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Stubby front bumper without plastic cover

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Old Jul 22, 2011 | 10:09 AM
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Originally Posted by geman
This mod i made it myself (sort of) cost me less than $100 including the lights, they are really crappy so i will change thewm again in the future but didnt want it to wait.

hope you like it.
Where did the d-ring brackets come from?
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Old Jul 22, 2011 | 10:33 AM
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Originally Posted by deathwagon
Nice. Looks very bare bones. Mad Max would be happy to use your rig as his gorocery go-getter/death mobile .
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Old Jul 22, 2011 | 05:05 PM
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Home made, i can send you the design if you like but its pretty simple, 1/4 inch thinkness plate, cut the holes and a rectangle in the middle. 1 inch thinkness plate for the dring holder, cut the shape and pass it through the rectangle hole, weld it in the back and front for best resistance. paint them black and bolt em in place. oh, remove first the colision cilinders, just grind the welds off.

You will have to get larger bolts.
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Old Jul 27, 2011 | 10:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Hskr4x4
DIY how to?
yes please!
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Old Jul 29, 2011 | 08:57 PM
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These were my old bumper creations. I started out by just removing the plastic and bedlining the steel after I knocked the crush cans off. I added a couple lights and then a homemade jack mount. Eventually I cut the bumper down to a stubby and bought this stinger hoop. It mounts directly to the bumper mounts. I bought the stinger hoop for $140 through Quadratec. It's made by Olympic 4x4. I've since built a custom bumper, but this worked great for a long time.
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Old Aug 7, 2011 | 06:13 PM
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Here's mine. Added in Olympic4x4's bull bar to further detract from the stockness. I fabbed up panels to add my fogs back on. See more at my page: http://www.cardomain.com/ride/329755...-jeep-wrangler

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Old Aug 7, 2011 | 07:54 PM
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Thanks for the pics DoubleG. The mod of your stock front bumper looks awesome! It's on my "to do" list now for sure.
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Old Aug 8, 2011 | 03:05 PM
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not too sure about the no plastic stubby... it looks too naked too me.. i do like the d-rings and stinger setups better though! [thinking]
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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 02:53 AM
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Thought this would be a great little project but I wanted to re-mount the fog lights.

Turns out the RHD jeep has some minor differences. I just ended up taking measurements so I can fab up a new one.

Also here in Australia it's not legal to have a stubby bumper :( I'm just gonna have to carry some plastic end caps incase the cops pull me over.

Any way thought u guys might get a kick out of this.... Every thing jeep is a little more difficult down here. Oh well...
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Old Sep 7, 2011 | 01:21 PM
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These were my old bumper creations. I started out by just removing the plastic and bedlining the steel after I knocked the crush cans off. I added a couple lights and then a homemade jack mount. Eventually I cut the bumper down to a stubby and bought this stinger hoop. It mounts directly to the bumper mounts. I bought the stinger hoop for $140 through Quadratec. It's made by Olympic 4x4. I've since built a custom bumper, but this worked great for a long time.
Are your lights run through the fog light wiring?
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