to the grill (about 1/16th clearance). The Rubicon skid plate also benefited from the spacing. I did trim the bottom back edge of the bumper a tiny bit to get the skid plate to tuck a little better. I also drilled new holes for the top bolts in the skid plate rather than start butchering things with the wheel-o-death. I have factory fog light bezels on order if Quadratec will ever ship them.
Overall I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. It's a BIG improvement over the factory plastic bumper.
If there's future rust, I'd either take it off and paint it with automotive paint, or powder coat it.
Since you installed the winch (many have not) what did you think of the winch plate? The heft, strength, etc.?
I will watch it closely the first time I use it, but I think it will be fine. I haven't seen the Warn plate or others in the flesh so it's hard to compare. It is pretty heavy and seems rock solid when bolted in place.
If that guy isnt smart enough to figure out what the winch plate is I am not sure I would put a whole lot of faith in his opinion. During the unboxing he pointed to it multiple times and acted clueless as to its purpose. The hole pattern on the large flat surface for the winch to bolt to is clear as day.
Yeah, I noted that.
