Smacked in the front ...

[BayouKid]

Yesterday a woman at an intersection decided that "red light" meant "proceed into the intersection and turn left." I was (lawfully) in the intersection at the time, and she hit my front bumper.

The bumper is pretty bent, and I'm absolutely certain that it and all of the plastic and such will need to be replaced.

I'm curious how this is going to work with the frame. Does the bumper bolt directly to the frame, or are the front rails that the bumper connects to a separate piece?

It also looks like the hood doesn't quite align with the fenders and grill anymore. I'm thinking that the upper rad support got tweaked.

Just trying to understand what the scope of these repairs will probably be. Obviously I'm going to let the local Mopar-certified shop do the work.

Mike

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[GOCAMPN]

I would need to have that looked at before I did anything. I rear ended a small car when I was a teenager and although my car looked mostly fine - the passenger door didnt open all the way, ended up being bent frame totaled, and I even drove it home from the accident. I'm worried that your grille pushed off alignment might be worse that you think.

 

[BayouKid]

I would need to have that looked at before I did anything. I rear ended a small car when I was a teenager and although my car looked mostly fine - the passenger door didnt open all the way, ended up being bent frame totaled, and I even drove it home from the accident. I'm worried that your grille pushed off alignment might be worse that you think.

I have that exact concern. And I have no intention of taking this repair on myself ... I was just curious to learn a bit more about how these front ends are put together.

Mike

 

[GOCAMPN]

The bumper is bolted directly to the frame, here's a quick screenshot of a JT without a bumper.

And here's the video I took that from, incase you wanted to take off the bumper and have a look:
How To Remove Jeep Gladiator JT Stock Front Bumper: A Step by Step Guide - YouTube

 

[gladtohave]

She looks pretty tweaked to me . A pro needs to check it out . Watching this so let us know whats up when you find out .

 

[kevman65]

First, don't panic on the grille, could be just a few of the plastic retainers are popped out or broken. There is NOTHING solid holding the grille on.

Jeep is body on frame, so everything of substance is bolted to or through the frame.

The front bumpers bolt to frame horns on the end of each frame rail.

By your picture, the driver side frame is tweaked and the driver side frame horn is disfigured. You're looking at frame straightening, frame horn replacement, new bumper.
Probably new fog lights.
Now, the passenger side recovery hook is out of whack, so possibly frame straightening and frame horn that side.

Just hope that your fenders and lights there didn't get hurt, no one knows when you'll see the LED lights in the fenders.

 

[BayouKid]

First, don't panic on the grille, could be just a few of the plastic retainers are popped out or broken. There is NOTHING solid holding the grille on.

Jeep is body on frame, so everything of substance is bolted to or through the frame.

The front bumpers bolt to frame horns on the end of each frame rail.

By your picture, the driver side frame is tweaked and the driver side frame horn is disfigured. You're looking at frame straightening, frame horn replacement, new bumper.
Probably new fog lights.
Now, the passenger side recovery hook is out of whack, so possibly frame straightening and frame horn that side.

Just hope that your fenders and lights there didn't get hurt, no one knows when you'll see the LED lights in the fenders.

Thanks. I had a feeling that this would involve a frame straightening. Given that this is body-on-frame, I'm hoping that this won't have a deleterious effect on the vehicle's reliability.

Mike

 

[kevman65]

Thanks. I had a feeling that this would involve a frame straightening. Given that this is body-on-frame, I'm hoping that this won't have a deleterious effect on the vehicle's reliability.

Mike

If it's just the ends, no, no effect.

I've had frame ends straightened on the back of trucks after getting rear ended. Just a few tugs to get things straightened out so other things can be attached.

 

[aqcjeepGlad]

Sorry this happened, as mentioned it looks like your frame ends are bent over. There is not much in there to keep these ends in alignment. However, if you mounted a Warn winch place in that space you'd likely only need a new outer shell. The winch plate is SUPER strong and ties the frame together. I figure I don't need a stubby bumper because the winch plate is essentially that. Good Luck to you, let us know how it turns out.

 

[Snowcavemike]

Yesterday a woman at an intersection decided that "red light" meant "proceed into the intersection and turn left." I was (lawfully) in the intersection at the time, and she hit my front bumper.

The bumper is pretty bent, and I'm absolutely certain that it and all of the plastic and such will need to be replaced.

I'm curious how this is going to work with the frame. Does the bumper bolt directly to the frame, or are the front rails that the bumper connects to a separate piece?

It also looks like the hood doesn't quite align with the fenders and grill anymore. I'm thinking that the upper rad support got tweaked.

Just trying to understand what the scope of these repairs will probably be. Obviously I'm going to let the local Mopar-certified shop do the work.

Mike

Time for an upgraded bumper

 

[BayouKid]

Body shop just called. Turns out that the frame has a compound bend behind the front driver's side cross member.

So, now we get to see how long it'll take to get a new frame ...

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Body shop just called. Turns out that the frame has a compound bend behind the front driver's side cross member.

So, now we get to see how long it'll take to get a new frame ...

Just from the pics and how far over that left tow hook was suggested more than just frame horns.

There's a lot of stuff up in there, too - that's really close to that area..........

I feel sorry for the person that hits the front of mine.

There's lines up in there - I'd wonder about the cooling lines, AC and so on.
Bet it's more than just frame.

 

[Blade1668]

I wish you the best with it. Just don't let them go the cheap route.

 

[SargeDiesel]

I always thought if a frame had enough damage, they considered the vehicle totaled.... has technology come that far that they can make a frame bent vehicle new again ?

 

[Stitchedupseats]

It’s based on value vs damage at the end of the day. We’ve replaced numerous frames as part of insurance repairs. Frame replacement is a ton of labor hours so it can push one over the edge to be totaled.

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