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Old 08-19-2014, 05:14 PM
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Ok, here's the deal. Wife's 2013 Sahara, slightly damaged stock front bumper. I want to replace it with a steel bumper. She's not ever going to take it off road, so don't need/want a winch bumper. She also don't care for the grill guard/bullbar/hoop. Wants full length, preferable contoured up to meet the stock fender flares.
Problem is, most bumpers are winch type with the grill guard. I've found only one or two so far. Anybody know of a bumper that might meet her needs/wants?
Old 08-19-2014, 05:43 PM
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AEV makes a really nice front bumper check that out it may fit your needs. It's on the pricey side but too quality stuff.
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I'm looking at getting the Bestop 44918-01. It has an optional bull bar.
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Found half a dozen on Quadratec, here area a few. I'm sure there's more out there too.

Rugged Ridge modular (without the hoop)
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Bestop
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Off Camber
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Olympic
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Or-Fab
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Yeah, the AEV is a bit pricey. (Her mishap is cutting into mod fund for MY jeep).
The Off Camber is in the running. Also the ORFab full length w/o winch mount.
Reviews on Bestop kinda worry me a bit. Also a little concerned about the Mod bumpers. I'm old-school and think bumpers should be one piece.
I do appreciate the input though. Maybe Quadratec needs to add a "Mallcrawler" section just for her.
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Rock slide engineering has steel and aluminum full width bumpers you can choose for no winch option if you want
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Check out metalcloak as well, although they are modular. Guy that runs one of the local jeep shops swears by them. They're really low profile compared to some on the market.
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Finally got a new ORFAB front bumper on the wife's Crush. She's happy so I'm happy.

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