Air Dam Removal

[Tortoise788]

Im looking to remove the ugly air dams from JT Sport. I found these closeout panels on quadratec, will they work on a sport s plastic bumper?

https://www.quadratec.com/p/mopar/closeout-panel-jl-jt-rubicon-plastic/passenger-side

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[Gren71]

Im looking to remove the ugly air dams from JT Sport. I found these closeout panels on quadratec, will they work on a sport s plastic bumper?

https://www.quadratec.com/p/mopar/closeout-panel-jl-jt-rubicon-plastic/passenger-side

Interesting! I hope they do. I cut mine down but a little condensation had gotten in with regular driving and now I have mist in my fog lights.

hoping someone knows and their answer is yes

 

[Tortoise788]

Yea the Q&A says it fits the rubicon but i dont know how much of difference there is between the rubicon plastic and sport s plastic bumper.

 

[Incommando]

I traced the outline of the bumper, took off the air dams, cut them down with an angle grinder, touched them up with sandpaper, and put them back on

 

[Gren71]

I traced the outline of the bumper, took off the air dams, cut them down with an angle grinder, touched them up with sandpaper, and put them back on

im so dang hesitant to take mine back off to re cut them. Half the little bolts stripped out when i took them off the first time

 

[Troybilt]

They will not fit. I just took the sport bumper off of the wife lady's JLU sport and replaced it with a Rubicon plastic with these closeout panels. they will not fit.

 

[Tortoise788]

Damn, thanks for the pictures, guess im going to be looking for a Rubicon Take off local to me

 

[Sespe]

I traced the outline of the bumper, took off the air dams, cut them down with an angle grinder, touched them up with sandpaper, and put them back on

I did the same, but finding it impossible to fit them back on. Did it take a lot of wiggling? I just can't get them to fit.

 

[Incommando]

I did the same, but finding it impossible to fit them back on. Did it take a lot of wiggling? I just can't get them to fit.

Somewhat. IIRC I brought them up from the bottom by tilting the outside edge back and sliding the inside edge in first if that makes any sense.

 

[Punkn_Gladiator]

I traced the outline of the bumper, took off the air dams, cut them down with an angle grinder, touched them up with sandpaper, and put them back on

Exactly what I am fixing to do

 

[Punkn_Gladiator]

I traced the outline of the bumper, took off the air dams, cut them down with an angle grinder, touched them up with sandpaper, and put them back on

How did you get them off? I removed all the small bolts but it doesn't want to come off.. Did you have to remove the factory plastic skidplate?

 

[Gren71]

How did you get them off? I removed all the small bolts but it doesn't want to come off.. Did you have to remove the factory plastic skidplate?

there are bolts on the inside edge facing the tire, and then a plastic clip that connects it to the plastic skid plate underneath. If you just follow the contor all the way around you will see the one or two little hidden connections and then it was come off easy.

 

[texanjeeper]

I trimmed mine down too, and by the way, I think they're actually called closure panels. The air dam is that hunk of plastic under the engine, at the front end, that supposedly protects the engine.

 

[Willys2Gladiator]

Trimmed mine as well it's easy. Dremel them some sand paper as others mentioned. That's after you mark the where you want them cut. Take off and have fun.

 

[Willys2Gladiator]

This part is the trickiest.

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