mewaschuk

Like another member on here, my Gen 1 MBRP front bumper fell victim to the rust gremlins after less then 9 months. After talking w/ Steve @ MBRP and sending a few pics, very simple warrantly replacemnt claim. After a little confusion from Moab, I received a completely new Gen 2 setup Swap was a straight fwd unbolt-rebolt. Luckily I used antiseize previously! This time I also added 3 coats of bed liner to cover the bolt heads. Just waiting on new gaskets for the light bar to be reinstalled.

My pros/cons on Gen 1 vs Gen 2:
+ powercoat feels much thicker (Gen 1 showed signs of rust at the welds after 1 week of rain)
+ brackets and bolt locations are 1000X improved
+ fog light bracket are much improved
+ shackle tabs now fit the pin from my 6.5T shackle
+ high lift jack reliefs
- wish they had kept lock washers on all the fasteners, for this reason I didn't use antiseize this time
- wish the bolts on the underside were kept as carriage bolts, looks cleaner

Gen 2 install comments:
-leave the for light assemblies off until the end, makes getting a socket onto the bracket bolts easier

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rvzoo

Looks real nice, I already have the light bar and saving up for the bumper. I almost have enough for the lift and tires and then will be working on getting this bumper.