TJM T17 fitted to an 04

corwyyn · **Posted:** Tue Apr 14, 2009 11:28 pm

Fouros wrote:

Kev

the bumpers come with indicators

you just need to fill in the gap

Cool, that's what I was thinking. Of course more lights never hurt anything :wink:

cmohr · **Posted:** Wed Apr 15, 2009 12:34 am

Gee, you know if you could mount in that indicator that would be good.....

corwyyn · **Posted:** Wed Apr 15, 2009 12:53 am

cmohr wrote:

Gee, you know if you could mount in that indicator that would be good.....

Just took a look at a pic Gerard sent me and I don't think there's quite enough room to do it. But a couple of little LED indicators in a fiberglass plug would help out.

Jeep_Junkie · **Posted:** Tue Jun 30, 2009 9:06 pm

Hey any updates or pics on the finished bumpers available, i've booked to get one fitted to my 04 next week and the guy at TJM said notin about filling those dirty big holes that get left behind, just want to make sure im not going to get it back and realise he didnt know what he was talking about :evil:

2JeepFamily · **Posted:** Wed Jul 01, 2009 12:12 am

i have been a bit slack of late with the fiber glass in fills as I just can't qiute seem to get it way I want it.
Also I'm not entirely happy with the fit up of it so I will be taking it off again to see if I can get it back further
closer to the grill. Jeep Junkie you will most definately have a gap but they might have something to put in it's
place, very good bar though. Mine might see the grinder yet.

Fouros · **Posted:** Thu Jul 02, 2009 12:24 am

I basically cut up my old bumper and filled it in ( i am waiting for 2jfam to pull his finger out) :p

but now i know why he hasnt got around to it

best shots atm of my dremell and 4" grinder work

2JeepFamily · **Posted:** Thu Jul 02, 2009 1:27 am

mate where have you been hiding and hows those skinks coming along,

( i am waiting for 2jfam to pull his finger out) :p

that is starting to become a project now, just need to find a podgy bar I think

2JeepFamily · **Posted:** Sun May 09, 2010 4:12 am

STAGE 2 / make it fit better
Ok now this is bringing back an oldie but I finally did some modifiacations to make it fit better
so off with more flare

which then looks like this

off with the bar for a touch of surgery to the winch cradle (cut 15-20mm off)

then clearance the bar a bit

and finally cut out the front so that fairlead holder sits level with the front

and some will remember the 25-30mm gap that I had between the bar and the grill is now 5mm

STAGE 3 / fill in the gaps (this could take me another 12 months)
as we all know I am bit slack and it has taken me 13 months to finally do this but hopefully I will
keep the ball rolling and finish it over the next couple of weeks if I can stay home for once.
The intension is to cut back the wings a touch

and then bend some metal to fill in the gaps with a bit of shaping to follow the curves of the bar

Then it will be time for paint again, I am open to suggestions, should I go White again or a Hammer tone paint
or something funky?

gi frog · **Posted:** Sun May 09, 2010 5:44 am

Hi Jason,
The bar is looking good, these mods take time :juggle:

as you know especially with the driving lessons :ROTFL:

with jeep pram.
Cheers James
Gi frog

KoolJeep · **Posted:** Mon May 10, 2010 4:57 pm

Can the bumper be mounted higher on the body to hide the gaps? If this was covered elsewhere I have missed it.

cmohr · **Posted:** Mon May 10, 2010 5:02 pm

KoolJeep wrote:

Can the bumper be mounted higher on the body to hide the gaps? If this was covered elsewhere I have missed it.

I must admit, I thought that too the other day. Not sure whats going on down below the bar. it may just expose a little more of the front cross member thats all... Could be a viable solution..

2JeepFamily · **Posted:** Tue May 11, 2010 4:21 am

winch cradle is in the way of moving it up (it only lifted up about 5mm), I had to cut and shape the bottom to move it back as well so it sits in pretty snug now.
I will just shape some steel to suit the shape of the bar for the in fill (maybe the shape of the orginal indicators). Any one have any colour suggestions ?

cmohr · **Posted:** Tue May 11, 2010 9:38 am

I'm kinda fond of a Metalic Graphite bullbar on a white KJ... seen one "somewhere" and must admit I dont mind it :wink:

Hammercote would look cool, like that modded ARD winchbar I posted pics of on AJOR, it was black, but in that coating looked the ducks nuts.

2JeepFamily · **Posted:** Sun May 23, 2010 5:59 am

Little bit more done on the weekend, after I fitted my new dog guard I got stuck into the bar again

I just cut some piece's of heavy C channel I had lying around and the shape built from there

its not finished yet, I will have to do some side pieces and fill in a couple of other spots but it will
have come off again for that.

so now I will have to wait a couple of weekends to do more on it but it is finally progressing.

2JeepFamily · **Posted:** Thu Jul 01, 2010 5:05 am

Just thought I would put in an update of the progress on my front bar.

I had this done a couple of weekends ago and was planning on having the new colour splashed on
but of course I had to go and break the compressor :banghead:

so now I am waiting for a few parts for it
and then I shall be painting the bar and the grill Belafonte II style, (the grill has a ton of paint chips in it
so I might as well paint it too)

and thought I would put a progress photo of the little fella too

he is 4 1/2 months old in the photo and has grown even bigger now. Man I am not looking forward to his
food bills as he gets older. :shock:

Glend · **Posted:** Thu Jul 01, 2010 6:03 am

It won't be long till he's saying "Dad can I borrow the Jeep?" Enjoy the ride. :wink:

cmohr · **Posted:** Sat Jul 03, 2010 5:01 am

Nice work Jason...

And he's a cutie reading Jeep mags..

2JeepFamily · **Posted:** Sun Aug 15, 2010 2:55 am

Time for an update, I have finally finished the front off. :pepper:

I will have to thank Cmohr for the idea as I liked the way BII turned out so I went and
did the same to mine, I am reasonably happy with it, it good be alot better but I had to
rush it as time these days is not on my side. The paint is Silver hammertone from
Supercheap and I ran it through my little compressor and spraygun with no problems
but as you don't thin this paint a litre didn't go far. Time to go and enjoy it now.

Glend · **Posted:** Sun Aug 15, 2010 3:57 am

Very nice job integrating the bumper Jason. The paint job looks good.

Team J.a.G · **Posted:** Sun Aug 15, 2010 5:48 am

Well done Jason.... Very impressive...P.S. I'll be up your way tomorrow & Tuesday (Hervey Bay anyway) for meetings.This will be the start of the next 12mths work project for me and will be on site quite regularly, so I will make so time to catch up with you guys soon.

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