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Bumper 3
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Which bumper do you like the best?

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Old Jul 22, 2011 | 06:38 PM
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Default Which bumper do you like the best?

I found a few bumper deals on Ebay and I cant decide between the three so I'll let y'all weigh in via a poll and your comments. Two out of the three are winch bumpers that include tie-ins. I'm not sure if I want a winch in the future but I feel that buying a bumper that can accomodate one will encourage me to buy one. The one with both front and rear bumpers looks like a hell of a deal and I kinda like that chopped look, very minimalist. I'm also concerned about weighing down my front end with too big a bumper.

So let me know what you think.

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Old Jul 22, 2011 | 06:42 PM
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Old Jul 22, 2011 | 06:43 PM
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number 1!!
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Old Jul 22, 2011 | 06:43 PM
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Have u looked at jrc's bumpers? There basically the same price (besides the front and rear combo) and they are better quality, the guy on here makes a pretty cheap bumper too, but id go with number 2, I dont like bumpers with no side protection

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Old Jul 22, 2011 | 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted by jeepxj19
Have u looked at jrc's bumpers? There basically the same price (besides the front and rear combo) and they are better quality, the guy on here makes a pretty cheap bumper too, but id go with number 2, I dont like bumpers with no side protection
I just took a look. Not too shabby. I will take them into concideration.

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Old Jul 22, 2011 | 07:15 PM
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number 1 without a doubt, front and rear for the price of a front? no brainer
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Old Jul 22, 2011 | 07:54 PM
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Agreed. Bumper 1 is the way to go.
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Old Jul 22, 2011 | 10:21 PM
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Number 2
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Old Jul 22, 2011 | 10:30 PM
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numero uno
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Old Jul 22, 2011 | 10:34 PM
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I had picked up the number 1 when I first got my jeep.

Its a great deal for front and rear bumpers. I currently have the rear bumper on my Jeep now and I like it. It is a little crooked but looks nice. It looks 100 times better with the rear quarters folded. That is on my list of stuff to do. I would not use the bumper as a recovery point it only attaches to the stock 8 bolts.

The front bumper I sold. It only incorporates the stock 6 mounting bolts on the front. This is not an issue if you are not a big wheeler or have a front receiver or tow hooks for a front recovery point.

It depends on what you intend to to do with the bumpers. If you want solid recovery points it won't be good for it without some modification and tie ins.

That being said I would look for his auctions vs BIN. I picked up my front and rear for under 300 bucks.

I currently have a Logans front bumper and it is by far one of my favorite bumpers for the front and it is very solid. I would check out their bumper if you plan on getting a winch.

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Old Jul 22, 2011 | 11:50 PM
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As long as you have some recovery points and also the tie in brackets to the rest of the body so your bumper doesn't get ripped off then looks really don't matter for a bumper they all do the same thing
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