Problem: Steel Bumper Extension Hardware

[JayInNC]

Anyone else have trouble with the hardware for the steel bumper extensions (the two end pieces)? When I took the extensions off, 5 of the 16 bolts were nearly seized. When I put them back on, some felt cross threaded & two won't even screw all the way down. The bolts themselves appear to be decent quality but the clips they screw into look cheap. Seems like some of them were cross threaded from the factory...anyone else experience this?

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[blessidsoul12]

Yep, I had 2 bolts with the same problem- seizing up just trying to get them off. I got freaked out the first time, so I aborted removing them as I was worried about bolt stripping or even damaging the Jeep wrench bit. I later got more brave and said f@#k it and put some muscle into it. Got the bolts off and got them back in place after the exension removal. I like the stubby look so it works out for me to keep it this way indefinitely.