Reviews for DV8 Offroad FS-15 Hammer Front Stubby Bumper for 07-20 Jeep Wrangler JL, JK & Gladiator JT
The DV8 bumper showed up the next day after the order which was nice. The style and construction of the bumper is decent and it one step up from a Smiitybilt but definitely not of the same quality of a comparable Poison Spyder model. The finish is a hammered finish and it’s a super thin coating. The bumper showed up in packaging which looked like it should have been protected but the ends of both sides of the bumper had the finish worn off from shipping or possibly someone dragging the bumper on the ground after the finish was applied during the manufacturing process. I didn’t notice till after it was installed so I applied some flat black spray paint the the edges to hide it. It comes with a winch plate and if you plan on using a winch, you might want 1/2” longer grade 8 bolts as there is minimal thread engagement for the winch mounting bolts when moubting on top of the winch plate. Overall it’s s nice bumper but you definitely get what you pay for.
Here is my experience. Shipping was good with no delays and the packaging was excellent and had no damage. The bumper is heavy and doing a single person install w/ steel cable (Warn VR8 winch) was quite the experience, especially having to remove and put on. There was no instructions included with my order but I was able to install. The winch plate did not line up, but I believe that was personal error. Will include a photo if possible [on this website]. Lower rating is only for lack of instructions. I otherwise, highly recommend this product as straight forward and doable. Two persons are recommended but one can do alone.
I gave this bumper a 3 because of the lack of concise instructions and the mounting hardware being incomplete. As the sites "Installation Notes" state, this is NOT a simple bolt on installation on your 2018 JL. You WILL be required to open 6 of the 8 mounting holes on your JL's bumper mounting plate. You WILL have to test fit the bumper a few times to get the fit just right.
The bumper was well packaged and arrived without any damage. After everything is said and done. I am please with the looks and finish of the bumper.
Good bumper but dv8 didnt send me 8 bolts i needed
Bumper looks and fits great skid plate and factory fog lights not so well on 2018 Jlu rubicon
The front light mounts where not welded on evenly. Had to straighten one out after I mounted bumper. When i straightened it the power counting come off in that area. Very concerned about that. Is there touch up I can get to fix that? Love the look of the bumper but sad I did not notice the item till after I had it mounted. DV8 needs to step up on their quality control!
This product description reads 2018 however I have a packing slip from DV8 that plainly reads 07-16 Jeep. You will have to mod your mounting holes slightly. If you have a jl keep looking.
Very poor quality coating chipped every where not happy at all with my purchase
Went for the look and price, but didn't trust the reviews that I saw. Finish was just fine on the one delivered, however the hardware included was majestically poor. Photo attached. Bolts of various lengths, 9 nuts (8 of which should be used on the bumper install itself, what i can only imagine are some fog light clamps and screws that do not fit the width or length of the attachment flange, etc. Not going to be purchasing DV8 anymore. Foglights have similar issues.