I am not a smart man...

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I am not a smart man...

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Having removed the old bodykit and nasty fibreglass bumpers I bought some nice shiny new black bumpers from JK. When I went to fit the new front bumper, much to my surprise I found a perfectly good bumper already there - it had been painted the same colour as the van and I just didn't notice it until I offered up the new one.

What a moron!

The shiny new black one looks nice though. Mmmmm, shiny.

So, expect to see a burgundy front bumper in the classifieds soon.
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I would have thought that you would be better off keeping a very good original one (if it is) rather than putting a "quality" Just Krappers one on. JK don't have a very good reputation on the quality side - someone may pop up and have some input as to these bumpers from them which would be of help.
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Reminds me of a bloke I work with who admitted one day that in the moring he had his pants half on before realising not only was he wearing pants but also trousers :rofl
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:rollin :rollin :rollin
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Most aftermarket bumpers are a mere shadow of OE. Agree.
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You're right. You bought body parts from JK!
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The repro bumpers are short, the holes are biased to one side, they are lighter gauge and soft...
What more do you want?
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Worst thing I did was spent an entire day changing the gearbox in my car (for a worse second hand one) only to realise afterwards that the funny noise wasn't coming from the gearbox and it was a noisy driveshaft! :run
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