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Do your bumpers match? Need opinions.

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Old May 14, 2009 | 12:17 PM
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Does your rear bumper (brand, finish, etc.) match your front bumper?
I have the XHD front bumper, but I hear the rear bumper with carrier sucks. What would be a good match for it instead?
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Old May 14, 2009 | 12:46 PM
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Shrockworks mid textured front Mopar rear flat black. Match pretty well.

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Front:

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Old May 14, 2009 | 12:50 PM
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Does it matter? Heck yeah!!!

Just kidding, mine really do but I don't think it matters in my opinion. Mine match cause I got a killer deal on them and....well, ok, it really does matter now that I think of it.....in my opinion that is.
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Old May 14, 2009 | 12:53 PM
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I have the Shrockworks mid-width bumper with the semi-gloss black finish. I have the Shrockworks rear full-width on order partly because so few companies make bumpers with that finish. To me, it mattered, but it wasn't a brand thing. It was the overall look and finish of the bumper. I want my Jeep to look as well thought-out as the original engineers had it when they created it (okay, quit laughing and pick yourself up off the floor!).

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Old May 14, 2009 | 12:58 PM
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mine do not match and i don't care never see both at the same time anyway in my opinion
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Old May 14, 2009 | 01:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Detn8RYellow
Doesn't matter unless you can see the whole front and back at the same time!.. ooops me and BigShow had the same comment..
Originally Posted by Bigshow
mine do not match and i don't care never see both at the same time anyway in my opinion
Thats what I was thinking.
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Old May 14, 2009 | 01:34 PM
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It wouldn't matter to me if the front and back match. I was planning on getting two different brands, I have certain things I want in the front and certain things I want in the rear. Then I came across LoD and as it turns out their bumpers have what I want in the front and rear.
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Old May 14, 2009 | 04:22 PM
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In my opinion as long as they are color-matched for my Jeep I don't care.

Just kidding but I think it is nice to have them look good together but that does not mean that they have to be the same brand. There is a local guy here that has a LOD rear with a smitty front and they look great together.
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Old May 14, 2009 | 04:53 PM
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I had matching Mopar Offroad bumpers, but changed to a stubby front when I installed tube front fenders. They match pretty good.
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Old May 14, 2009 | 06:32 PM
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I have matching front and rear bumpers. They're bone stock and both dented on opposite corners!
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