Mr.JayDeeM

I don't know if this is even a technical question or not. I'm waiting for my tow hooks to arrive and I had this picture in my mind that my Jeep would look better of my front lower part of the trim is cut away to have room around the hooks. Add clearance maybe.

Should I do it or not. Here's a picture where I outlined where I want to trim away. I know the middle piece comes off with some kind of push on screws and I would have to trim the ends to match.

Not my Jeep BTW.

builtnotbought89'

Ya that's always the first thing to go in my book! I think it just makes the jeep look shorter & on my friends 2001 w/ 2" lift I told him its coming off wether we take it off or the trail does! Lol so I say go for it just do it right & make it look clean/factory!

Mr.JayDeeM

I was going to take the bumper ends off and cut away where it meets the bottom part of the bumper. Match the middle piece. Any picture of what it looks like?

CHIF8008

i vote tube bumper lol

MasterShakeXJ

ditch the end caps all together. i've seen people also trim the bumper itself at an angle on each side.

Mr.JayDeeM

I don't even have a lift or anything to begin with. Wont taking the bumper ends off look funny?

mobilecherokee4

no not really, you can take the little plactic strip off anyway then take the end caps off it wil be easier and it looks cool

myHEEPis.rad

trim it up like my bumper if you dont wanna throw your money into a new bumper...

muddeprived

Cut the whole bottom off. You'll gain clearance and it looks better. Might not wanna do it if you plan to use the fog lights.


Here's mine after I trimmed off the lower portion.



and if you run the factory skid, it looks badass:

mike albo

Trim it off. I plan on doing mine.

bart

Chopped mine off, and I run with a factory skid, and yes, it looks badass

cw50must

I trimmed mine.

Nstyfox

yea that was the first thing i did to my jeep

XJ?2010

if you take off the whole bumper you will find 3 little rivets, punch them out and out that peice will fall. then just cut the endcaps.

Heres mine looks like i have a small lift but its stock

Mr.JayDeeM

Damn, I'm def doing mines. It looks so good with it trimed off. I might do it later on today. It shows the whole bottom of the Jeep more instead of hiding it. I don't have fog lights, so I'm good. It should look good with hooks down there too.