New Warn Elite Series Front Bumper
09-03-2012, 01:06 PM
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Many of the negative comments have been from guys who want a short bumper, and if I was building a crawler I'd agree. For a DD with occasional wheelin IMO this is great looking, solid and functional. Bumpers are in front of wheels on road vehicles for a good reason - they protect your front wheels. I hit a ground hog at 30mph a couple of weeks ago and was very glad the point of collision was my bumper and not my wheel hub assembly!
That's what I love about modding Jeeps - so much to learn and choose from to match your Jeep to your lifestyle!
That's what I love about modding Jeeps - so much to learn and choose from to match your Jeep to your lifestyle!
Can anyone tell me if the Warn is welded together or pressed, and how thick it is ? Cheers
09-03-2012, 02:09 PM
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I have this bumper too, I got it cause I wanted a full width to protect my fender flares and wheels from possible collisions, for the close to stock appearance, and the integrated winch mount and fog lights. The bumper is welded together and is 3/16" thick by the look and feel of it (it's pretty heavy ~70-80lbs) very solid construction and have been happy with it so far.
10-31-2012, 10:14 PM
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I used my Factory Fogs that I had Mod'ed to HID's. It Comes with (2) Dif sets of mounts and (1) of them is for the factory fogs. The Bumper Lights are 7" HID X's from a good vendor on this site....You'll find thier post with no problems. I'm also running the 7" on the window......It's daytime during the darkest night! Complete kit from same vendor!
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03-28-2016, 05:59 PM
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03-28-2016, 06:25 PM
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The thing to take into consideration if you're concerned about a bumper providing protection. If it's an OEM bumper, it had to go through and pass crash testing. I don't think the same can be said about other aftermarket bumpers.
Both the HR and AEV bumpers you can add a bull bar to it as well.
I ended up getting the AEV bumper, found on Craigslist for $250. It's a full length welded steal bumper.
The Hard Rock bumper is nice too and adds an additional flexibility in that you can remove the ends and make it a stuby bumper.
Hard Rock Stubby Mode
07-19-2017, 06:12 PM
#48
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Yeah the Bumper is built to take some serious abuse........The Powder Coat is thick and tough!! Here's the front skid
HyLine OffRoad JK-10SAD - HyLine OffRoad Air Dam Skid Plate in Lightly Textured Black Powder Coat for 07-12 Jeep® Wrangler & Wrangler Unlimited JK - Quadratec
The Rework was quite simple....Cut off the UPR Flang, Notch the Sides about 1.5" and Drill/ Tap and Bolt to LWR Bumper, Clearance Drill and Bolt to LWR Front Frame cross member.
If you go this route....Drop me a note and I'll shoot ya some better pics! After all the trim work.....I painted it with some wrinkle finish Semi Flat paint......Perfect match for the bumper
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HyLine OffRoad JK-10SAD - HyLine OffRoad Air Dam Skid Plate in Lightly Textured Black Powder Coat for 07-12 Jeep® Wrangler & Wrangler Unlimited JK - Quadratec
The Rework was quite simple....Cut off the UPR Flang, Notch the Sides about 1.5" and Drill/ Tap and Bolt to LWR Bumper, Clearance Drill and Bolt to LWR Front Frame cross member.
If you go this route....Drop me a note and I'll shoot ya some better pics! After all the trim work.....I painted it with some wrinkle finish Semi Flat paint......Perfect match for the bumper
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07-20-2017, 01:45 PM
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The "Grand Umpah" is correct.
The winch in the picture is not installed correctly. The bumper comes with several different front plates to fill that hole. (At least mine did.) You pick the one that fits your winch and centers it correctly in the space. Installed correctly, there is no remaining hole at all.
Anyway, you may or may not like a full length bumper but the Warn Elite is pretty stout and the winch mounting looks much better than the Quadratec picture.
Last edited by RubiconDoug; 07-20-2017 at 02:01 PM.