Reviews for Rugged Ridge 11544.24 Spartacus Stubby Front Bumper for 18-20 Jeep Wrangler JL & Gladiator JT

Easy install, hardest part was taking apart the oem bumper in order to remove the fog light wiring harness. The bumper looks great is light weight and es ready to assemble before installing on my gladiator. Not sure it's sturdy enough for serious winching and recovery but for now that's fine by me.

Less than 2 years in and rust

Purchased this around 11/2/2018 and installed it on 11/9/2018. I'll put this review together based on the install and my experience with the install. The good - Looks great. It looked better in person than the pictures showed. The install of the bumper (and winch plate) was really easy. It took me about 6 hours from start to finish and that included the bumper, winch and winch plate. The bumper itself would probably be about 3 hours for someone with average mechanical skills, and most of that is pulling the factory bumper apart for the fog lights and tow hooks. The bad - It's not as heavy duty as I originally thought. It's going to be great for my wife's jeep as her daily driver, but I would not use this if you're looking for serious off-road. The fog light harness has to be removed from the factory bumper and there is really no way to "attach" the harness to the rugged ridge bumper. You have to carefully tuck the harness in while putting the bumper on. Not a big deal, just a little annoying. All in all, this is a good bumper and an easy install.

If you love rust, buy this!

Less than two years in and being a person who washes his car often, this is the WORST. Faded and rust at every edge to the point of blistering. I am so disappointed. It looked great until it looked like it was the bumper of a 1965 Jeep.