Death to the Cans!
05-11-2010, 06:30 AM
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Death to the Cans!
Ok, so I removed the front Factory Bumper cover after I, er, "trail modified" it...
So then I cut the ends off the metal inner bumper to create a sort of low-budget stubby; also built some crappy mounts for the factory fogs... but the factory crush cans remained, looking like soup cans or machine guns from "spy hunter".
After being chastised on the trail and by my local JK owners amd some swift reciprocal saw action, I can now say the cans are gone. Death to the Cans!
I know it's still fugly, but until a fancy aftermarket bumper is in the budget, it'll do.
So then I cut the ends off the metal inner bumper to create a sort of low-budget stubby; also built some crappy mounts for the factory fogs... but the factory crush cans remained, looking like soup cans or machine guns from "spy hunter".
After being chastised on the trail and by my local JK owners amd some swift reciprocal saw action, I can now say the cans are gone. Death to the Cans!
I know it's still fugly, but until a fancy aftermarket bumper is in the budget, it'll do.
05-11-2010, 08:26 AM
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Looks sick. What's the difference between the before and after photo? Also how did you cut off the metal ends, and how did you make your fog like bracket thingies?
here's mine and I want it to look like yours : ]
here's mine and I want it to look like yours : ]
05-11-2010, 09:01 AM
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First just remove the plastic piece of crap cover using method of choice... (I hacked the sucker up with a sharp blade)... jump up and down on it, curse, spit on it, discard.
What you are left with is just the Metal under-section of the bumper, which has protruding crusher cans that really look goofy. If you have tow hooks, you need to take them off in order to hack those suckers off, you'll need an 18mm socket and a breaker-bar to get at the bolts behind the bumper. The best way to get at them is to remove the plastic cover on the top back of the bumper (that buts-up to the grill) Just pop those darn plastic rivets off with a chisel. Do one side at a time. You can cut most of the way through and then just knock it off with a hammer. If you want to be a fancy neat freak, you can grind the welds down flat. I hammered mine relatively flat.
I just lopped off the ends by measuring (about 8", or until lined-up with grill).... and taped off where I wanted to cut. I used a new metal blade on my Sawzall, and muscled my through. I hammered the burs down and sanded and painted it.
The light mounts are just pieces of Aluminum from Home Depot that I drilled out to fit the light tabs. You may have to drill-out the plastic tabs on the lights themselves to get a big enough bolt on there. Drill some holes on the front bumper metal and bolt the lights on.
Spray paint it all black. Step, back drink your beer.
I might weld some end-caps on, but that is another story.
