Reviews for Go Rhino 230111T Trailline Winch Ready Front Stubby Bumper for 07-20 Jeep Wrangler JL, JK & Gladiator JT
Love the look of the stubby front bumper- makes the 35's look even better head-on. Installation was relatively easy, but make sure to have the proper tools ready.
Finish on the bumper looks great, and the build quality is spot on.
Had a minor issue with the drawer alignment that I was able to figure out- but in the meantime Quadratec support jumped in and offered to replace it, which was above and beyond on their part. Ended up getting it fixed and I was off and running.
Took about 3 hours for installation, including stock bumper removal.
I have been running this bumper w/ the trailline stinger for about 4 months now. It's SOLID. Install was fairly easy and straight forward. (installed on JK) It's hit a few rocks in the last few months, but has handled them well. Has a few scrapes on her now, but I've covered them back up with paint. Not a big deal for me, but for some it may be a problem. This thing turns heads though, that much, I can guarantee. I 've had several people approach me at the pump that thought i'd built the bumper.
Firstly, I love Go Rhino products. They are well designed and very high quality and a good value for the price point. Overall this bumper is good but there are a few minor flaws that could be addressed but nothing major. The issue with fog lights is probably the biggest flaw if you're planning to reuse your factory fog lights, don't, I suggest buying aftermarket 3.5" fog lights that you can mount instead as it will save you the headache of trying to reuse your factory fog lights with the included tiny clips. The other issue I faced was one of the bolt holes wasn't finished so I had to forego not using two bolts on each side to avoid potentially stripping the unfinished hole and also wanted it to look even on both sides. No big deal really as these things are considered normal in the business of customizing Jeeps.
Be forewarned. This bumper does not support LED fog lights on a JL. The attachment process relies on clips that secure the fog lights to the bumper by means of a lip on the non-led fog light lens. The LED fog lights do not have the lip required. Also, my LED fog lights (on the plastic bumper) have 4 tabs that secure it to the bumper. I had to cut these off to be able to get them centered. I then used some gasket rubber and metal strapping to secure them to the fog light housing.
Other than that, installation was fairly simple and I was able to get a response from Go Rhino rather quickly when I did have questions both by phone and email.
Sucks that it is not compatible with the factory skid plate, called go rhino and they did not know if any other after market skid plate would fit with this bumper
as others have noted, the advertised fits stock Fog Lights is a LIE, false advertising. I sent my bumper back. it does not fit stock fog lights, it fits the bulb without the housing, my fog lights now shoot straight into oncoming traffic, not street legal for sure, cant upgrade the fog lights because no after market Jeep Fog Lights will mount to the bumper.