So I've received my first real trail damage tonight, which consists of a dent in the passenger side of the stock front bumper (which can be popped out), and a small bend in the underlying "wing" (which shouldn't be too hard to fix, given a sledge-hammer). There was also slight damage to the marker-light assembly under the passenger side fender flair, but aside from buying a new bulb and applying some epoxy to the assembly (which won't be visible anyway), I don't think it requires much attention. The clips popped off as they were designed to, and don't appear to be damaged.

As for the purpose of this thread, I'm just looking for some tips or advice from those who have had a similar experience.

As for the cause, I just barely grazed a small tree at ~3MPH while navigating some poorly maintained [nature?] trails. Totally worth it, considering the times-wheeled to damage-received ratio. I'll post pictures when I get up tomorrow and it's light out (we took some pictures in the woods with a flashlight as well, and of the tree, but I'll have to get those).

I'm considering fixing the flair and just leaving the front bumper as-is and taping a sign to it that reads "flimsy plastic piece of crap" since I intend to get a new bumper with a winch mount in the next few months, and other jeepers might find it amusing. (I'm considering the AEV, but I'm not sure where to mount the required front license plate.)

I've looked at some other threads about the stock bumper removal, and it seems pretty straight-forward. I don't need to worry about removing the Air Dam, because it removed itself within the first week of ownership, it looks like a toy, and I haven't seen a drop in gas mileage.

Edit: Also, if anyone knows if the passenger side "marker-assembly" is modular and can be replaced (without replacing the entire flair) at a fairly low cost, please link me to the part.