getting a RL Rear

riptricket · **Posted:** Fri Jun 29, 2007 2:46 pm

Just wanted to let everyone know... if the insurance goes through right, i will be getting a new RL Rear!

hallb4 · **Posted:** Fri Jun 29, 2007 2:59 pm

Nice! Glad to hear something good came out of it. So are you getting the tire carrier too (I am not sure if it is standard on it)?

DarbyWalters · **Posted:** Fri Jun 29, 2007 3:00 pm

Definitely add the tire carrier for future mods.

riptricket · **Posted:** Fri Jun 29, 2007 7:20 pm

i am pretty sure that i will have to buy that on my own because the insurance will not cover it
i will try the bumper out first and then see if i need the tire carrier.
also getting the tire carrier will depend if i get a lift or not.

SoDakJeep · **Posted:** Fri Jun 29, 2007 8:06 pm

go talk to the shop and see if they will order the bumper and then you can cover the add. cost. Thats what I did with my car when i got rear ended and the shop I went to let me do that so I got a different upgraded bumper.

Hood297 · **Posted:** Sat Jun 30, 2007 2:44 pm

Ive been waiting on someone to rear end me to get mine replaced! I definately want the spare tire carrier, I think it looks awesome.

Im glad to see that you can get insurance to replace it with the RL.

riptricket · **Posted:** Sun Jul 01, 2007 12:08 am

i don't know if i want the spare tire carrier... it adds unnecessary weight imho, but i will be getting a lift when my warranty runs out...

riptricket · **Posted:** Mon Jul 02, 2007 8:16 pm

whoever has installed a RL rear tell me if it's that hard to do for a really novice mechanical person??? and also, how the heck do i take off the stock plastic stuff without ripping it up? are there some pop-rivets (i know those will break) that come off, or is the plastic really bolted to the body/frame? thanks!

Tokyojoe · **Posted:** Mon Jul 02, 2007 8:34 pm

It is actually easy to do if you have a buddy to help you. A bit harder alone since the bumper weighs so much. Jack stands and a floor jack did the trick.

A few of the places on the rear fascia are bolted.

Look around on the forum (search) to find all the info you need about removal and install.

riptricket · **Posted:** Thu Jul 05, 2007 11:19 pm

Got intouch with Marty and i will be receiving my bumper in the next 2 weeks or so!
Marty is AWESOME!!!!!
Gotta question for you all though... Do you think that I should just have it painted to match my flares, or should I Line-X it to mach my flares? thanks!

dieselenthusiast · **Posted:** Fri Jul 06, 2007 12:02 am

riptricket wrote:

Got intouch with Marty and i will be receiving my bumper in the next 2 weeks or so!
Marty is AWESOME!!!!!
Gotta question for you all though... Do you think that I should just have it painted to match my flares, or should I Line-X it to mach my flares? thanks!

That’s a very debatable question. Do you have the painted or unpainted flares? Our ‘07 Limited (due to the request of the wife) has the color matching flares and bumpers. This means that I will probably have to paint the RL bumper to match the rest of the vehicle to make her happy. Not a bad thing, as a color matching bumper, I think, looks really sharp and clean. ARBSETH painted his RL bumper cactus green to match the rest of his Jeep and it looks awesome. My grill is chrome plated, the door trim is chrome plated, the top roof rails are chrome plated, and it rides on the factory chrome clad wheels. So if I start black powder coating my bumpers it will look rather busy with the chrome accents, inferno red, and black bumpers. But to answer your question……………………Mmmmmmmmmmmmm……………I’d say if your KJ has the matching painted flares then paint would look better than the Line-X. However, if you have the unpainted flares, then the Line-X might be pretty cool, although paint or black powder coat would look good also. Keep us updated and post photos. You can’t go wrong with the RL bumper.

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