rock hard rear bumper help
06-26-2009, 07:20 AM
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rock hard rear bumper help
anybody thats running this thing or familiar with it have any suggestions/common solutions to get rid of the rattle? a friend and myself put it on, was pretty straight forward. from other posts it seems like a lot have ppl have had it rattle but enough dont to where it seems very fixable. i love it overall built like a tank but the rattles getting a little old, esp w the top down. thanks for any info.
06-26-2009, 07:56 AM
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I have tried everything I can think of , and mine rattles constantly and un-latches itself over bumps. Rock Hard has great customer service, and the bumper is very well made, but the rattling is so bad, it makes me not want to drive the jeep.
I'm looking at new bumpers now.
I'm looking at new bumpers now.
06-26-2009, 07:58 AM
#3
Try taking out a couple of the washers running under the swing hinge so the tire carrier rests more firmly on that hard rubber block. Other than that work on the latch adjustment.
06-26-2009, 11:29 AM
#6
According to RH - they told me you have to have the gate actually rest on the nylon block ever so slightly. When you push it closed, it should just barely creep up onto it. Well, I did this and mine still rattles.
FYI, I've been trying to get mine to stop rattling for 2 years now - with no luck. And the PC faded about 1.5 years ago. He's since switched vendors for handling the PC on the bumper. Good thing because mine looks like gray instead of black.
To be fair, RH offered to replace the bumper - but I declined. I am simply going with another bumper at some point. Not for any reason other than I want to try something else. RH makes quality stuff, don't get me wrong, but I was an early adopter and I like some of the other designs that have since come out better.
I like the LOD method of latching where you can very easily adjust it. I think I'll be going that route eventually. But with $1000 invested in my RH bumper, I'm going to use it for a bit longer. I've thought about stripping the bumper down and trying to redesign the latch myself. Time will tell...
FYI, I've been trying to get mine to stop rattling for 2 years now - with no luck. And the PC faded about 1.5 years ago. He's since switched vendors for handling the PC on the bumper. Good thing because mine looks like gray instead of black.
To be fair, RH offered to replace the bumper - but I declined. I am simply going with another bumper at some point. Not for any reason other than I want to try something else. RH makes quality stuff, don't get me wrong, but I was an early adopter and I like some of the other designs that have since come out better.
I like the LOD method of latching where you can very easily adjust it. I think I'll be going that route eventually. But with $1000 invested in my RH bumper, I'm going to use it for a bit longer. I've thought about stripping the bumper down and trying to redesign the latch myself. Time will tell...
06-26-2009, 12:33 PM
#7
According to RH - they told me you have to have the gate actually rest on the nylon block ever so slightly. When you push it closed, it should just barely creep up onto it. Well, I did this and mine still rattles.
FYI, I've been trying to get mine to stop rattling for 2 years now - with no luck. And the PC faded about 1.5 years ago. He's since switched vendors for handling the PC on the bumper. Good thing because mine looks like gray instead of black.
To be fair, RH offered to replace the bumper - but I declined. I am simply going with another bumper at some point. Not for any reason other than I want to try something else. RH makes quality stuff, don't get me wrong, but I was an early adopter and I like some of the other designs that have since come out better.
I like the LOD method of latching where you can very easily adjust it. I think I'll be going that route eventually. But with $1000 invested in my RH bumper, I'm going to use it for a bit longer. I've thought about stripping the bumper down and trying to redesign the latch myself. Time will tell...
FYI, I've been trying to get mine to stop rattling for 2 years now - with no luck. And the PC faded about 1.5 years ago. He's since switched vendors for handling the PC on the bumper. Good thing because mine looks like gray instead of black.
To be fair, RH offered to replace the bumper - but I declined. I am simply going with another bumper at some point. Not for any reason other than I want to try something else. RH makes quality stuff, don't get me wrong, but I was an early adopter and I like some of the other designs that have since come out better.
I like the LOD method of latching where you can very easily adjust it. I think I'll be going that route eventually. But with $1000 invested in my RH bumper, I'm going to use it for a bit longer. I've thought about stripping the bumper down and trying to redesign the latch myself. Time will tell...