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If you're truly concerned about technicality with the law. Find a friend in law enforcement and ask their honest opinion. Even though I live in FL where you can do almost anything vehicle wise, I'll ask my buddy Carl who's been a cop 18 years if I'm in the clear. Not a fan of getting pulled over for bull****
The only problem with this is that up here different officers seem to have different interpretations of the law, where 99% might not have a problem with me not having a bumper at all, there's still that 1 guy who may look at a certain bumper and try to say it's not good enough. I've had officers compliment me on the jeep and not even mention anything about the missing bumper, so I wasn't in a rush to get a new one. With the description on 540CMR4.04(12)(a) I think the stubby will be fine, the stock bumpers may be cheap at the jy, but not having recovery points is a deal breaker for me. When I can afford to upgrade to a full bumper/winch set up I doubt I'll have a lot of trouble selling this one.
The only problem with this is that up here different officers seem to have different interpretations of the law, where 99% might not have a problem with me not having a bumper at all, there's still that 1 guy who may look at a certain bumper and try to say it's not good enough. I've had officers compliment me on the jeep and not even mention anything about the missing bumper, so I wasn't in a rush to get a new one. With the description on 540CMR4.04(12)(a) I think the stubby will be fine, the stock bumpers may be cheap at the jy, but not having recovery points is a deal breaker for me. When I can afford to upgrade to a full bumper/winch set up I doubt I'll have a lot of trouble selling this one.
There's everywhere you live...
And I've been pulled over for too dark of tint here in FL
Or down the road he could modify the bumper to a hidden winch bumper. I have a full width bumper and I can tell you with enough force welds will break and still cause a lot of damage. Back when I though mud was the ****, I hit a hole, windshield covered I popped out straight into a a big *** tree stump. Hit the passenger side, snapped a weld and ****ed up the header panel, light bezel, front and side markers, fender and of course the bumper. And before anyone goes off about bad welds, it literally ripped the weld in half, and it has been fixed.
Good welds are stronger than the metal they hold together, funny that broke in a straight line where it was cut and welded. Just saying was a problem with something for sure prep, heat are the only times I have ever saw that with 8 yrs. in a metal fab shop.
Good welds are stronger than the metal they hold together, funny that broke in a straight line where it was cut and welded. Just saying was a problem with something for sure prep, heat are the only times I have ever saw that with 8 yrs. in a metal fab shop.
Well the wing was just welded on. I was gonna gusset it but never got around to it. I did finally fix it and make both sides match.
