I made these steel covers to hide the ugly visible tub and seam on the rear of my Jeep after I took the bumper off. The steel I used isn't really thick enough to provide good protection for the exposed corners, but if I make them out of thicker metal and powder coated them, they'd do an okay job I reckon. As it is, I'm considering these to be a prototype of sorts - a test fit - until I can get hold of the tools to make tougher versions. I gave them a few coats of primer and flat black outdoor metal/plastic paint. They're bolted straight to the seams. They do a good job of cleaning up the aesthetics of the rear end. If you can find a suitable type of black plastic of the sort the OEM bumpers are made out of, I think that'd work quite well too.

In the future, if I can find a piece of steel long enough, it'll probably look good with a single piece wrapped all the way around the rear. I drilled the holes already, so I could update it later on.

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That look awesome.

 

Man that looks great!! I'm really diggin the look of having no bumper. Is there a company that sells those tow points to slide into the frame?

 

Jeep looks great...those pieces really dress it up

 

nice and clean looking. Good height too

 

Love this! I'm going to remove my rear bumper as well and this is a great solution to the unsightly lower tub, you should make a few more sets and sell em to me and others (to me for cheap...)

Jeep looks awesome!!

 

Off- Road Evolution makes them
EVO: Gussets/Brackets, EVO Mfg Rear Bolt On "D" Ring Mounts

 

Yep, Offroad Evolution.

 

Some people are happy to just paint the tub; which also looks great. I just wanted to try something a bit different.

 

Do you know what gauge steel you used?