Quality bumpers
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I thought a lot of you folks were in love with Aluminum bumpers to keep the weight down (and the wallet empty.)
I like my old vintage Warn. I see em on CL and FB all the time.
-Mac
I like my old vintage Warn. I see em on CL and FB all the time.
-Mac
Not a lot of love for EAG bumpers, cheap chinese crap and so on, but mine have taken hits and not bent. They have protected the sheet metal, and that is all I ask. I also run full width, trees can jump out in front when you least expect it. Recovery points are great. Winch mount is great. Works with no modifications for my antirock.
Did I mention cheap?
Bumpers should be disposable. They are there to protect the rest of the vehicle. They are a fuse, if you will. If they don't bend, something else will.
I can't imagine spending more than a few hundred bucks unless there is a mall mom you want to impress.
Did I mention cheap?
Bumpers should be disposable. They are there to protect the rest of the vehicle. They are a fuse, if you will. If they don't bend, something else will.
I can't imagine spending more than a few hundred bucks unless there is a mall mom you want to impress.
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I have a Motobilt Crusher on now (in this photo). If you look at my profile its the bumper you were looking at. Everyone is saying they're not sturdy... I was hit by a drunk driver and it held up fine. Insurance paid so I upgraded but depending on your use the tubes did their job for me
A few years ago I bought a new Warn winch and winch plate for my '06 LJR. They offered me a special deal on a full width Warn bumper, so I took it. It has been hit three times in parking lots by morons, with no damage. Not even paint damage. I really like it.
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I'm happy with my simple LOD 44" bumper. I do like some of the other short bumpers with the winch plate built in though.
This is before I had my winch.
Currenly with a Smittybilt winch plate and Warn winch.
This is before I had my winch.
Currenly with a Smittybilt winch plate and Warn winch.
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Short of it being aluminum, for the amount of effort it took to make a steel bumper match the design of a Savvy bumper, it's a little difficult to not push for Savvy if the details matter.
Can’t really disagree with you but at roughly half price (on sale) and readily available I can stand to curse the gap until it is addressed.
My UCF winch plate, skid rear may come today - love that look, especially with a blue or maroon jeep.
I was going to buy their aluminum front bumper, but they didn't have a matching rear one for a similar price.
p.s. You forgot to mention that you love that look on red (mine) and black @John Cooper Jeeps too.
I was going to buy their aluminum front bumper, but they didn't have a matching rear one for a similar price.
p.s. You forgot to mention that you love that look on red (mine) and black @John Cooper Jeeps too.
Yeah - All the darker colors really just white kind of washes it out
I hope I did the right thing on the rear bumper- it just is kind of hard to choke down spending a lot for a rear bumper at all to me- I never see one that’s like “oh my word what a rear bumper I’m drooling”
I feel the same way. I usually just buy matching bumpers that work for me and find a discount/best online price. My old Warn bumpers were NEW "scratch and dent" Ebay specials for $150 (pair/shipped). They showed up with NO scratches or dents. My LOD bumpers on my current Jeep were under $400 shipped (both).
I'm liking the LOD 44" front bumper myself, I would like to see one in person to really know if that's what I want.
They're just a basic, solid design used by many. A guy on my old forum, rolled his Jeep sideways several times down a hill. His LOD bumpers were the only thing that survived without damage
p.s. If I can buy USA made products and afford them, I do. My LOD decals "finish" have held up as good as the bumpers finish (after 6 years).
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They're just a basic, solid design used by many. A guy on my old forum, rolled his Jeep sideways several times down a hill. His LOD bumpers were the only thing that survived without damage
p.s. If I can buy USA made products and afford them, I do.
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Dang good looking bumper, your picture is better than the one on their website.
Now are those pink nipple rings on that bumper???
I had a hard time with rear bumpers too, that’s one reason I did a rear bumper delete. Lots of work, but the departure angle is outstanding
I got the quadratec winch bumper for two reasons.
I was given a Q winch.
Having hit 7 deer in 10 years in other rigs, I’m hoping if I should hit one with my TJ that ugly ass heavy bumper will minimize the damage