Reviews for Quadratec QRC Front Winch Ready Bumper for 18-24 Jeep Wrangler JL & Gladiator JT

Due to COVID-19, it took two months to receive but the wait was worth it. I used the 2 months looking at other bumpers trying to decide if I should cancel and move on. After looking at hundreds of bumpers, I always came back to this one.
PACKAGING
Came in well boxed and secure. Zero shipping damage, scrapes dents or buffs.

INSTALLATION
I installed the winch, fairfield, driving lights and harnesses onto the bumper before installing the bumper. Doing all that first got me all the mounting screws installed into the driving lights with no cussing. Ditto with installing the winch bolts. It obviously made the bumper heavier but with 4 of the bolts studs, once hung on the frame, weightlifting is over. My wife merely leaned on it while I threaded the washers and nuts onto the studs.
When installing the bumper, all the holes didn’t want to line up clean so I loosened the brackets on the Jeep frame. That did the trick and all the bolts threaded without tension. I think the side brackets tweak on the Jeep assembly line when they get torqued. Yours might not but mine were off a little bit. Routing the winch cables to B+ and B- at the power center was a breeze.

QUALITY
I looked ever weld, plate, threaded hole and bracket over closely. This thing is 100%. I am tickled that I waited. Bolt hole placement was perfect, the curves of the pipe equal, the plating of consistent dimensions.

TIME REQUIRED
It took me roughly 4.5 hours from unbox to full clean up. I was working at an old man’s pace, enjoying the beautiful day. If I had somewhere I needed to be or on flat rate, I think I could have banged it out in about 3 hours. Mine was the full front so it’s a touch heavier fully assembled than a stubby but with the help of my wife to lift, it was no big deal.

CLOSING THOUGHTS
I’d buy this steel bumper again in a heartbeat. Great construction, clear instructions and manufactured with quality and pride.

Great bumper for the price. Installation wasn't too difficult. The hardest part was attaching the winch to the winch plate, especially the two back bolts. Other than that, it was fairly easy.

I have used this bumper on both my previous JK and now my JL. The install has been straight forward, the fog lights installed easily. I only wish is that they made the same matching rear bumper for the JL that they have for the JK. How about it Quadratec?

This thing is way beefier than i expected! Showed up in a timely manner. I have yet to install however I see no issues there.

18 JLU Sport
Install was not difficult thanks to the well detailed instructions. The driver side fog light didn’t seat properly In the new bumper but after taking a high speed to get a bit off the top of the bracket it fight right in. I also had to widen one of the holes in the frame. Other then than it was a great install took roughly 2.5 hrs (solo)

Great looking bumper. Easy install, well made product. Took longer to take the stock bumper off than to put this one on. Warn winch easily fits.

Really like the bumper. Looks mean and is well made. I did have to tap one of the threads due to bolt only screwing in halfways. The quadrapac is worth the money and the 10k winch is more than enough. I do wish there was a little more space between the winch and the grill. Seen many people talk about the issue on getting the fog lights installed. Little trick, use wood glue on the screws and Allen wrench. Strong enough to hold the screw but weak enough to remove the Allen wrench when you are done tightening.

Rodney A.

The installation took less than an hour and the look is great. I feel more secure now driving here in PA with the number of deer strikes I have experienced in the past. Having steel is vital here in the hills and farm country.

Reading all the other reviews made this super-easy to do, so thanks to all those folks who left tips and suggestions! We had a heck of a time with the OEM bumper plastic clip/river removal, but the actual bumper install was pretty straight-forward.

The bumper is SOLID and seems to be pretty well made, and the 12,000 lb winch fits right in and looks great. Everything works as it should, and I’m very happy with my Christmas present!

Very easy to install, I was able to install the bumper by myself in about 1 1/2 hours.