Sean5294
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Cincinnati
Well, I just "Installed" an Olympic Front End Guard for my 01 Xj.
Here is the link http://www.4wd.com/productdetails.aspx?partID=9310
According to the site it was supposed to bolt to the oem bumper mounts four bolts total. Sounds easy right, well it was anything but. Nothing even came close to lining up. In fact the brackets were to small for the bumper. I even checked the part numbers a second time to make sure I had the correct part. So at this point it was time to get creative. I had to shorten the mounting area by trimming the bumper. Well four hours later it is finnally on. Here are some pics:
As you can see I trimmed too much on the bottom of the bumper (Guess Ill have to break out the Mig Welder tomorrow and fix it.) After I get everything welded and cleaned im going to cover the bumper with Herculiner.
As far as the Guard goes, it is a really nice product, but the fitment really sucks. I bought it because i had one on my wrangler and i wanted something to mount lights on my XJ along with a bit of an aggressive look. I live in Cincinnati so i really do not get to do much wheeling. I may break down on buy an Olympic Rock Bumper in the spring to go with the guard.
Here is the link http://www.4wd.com/productdetails.aspx?partID=9310
According to the site it was supposed to bolt to the oem bumper mounts four bolts total. Sounds easy right, well it was anything but. Nothing even came close to lining up. In fact the brackets were to small for the bumper. I even checked the part numbers a second time to make sure I had the correct part. So at this point it was time to get creative. I had to shorten the mounting area by trimming the bumper. Well four hours later it is finnally on. Here are some pics:
As you can see I trimmed too much on the bottom of the bumper (Guess Ill have to break out the Mig Welder tomorrow and fix it.) After I get everything welded and cleaned im going to cover the bumper with Herculiner.
As far as the Guard goes, it is a really nice product, but the fitment really sucks. I bought it because i had one on my wrangler and i wanted something to mount lights on my XJ along with a bit of an aggressive look. I live in Cincinnati so i really do not get to do much wheeling. I may break down on buy an Olympic Rock Bumper in the spring to go with the guard.
