Front Grill and Stock Bumper Mods

SilverTurboCRD · **Posted:** Sat Jun 18, 2011 10:50 pm

This is a place to discuss all things related to the front stock bumper and the front grill. Some examples include screen inserts and extra lights mounted on bumper. Please post your experience tips and tricks.

tonycrd · **Posted:** Fri Jun 24, 2011 11:52 am

Sorry bud, nice idea but not CRD specific. Moved to general.

SweepnChoke · **Posted:** Fri Jun 24, 2011 12:14 pm

$10 Gutter Guard grill insert mod

Roll of black plastic gutter guard, Home Depot, about $8-$10 for the roll, roll does two vehicles.

Mine Before

After

My Wife's Before

After / Painted Purple

SilverTurboCRD · **Posted:** Fri Jun 24, 2011 12:25 pm

Wow that looks great how did u insert the Guard?

tonycrd · **Posted:** Fri Jun 24, 2011 12:29 pm

Bling*bling :jester:

SilverTurboCRD · **Posted:** Fri Jun 24, 2011 1:35 pm

nice grill
My front bumper looks like this

can anybody explain the difference in front bumpers ex. from a certain year model etc.

gtommec · **Posted:** Fri Jun 24, 2011 2:09 pm

2002-2004 Sport Models (textured grey plastic):

2002-2004 Limited Models, Freedom, Rocky Mountain and Columbia (same as sport except painted body color(graphite on Freedom/RM/Columbia)):

2002-2004 Renegade Models (same as above with added silver center garnish):

2005-2007 Sport Models (textured grey plastic):

2005-2007 Limited, 2005 Rocky Mountain Edition and 2007 Latitude (painted body color):

2005-2006 Renegade (textured grey plastic):

SilverTurboCRD · **Posted:** Fri Jun 24, 2011 2:22 pm

wow thats great I wasnt sure if mine being a CRD had anything to do with it other than it being a Sport. Thanks for the great post.

long_tall_texan · **Posted:** Fri Jun 24, 2011 2:52 pm

Untrimmed

Trimmed

Untrimmed

Trimmed

And the accompanying fender liners...

Driver side:

Passenger Side:

And the Black Bags under my Eyes and between my teeth (two tone grill)

And some Recovery Points up front:

SilverTurboCRD · **Posted:** Fri Jun 24, 2011 3:24 pm

very nice jeep looks top notch.
where did you cut your bumper and how did you cut it? was it on the vehicle? what did you cut it with?
And some Recovery Points up front:

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what exactly are these? (They look like the pieces that go into a hitch receiver but sideways)

SilverTurboCRD · **Posted:** Fri Jun 24, 2011 3:27 pm

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what exactly are these? (They look like the pieces that go into a hitch receiver but sideways)

Nvm They are Ball Mount Hitches mounted sideways Lol thats great

did you have to drill them to match the jeep frame or did you math the frame to the hitch?

long_tall_texan · **Posted:** Fri Jun 24, 2011 3:36 pm

I used a 4" cutoff wheel on a handheld angle grinder to cut the main bumper down.

I used a cordless jigsaw to cut the tow hook holes out.

All of my trimming has been done with bumpers on the Jeep.

Yes, They are 2" drop hitch receivers that I bought at Harbor Freight. There are already 2 holes in the KJ to mount them with. I used the cross-pin hole already in the receiver for one hole and just measured and drilled a second hole in the receiver to match the ones in the KJ. Bolted them on with 1/2", Grade 8 bolts.

SilverTurboCRD · **Posted:** Fri Jun 24, 2011 3:45 pm

irollgen4s · **Posted:** Fri Jun 24, 2011 6:51 pm

Do want my bumpers cut like that very much so. Too bad my dad thinks its ruining the car since its a limited model(the front bumper has already been smashed in by the bullbar once and the rear was clipped by a woman already). Ill talk him into it one day... Or ill just do it at a meet and greet once :mrgreen:

SweepnChoke · **Posted:** Sat Jun 25, 2011 2:24 pm

SilverTurboCRD wrote:

Wow that looks great how did u insert the Guard?

-Remove front grill
-Seperate the two pieces
-Cut gutter guard into 7 strips about 2" bigger in each direction than the openings in the grill
-Place gutter guard behind grill so that each opening is covered
-Snap inside grill piece back into place
-Reinstall front grill

Essentially the gutter guard pieces are just wedged between the outer and inner two pieces of the front grill

SilverTurboCRD · **Posted:** Mon Jun 27, 2011 11:46 pm

Have you noticed any increased engine temps. My dad is worried about loss of airflow and increased engine temps. I think the holes in the guard should be big enough.

SweepnChoke · **Posted:** Tue Jun 28, 2011 7:27 am

SilverTurboCRD wrote:

Have you noticed any increased engine temps. My dad is worried about loss of airflow and increased engine temps. I think the holes in the guard should be big enough.

Absolutely no increase in engine temp, effect on air flow is extremely minimal if any (as you mentioned the holes in the gutter guard are large), however far less bugs and stones in my rad

long_tall_texan · **Posted:** Tue Jun 28, 2011 9:59 am

SweepnChoke wrote:

SilverTurboCRD wrote:

Have you noticed any increased engine temps. My dad is worried about loss of airflow and increased engine temps. I think the holes in the guard should be big enough.

Absolutely no increase in engine temp, effect on air flow is extremely minimal if any (as you mentioned the holes in the gutter guard are large), however far less bugs and stones in my rad

Same here. No increase on mine either. And I have +100° ambient temps 3 months per year with no problem.

SilverTurboCRD · **Posted:** Tue Jun 28, 2011 12:59 pm

long_tall_texan wrote:

And the Black Bags under my Eyes and between my teeth (two tone grill)

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I have the same grill (with the fog lights) my slats look wider than the other grill. I also noticed that you dont have the stock slats anymore. What did you do and what did you put in the grill. I like the black!

long_tall_texan · **Posted:** Tue Jun 28, 2011 1:02 pm

I cut the slats out of the black plastic backup piece in the grill, but kept the frame. Them frame holds the gutter guard in place. 05-07 have the same grill / same spacing. 02-04 have a different one. Oh, and Renegades have a different one too, and different hood to match.

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