Maniac Manufacturing KK steel front bumper

DirtyKK · **Posted:** Wed Mar 27, 2013 12:34 am

The red KK has posted on this forum before. I remember it being a well outfitted ride. I cannot find the original thread to save my life right now though.

At The Helm · **Posted:** Wed Mar 27, 2013 1:05 am

DirtyKK wrote:

The red KK has posted on this forum before. I remember it being a well outfitted ride. I cannot find the original thread to save my life right now though.

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jjohnson1892 · **Posted:** Wed Mar 27, 2013 10:31 am

This is amazing :shock:

Arctic_Libby · **Posted:** Wed Mar 27, 2013 10:44 am

Just for poops and giggles I got a quote from Maniac Manufacturing and he said that they did that bumper for R14,000 which from some currency calculator online came to about $1500. He also said that they don't have the blueprints for KK's and they don't work on many KK's so they would need one in their shop to do the measurments and fit tests. I don't know about you guys but I don't feel it's worth it to ship my Jeep down to south africa to get fitted for a front bumper.

tommudd · **Posted:** Wed Mar 27, 2013 11:17 am

Arctic_Libby wrote:

Just for poops and giggles I got a quote from Maniac Manufacturing and he said that they did that bumper for R14,000 which from some currency calculator online came to about $1500. He also said that they don't have the blueprints for KK's and they don't work on many KK's so they would need one in their shop to do the measurments and fit tests. I don't know about you guys but I don't feel it's worth it to ship my Jeep down to south africa to get fitted for a front bumper.

Once in a lifetime vacation
take it there let them measure, go for a months vacation, come back have them install bumper and ship it home. What a story to tell

Arctic_Libby · **Posted:** Wed Mar 27, 2013 11:39 am

The shipping for the bumper coming to 'Merica scares me. I can only imagine how much it would cost to ship a jeep there and back. Unless I got a rental and had them fan one up off that Would be an awesome story though

tommudd · **Posted:** Wed Mar 27, 2013 11:51 am

Shipping your vehicle is not too bad really, its the time it takes is the worst part
I was going to ship mine to Tanzania but would of taken 3-4 weeks to get there.
Looking at shipping my wifes Toyota over here when she moves back but still unsure. I want to but she wants a new one :banghead:

Plus of course its right hand drive

jeeplikens · **Posted:** Mon Apr 01, 2013 10:47 am

Ted15 wrote:

I feel like I have a forgotten jeep. I like what they've done with that KK, I wish they were closer. Those rock sliders are exactly what I was looking for, provided they actually work.

I put on a set from JCR offroad. The one downfall is, they are not painted. You have to have them treated and painted yourself. They are heavy but they serve two purposes IMO. I have "banged" them a couple of times so they function as needed, now with my 3inch lift, when people open their car door, they are greeted by my guard rail. :goink:

I see one other benefit. If I get t-boned by something short of a F350 on roids, I have what I feel is a roll bar on the side of the car. :grim:

http://www.jcroffroad.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Store_Code=J&Screen=PROD&Category_Code=KJSL&Product_Code=KK-SL2

huntb · **Posted:** Mon Apr 01, 2013 4:40 pm

jeeplikens wrote:

Ted15 wrote:

I feel like I have a forgotten jeep. I like what they've done with that KK, I wish they were closer. Those rock sliders are exactly what I was looking for, provided they actually work.

I put on a set from JCR offroad. The one downfall is, they are not painted. You have to have them treated and painted yourself. They are heavy but they serve two purposes IMO. I have "banged" them a couple of times so they function as needed, now with my 3inch lift, when people open their car door, they are greeted by my guard rail. :goink:

I see one other benefit. If I get t-boned by something short of a F350 on roids, I have what I feel is a roll bar on the side of the car. :grim:

How much did you pay to get them powder coated?

JeepNCrowd · **Posted:** Mon Apr 01, 2013 9:42 pm

This page is starting to get off topic, but oh well.
I love my JCR Sliders, but my biggest peeve (and the same goes for the other brands too) is how much lower they make the rocker panels look ( 2") lower. If I didn't have my 4" lift then it would look really low. When looking at other real SUVs and Trucks it appears that they have a lot more ground clearance. I know they don't, because their framesticks down quite a bit lower than their rockers, and our unibody does not. But aesthetically I don't like it. Does that make sense?
I just spray painted mine (using a primer before) because its easy to touch up. If they get used they will need it.
I do like how much they have saved me, and they are very strong, though I did manage to put a dent in mine in Colorado.

tommudd wrote:

Shipping your vehicle is not too bad really, its the time it takes is the worst part
I was going to ship mine to Tanzania but would of taken 3-4 weeks to get there.
Looking at shipping my wifes Toyota over here when she moves back but still unsure. I want to but she wants a new one :banghead:

Plus of course its right hand drive

I've always wanted to ship my Jeep to Australia and Africa and go on safari and explore the outback. But isn't it like $1,000 just to ship it one way? A little too much for a 1-2 week vacation for me. Oh well I can dream.

jeeplikens · **Posted:** Tue Apr 02, 2013 12:38 am

huntb wrote:

jeeplikens wrote:

Ted15 wrote:

I feel like I have a forgotten jeep. I like what they've done with that KK, I wish they were closer. Those rock sliders are exactly what I was looking for, provided they actually work.

I put on a set from JCR offroad. The one downfall is, they are not painted. You have to have them treated and painted yourself. They are heavy but they serve two purposes IMO. I have "banged" them a couple of times so they function as needed, now with my 3inch lift, when people open their car door, they are greeted by my guard rail. :goink:

I see one other benefit. If I get t-boned by something short of a F350 on roids, I have what I feel is a roll bar on the side of the car. :grim:

How much did you pay to get them powder coated?

Didn't powder coat. Few coats of primer then a few coats of Rhino bed liner treatment. Got that no slip look going on. :wink:

this is Michigan. No matter what I do, gonna get some chips (rust) at some point. I'll just sand blast the bottoms and do it again as needed. :furious:

musclezmarinara · **Posted:** Wed Apr 10, 2013 12:09 am

Wow that's a beast of a bumper I do want, I emailed them

I'm going to grab a set of jcr stage 3 sliders have a buddy powder coat them body color I think

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