TJM rubber bumper removal - how to.
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TJM rubber bumper removal - how to.
Can someone on this board tell me how the rubber bumpers on the front of the TJM are attached, or more importantly, detatched?
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Mike
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Originally Posted by bobzemuda
Rubber bumpers?
You mean the rubber inbetween the front bumper and the side "wings" for lack of a better term.
Bill
You mean the rubber inbetween the front bumper and the side "wings" for lack of a better term.
Bill
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Originally Posted by mt_goat
I think he means the 2 rubber bumper pad thingys the new ones have on the front. Is there maybe a bolt though the bumper to hold them on?
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Those are the ones. There is no bolt that I can see from the back though.
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I don't know if they are like the ones from ARB, but those have a stud molded into the rubber/foam body, and the studs are fastened to the body of the bumper with hex nuts. The hex nuts aren't accessible until you remove the bumper body from the two front crumple mounts that attach to the frame.
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Originally Posted by BajaTaco
I don't know if they are like the ones from ARB, but those have a stud molded into the rubber/foam body, and the studs are fastened to the body of the bumper with hex nuts. The hex nuts aren't accessible until you remove the bumper body from the two front crumple mounts that attach to the frame.
Hmmm.
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goldtaco, I am interested in getting those rubber things if you manage to get them off...hopefully without mangling them
Let me know.
Let me know.
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I know if you were to tug on the ARB ones, they would be close to ruined. The head of the screw is imbedded in the foam stuff - and if you pull it out, a big chunk of foam will come with it. You would have to use some kind of adhesive to re-seat the stud if you wanted to use it again.
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Originally Posted by Birdman
I am curious why you want to remove them. They are generally called bumperettes. Pretty gay name but i guess it fits since they're so leeetle....
I was also wondering just in case I ever needed to replace one, how the dang things come off.
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