[sharpie]

Hey, I promised the pictures, and here they are. Took four hours, some profanity, a couple strips of duct tape, and a complete disregard of the reinstall instructions on the horns and vac canister, but it's finally installed.

for now, the vac canister is behind the AC compressor. the horns are in their semi-stock locations. The provided 1/2 x 1-1/2 bolts didn't go through the boxed framerail on the passenger side, so I had to spend an extra $3 on grade 8 bolts, lock washers, and lock nuts. not a bad buy.

here are some pics:

before:


after:


side view:


bracket:


under view, with skid plate:


close up of skid plate:

[creature]

Originally Posted by sharpie1k

Hey, I promised the pictures, and here they are. Took four hours, some profanity, a couple strips of duct tape, and a complete disregard of the reinstall instructions on the horns and vac canister, but it's finally installed.

for now, the vac canister is behind the AC compressor. the horns are in their semi-stock locations. The provided 1/2 x 1-1/2 bolts didn't go through the boxed framerail on the passenger side, so I had to spend an extra $3 on grade 8 bolts, lock washers, and lock nuts. not a bad buy.

here are some pics:

before:


after:


side view:


bracket:


under view, with skid plate:


close up of skid plate:

[Ski01xj]

Looks nice, never seen that bumpber before and I like it.

[Cerealdaemon]

yeah, wow, thats a really neat bumper, where did you get it and how much was it?

[sharpie]

rockymountainsusp.com

the amazing part: $280 shipped. no tube guard yet (mines in the mail)

[Ski01xj]

Any idea how much it weighs?

[FitchVA]

cool bumper

if i were you, i'd shoot some black paint on the white parts of the frame up front so it blends in more now that you can see back there

[sharpie]

70lbs total shipping weight (that included 3 lbs of nuts/bolts)

[RP_Offroad]

Looks good, maybe you can put some lights in the gaps?

[fitbmxseries1]

do they have a rear bumper too?

[sharpie]

I dont think so. They have a rear TJ and YJ one, who knows if they can custom make it to work. www.orfab.com

I plan on putting some lights in the gap. probably some smaller hella 500 styles. either that or some PIAA driving lights. I gotta check into that.

first things that have to go on before more lights: lift, 31's, rockers, and skids

[redyouch]

that has to be the ugliest bumper i have ever seen

[mecompco]

Originally Posted by redyouch

that has to be the ugliest bumper i have ever seen

Well, I was going to be polite, but since you have brought it up, yes, yes it is. Sorry!

[JoeShmoXJ]

Originally Posted by mecompco

Well, I was going to be polite, but since you have brought it up, yes, yes it is. Sorry!

Dont worry, you arent the only one, im not too fond of it either.. but nice purchase, an upgrade is an upgrade.

[sharpie]

that's fine. for what I do (light mudding, hill climbing, rock wash riding, moderate trail riding, desert running), it was the best for me. why?

warn: too much $ for what it would be used for
arb: too much $ period
hanson: ugly imho
rustys: the single bar prerunner is ugly as well
olympic: bland, no real strong suit applications
four real: expensive

others were considered, but I wanted the prerunner style foremost.

i picked OR Fab for it's application. 80% of my XJ use is on road, and about 70% of it's off road is on moderate, but tight trails, which means the bumper needed to
a. fit the body lines as best as possible
b. be light
c. be aerodynamic

it was the all around winner, and for under 3 benjies, I wasn't going to complain. Less money into one add-on means down the line more add-ons.