Okay, so my Mopar Rock Crawler bumper I ordered from Quadratec arrived today. First off, this thing is heavy as hell. Secondly, the welds look amazing, and the quality of the steel is very good from what I can tell. This isn't some thin, cheap, Chinese bumper!
One issue though. The area where you mount the winch hawse fairlead too is bent back on the upper part. We're talking about maybe .5" of a bend, and I'm not sure how it happened, because it was packed well, and there is no visible damage to the box.
Now if this was a small item, I'd just return it and get a new one. However, this thing is insanely heavy, and the box was huge. I'm thinking I can probably just pound it out with a rubber mallet (as I don't want to damage the powder coat on it), but I'm looking for suggestions on what others might do in this situation in terms of getting the bend out as best I can.
Here's some photos:
One issue though. The area where you mount the winch hawse fairlead too is bent back on the upper part. We're talking about maybe .5" of a bend, and I'm not sure how it happened, because it was packed well, and there is no visible damage to the box.
Now if this was a small item, I'd just return it and get a new one. However, this thing is insanely heavy, and the box was huge. I'm thinking I can probably just pound it out with a rubber mallet (as I don't want to damage the powder coat on it), but I'm looking for suggestions on what others might do in this situation in terms of getting the bend out as best I can.
Here's some photos: