Re: Front bumper and fenders questions
 

On Feb 8, 4:00 pm, "Chris Berninger" <chrisb...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey all Jeep owners...I have a 2005 Rubicon Unlimited....very factory,
> have made no customizations to it thus far. I'm not very mechanically
> inclined, e.g. I don't change my own oil or really do anything myself
> to the Jeep. Last week I hit a patch of ice and slammed the front
> passenger side of the Jeep into a cement wall. It shoved the front-
> right part of the bumper up about 6 inches into the
> fender...basically, that part of the bumper is trashed, and both
> fenders need replaced. The fog light on that side is also broken. My
> question is:
>
> 1) Would you replace the bumper and fenders with the factory stock, or
> are there better non-Jeep made bumpers out there that you would
> recommend?
>
> 2) Is it tough to replace a bumper, or could a more mechanically
> inclined buddy of mine and I pull it off?
>
> 3) It looks like most non-factory bumpers don't have the fog lamps on
> the bumper...so if I went this route, would I just disconnect the
> other fog lamp that is working?
>
> 4) If I don't go the DIY route, I'm having trouble finding service
> places in the area who would do non-Jeep customizations to a Jeep...I
> live metro-Detroit, so obviously there are a lot of Chrysler
> dealerships, but would they only work with factory replacement parts??
>
> Thanks in advance for any advice you guys can offer!
>
> -Chris

For the bumper go on EBay, there are tons of aftermarket bumpers which
look nice and are cheaper then stock. Try the Warn bumper, I have
this on my Jeep and it is great. Also so many people are upgrading
they will sell the stock bumper for next to nothing. For the fog
lights, buy some after market 100watt ones and you will actually be
able to see. Check out any 4x4 website.
For the fenders, just go to to a body shop and get them fixed, if not
ask them to go to a junk yard and pick up a set.

Hope this helps, remember the stock parts are $$$ while used parts are
$.