Reviews for Carnivore Front Bumper for 07-24 Jeep Wrangler JK, JL & Gladiator JT

Great bumper. Factory skid plate is able to be used for Mojave edition. Mount your winch before the fog lights as you can’t access the front bolts.

Purchased the mid-width on Cyber Monday. Install is very straightforward. I also purchased a Q-Performance Stealth Winch, Diode Dynamics SS3 fog light kit, and a pair of Quadratec 3" Cube Lights (for ditch lighting).

If you're installing a winch; wait to install your fog lights until after you've mounted the bumper and have your winch bolted down. Accessing the front bolts of the winch is very challenging if you've already installed your fog lights (I ended up taking them out, mounting the winch and reinstalling the fog lights).

Very happy with the purchase. Packaging was great and delivery was timely.

Selection

Easy install, even without a helper. Love the fact that you can easily add lighting. Plenty of spots to run cable and zip ties. No I just have to get the splash guard.

Incredible looking bumper. I went with the "full Width" bumper (personal preference) I loved the idea that i could remove the "light Grills" and paint them . I also purchased the Q Series winch to complete the look and also to have the peace of mind, that I have the winch if i ever need it myself or to assist another on the trails.
A word to the wise... prior to installing the New bumper to your Jeep, ENSURE THAT THE FACTORY HOLES ARE ALL THE SAME SIZE....I found one that was oval, the factory bumper fit fine but the larger mounting bolts for the aftermarket bumper were to large for that hole and I needed to drill it to allow installation of my Carnivore bumper.
Extremely satisfied with this purchase.

Great bumper.... I posted the Tuscadero Sahara pictures to show a bare install and also the view from the factory front trail camera with the bar installed.

Bumper construction is solid with a nice finish and install was relatively easy/straightforward. The fog light bolts were a bit tricky because there is not much space and you're working right against a round metal cylinder. Be sure you have a friend (or possibly two) to assist with positioning and attaching nuts on the frame. My Sahara had 2 Mopar 68277460AB Front Tow Hook Reinforcement on each side and the positioning left an oval instead of a round hole and blocked the bolts threading through (there was no way they were going to fit). I had to loosen the bolts on the reinforcements to allow it to move and get the bolts through; only then could the nylon locking nuts be installed. I'm happy with the purchase look, quality, instructions, so I am glad Quadratec released this recently; now I just need to get a winch.

Its new and that fact that not too many other JT's have it will make my rig look unique.

AGGRESSIVE LOOK AND FEEL

I absolutely love this bumper, it looks great, the build quality is great, BUT, the factory fog lights that I have in my 2020 JL Willy's do not fit correctly. I was able to get them in alright, but it was a pain in the a** to get them in and there's a lot of stress on the plastic housing of the lights. I'm curious to see how well they hold up as it gets colder. I think it was a very poor choice to use 2mm hex bolts as the mounting screw of choice here. They're very difficult to work with in such a tight space, I really wish they were star-bit bolts so I could at least use a small ratcheting socket wrench. And on top of that, I didn't realize that you can't get winch bolts through the front holes with the lights in place until AFTER I installed them. That was fun.

All in all, I would buy this again, but those fog light mounts easily added an extra hour to the project.

Looks good, well built, very heavy.

Installation was not bad, doable by yourself but really need 2 people. The glaring issue is the fog light placement.

I have no idea how they expect you to get a bolt in from the bottom when installing a winch, much less a torque wrench.

The front winch mounting holes are right where the fog light housing is, resulting in no room to work with.

Going to go get a winch tomorrow and give it a try but pretty disappointing.

Hopefully there’s something I’m overlooking and it goes smoother than expected.

The rear holes are wide open. No issue there.