Jeep front bumper. Any help appreciated!!

[Reinen]

ya I don’t have the skill to probably bend it back perfectly. I did find this part diagram that shows all the bumper pieces. All my parts I think are good minus that metal frame, Reinen showed. That part 6 is $100, which if that’s all I got to spend I am happy as can be, I’m just trying to a find a video of how to take apart the bumper, and all I can find is people swapping the entire bumper which I don’t think I need yet. Thanks to everyone for their help and input!

Nah, any idiot can do this. In this case you're just slightly expanding a perfectly accordioned piece of sheet metal. The front sheet of the bumper will resist any up/down bending. There is only one direction it will want to bend and that's back to the original position. Just run a string from one end of the bumper to the other, when that string is square to the frame and looks parallel to the grille, you're done. You don't need "perfect" here. The tolerances for this part were never that tight to begin with. This is entirely visual. If it looks perfect, it is perfect.

I suggest you try it so you get some experience doing an on-trail fix so you're not that person "stuck" over nothing. Worst case scenario, you mess it up find a take-off bumper. The only failure is not trying.

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[mgroeger]

So driving home from work, coming down a hill and a deer leaps off of a high bank on the side of the road. I was going probably 30ish down the hill and the deer leaped about 10 feet in front of me so probably hit it at 20 mph. Kinda hard to see in the picture but the front bumper on the passenger side is definitely bent in. Very noticeable in person. I know because it’s a deer our comprehensive insurance covers it for only like a $250 deductible. But I’m concerned with two things, I’m a young driver and don’t want to skyrocket my rates. I know because it’s not an at fault accident it shouldn’t have as much of an effect. And the second thing is I don’t want an accident on my title and deprecate the cars value. Any recommendations? Also anyone have any luck just bending it back or how much they spent replacing it? Thanks in advance!

This is a real easy fix...

1. - Unbolt the bumper from the Jeep and disconnect the fog lights if you have them.
2. - Walk to nearest dumpster and throw that POS into it.
3. - Buy a new bumper and install.

Heck even some crappy Chinese made steel bumper is going to serve you better than the stock one. The stock one is literally a piece of stamped steel with that plastic cover on it and weighs next to nothing. A 4x6 piece of wood would serve you better.

 

[gman123]

This is a real easy fix...

1. - Unbolt the bumper from the Jeep and disconnect the fog lights if you have them.
2. - Walk to nearest dumpster and throw that POS into it.
3. - Buy a new bumper and install.

Heck even some crappy Chinese made steel bumper is going to serve you better than the stock one. The stock one is literally a piece of stamped steel with that plastic cover on it and weighs next to nothing. A 4x6 piece of wood would serve you better.

ya very true the stock bumper is crap!? - thanks for your help!!

 

[gman123]

Nah, any idiot can do this. In this case you're just slightly expanding a perfectly accordioned piece of sheet metal. The front sheet of the bumper will resist any up/down bending. There is only one direction it will want to bend and that's back to the original position. Just run a string from one end of the bumper to the other, when that string is square to the frame and looks parallel to the grille, you're done. You don't need "perfect" here. The tolerances for this part were never that tight to begin with. This is entirely visual. If it looks perfect, it is perfect.

I suggest you try it so you get some experience doing an on-trail fix so you're not that person "stuck" over nothing. Worst case scenario, you mess it up find a take-off bumper. The only failure is not trying.

ya very true cant hurt to try! Thank for your help!

 

[MLBRINES]

gman123. The damage you have is EXACTLY the same damage I just went thru in the last 30 days. Deer, passenger side, 20MPH, etc. Fortunately I have comprehensive insurance coverage on my Jeep also. I had no deductible. I took the Jeep to a repair facility that is owned and operated by the owner of the dealership where I bought the Jeep. The total cost was $1017.00 and they had it back to me in 1 day. Excellent work from them. They transferred the fog lights, fog light bezels and the tow hooks, the rest was new and original Mopar parts.

I did do some research on the metal support ($200) that's inside of the plastic skin of the bumper and thought about ordering it and doing the work myself, but decided to go the insurance route. I was told by State Farm, that it would not affect my insurance payments. Best of luck mate !

 

[gato]

I don't have the plastic bumper, so can't check this, but is there a way the OP can use a jack against the front tire to push the bumper out without disassembling it? Or a way to have a cable/rope tied to a plate behind the bumper that can be pulled to straighten it?

I'm asking because the disassembly of the plastic bumper to get to the metal parts is a pain in the ass.

 

[gman123]

gman123. The damage you have is EXACTLY the same damage I just went thru in the last 30 days. Deer, passenger side, 20MPH, etc. Fortunately I have comprehensive insurance coverage on my Jeep also. I had no deductible. I took the Jeep to a repair facility that is owned and operated by the owner of the dealership where I bought the Jeep. The total cost was $1017.00 and they had it back to me in 1 day. Excellent work from them. They transferred the fog lights, fog light bezels and the tow hooks, the rest was new and original Mopar parts.

I did do some research on the metal support ($200) that's inside of the plastic skin of the bumper and thought about ordering it and doing the work myself, but decided to go the insurance route. I was told by State Farm, that it would not affect my insurance payments. Best of luck mate !

Ya thanks for the intel! Glad I’m not the only one?

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