Reviews for Quadratec QRC Front Winch Ready Bumper for 18-24 Jeep Wrangler JL & Gladiator JT
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Overall I like it. It's the design I wanted. Install took a little longer then 5 hours with a buddy. Uninstalled of the factory bumper, installed new bumper and installed a winch at the same time. This was our first time doing and bumper work. The bumper had some scrap damage on both ends in the tube corners that lead to the fenders. After Install, one tube is about 1/4 inch from the fender, the other side touches it. The middle measurements are the same, leading me to believe one side is slightly bent. Install was fairly straight forward and simple. I reused the JT's fog lights. It comes with 4mm bolts, nuts, and tiny washers for the fog lights. You need to get your fingers into a small area to bolt everything blindly witch probably to the longest. I'm guessing an hour, it was a trail and error type situation. With all that said, I'll give it 4 stars due to the minor damage, alignment, and Install process.
Compatible with factory fog lights.
Install was quick and straight forward. Instructions are good. I had the same problem as many with powder coat in the fog light screw holes. Rather than tap them clean I drilled them and used the screws and nuts that came with the bumper. Plenty of nuts in the package to do this.. 4 stars for that and one bent light bracket that I could straighten with a pair of pliers.
This is very well built and looks great. The only thing I don't like is the weight. It's significantly heavier than other front bumpers.
It is full front and good reviews and winch ready.
This bumper is definitely solid. Down sides are there isn’t a comparable winch plate to cover up the unfinished look before putting a winch in and when putting the bumper on, the bolts might not line up 100% so you may need to loosen the frame horns until they fall freely, then put the bumper on, then line the frame horns up and tighten them back down. Everything else is very easy as long as you pay attention to the directions. I was able to do it in the dark/rain. Minus one star for the lack of winch plate and direction but overall great, SOLID product. Recommend purchasing the sway bar skid plate with the bumper.
Price, ease of installation and factory fog lights fit.
Very solid stout bumper and I’m very happy how it looks on my jeep. Debated buying this bumper for months and finally ordered it and I’m glad I did! Love how it looks. I had the same experience as some previous reviews. I could only get 7 of the 8 mounting bolts to line up. Tried several different attempts at removing the bolts and started over using different bolt patterns but still the same result every attempt. Top outside drivers side bolt just wouldn’t line up. Gave up. Called quadratec about the issue and customer service on the issue was A++.