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View Poll Results: What should I do about this smashed bumper
New AM rear bumper
38
49.35%
Mod it to a stubby
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6.49%
Mod it some other way
4
5.19%
Fix it
8
10.39%
Don't do anything, rock the Jeep rugged
22
28.57%
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Help me decide what I should do about my smashed rear bumper...

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Old 04-20-2009, 06:45 PM
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Originally Posted by paramaniac
leave it.

both mine were smashed up pretty good. ive since replaced the front. not too worried about the rear bumper

besides it says "yeah i have a $20k + jeep and HELL YEAH! I wheel it!"

shhhhh I told my wife everyon had $40k into their jeep.
Old 04-20-2009, 08:25 PM
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gotta match the front...
Old 04-20-2009, 09:23 PM
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Not much inside that bumper to mod, just a skinny piece of sheetmetal. You can fix it easily enough or just put a shout out in the wanted forum. People are always giving those away. I'd let you have mine but I'm in Cali and I did the same dent as you did. I have seen elsewhere mods where they just weld on a piece of 4" channel. Just a thought.
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Wear it with pride.
Old 04-21-2009, 12:11 AM
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Originally Posted by tkob1060
smash the other side too
x2 .
Old 04-21-2009, 06:54 AM
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I say get a bumper with a spare carrier that can hold the largest tire you'll ever think you'll get. So far I've found that the Smittybilt XRC is the least expensive bumper (I paid $710) out there that looks great and can hold a 40" tire. The next one I found was well over $1,000.
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Originally Posted by splaash
... Here's mine- I had it made local- they even cut my company logo into it.

I remember admiring that bumper at JK-Jam.
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Originally Posted by tkob1060
smash the other side too
HA!! GREAT advice....x2 that one. lol
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Take the opportunity (and/or excuse) and get the new bumper you want...
Old 04-21-2009, 09:34 PM
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Thanks for the input, I have decided I'm going to do a combination of things. Although I want a new bumper, I'm spending that money on a CB, on-board air and rock lights. In the meantime I'm going to rock the crushed bumper but I'm going to remove it and pop out the dent. While I'm at it, I'm going to look at modding the rear bumper to accommodate a mount for my hi lift extreme as a temporary solution. I'll post a write up when I get it done.

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