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Mopar bumper no longer available????

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Old 03-22-2012, 09:48 AM
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I ordered a set of bumpers for my JK in January and was told by the dealer that there was a back order I said ok there are some other things I need to do first so I could wait. Then yesterday got a call from the dealer that said the vendor that was suppling Mopar the bumper is no longer in business. What to do???? and has anybody else heard of this???
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I had only been told that they were on back order. Figured I'd just wait until they started shipping them again, but this kind of sucks.
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Hm, my bumpers could be autioned off then!
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Aren't those made by Crown Automotive? I just checked their site. It's working.
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Don't sweat it. Only reason I got a Mopar bumper was because Roadmaster had a set of tow brackets to fit. Lots of other great choices out there, even if you tow your Jeep.

Besides, even when they could deliver, Jeep took about 3 months to get the bumper for me.

If I had known then what I know now, I'd have gone with a different bumper. Had to drill, grind, and paint to make the Roadmaster parts fit anyway.
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The compnay is still in business, they just moved locations. The move has left them behind in manufacturing, they will begin filling back orders by the end of April.
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Edit: nevermind
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I don't think Crown would be going out of business any time soon. Them along with Omix-Ada are the largest suppliers of replacement parts for CJ/YJ/TJ Jeeps.
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Thanks for the replies. I call the dealer and see what they were able to find out. So since the company did not go out of business and it looks like they moved to a different location and will be starting to get to the back orders in April I'll just hold tight and wait. Maybe I can get Mopar to kick in something for the inconvience? Any ideas on what I should ask for???
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I had the same issue with one I ordered back in November, by mid-January I was sick of waiting and they had no idea when it would or if it would ever show up, so I canceled it and ordered a River Raider Trail Series for about the same money as the Mopar and the Skid to go with it.
I love the River Raider, it is alot more bumper than the Mopar and also a mid-width and it has D ring mounts on it. The biggest difference is the quality of the finish, I got the powder coat option from River Raider and it is 100% better than the finish on the Mopar (I had a Mopar on my 08).



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