jjonesx86
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This could have gone in lighting or exterior mods but since it is both I just put it in general. Admins can feel free to move.
I just finished installing a bumper bar and light bar on my 18 JLUR. After looking at everything on the market, I had Ratus Systems recommended to me. They are a great company in Oregon known for making some of the highest quality roll cages in the racing industry as well as JK (eventually JL) roof racks. Their bumper bar for the JL oem steel bumper looked beautiful, was the perfect size and I knew it would be high quality. Chromoly with a powder coat that perfectly matches the oem bumper (they can do other options too). I paired that with a 10" Rigid SR Pro Midnight Edition light bar and Ratus built in mounting brackets to match on the bar. They can also do mounting brackets for two cubes, or none at all. I have included a lot of photos below because there isn't much out there yet about the Ratus bars so I thought a few additional angles might help folks.
The Rigid light bar is super easy to mount on the bar because of the built-in bracket. I had to customize the Rigid wiring harness so I could feed it through the bumper bar. Ratus provided a grommet to make the install clean.
Mounted up and ready to install in the morning!
At first I thought the Ratus hole would line up with the hole created by the unused third bolt for the bumper but it didn't line up (and I can see why it couldn't), so I just drilled a new hole to match. Much easier than I expected with some help from my son spraying some WD40 to keep the bit cool as I went. I painted the exposed metal to prevent rust and added a grommet to protect the wires going through the hole. Perhaps Ratus could increase the size of the part of the bar that mounts to the bumper and allow the use of the third bolt hole for running the wire. It would make the install easier but take away some of the fun
With the wires ran through the bar and the new hole, it was easy to keep it clean and tidy running up under the hood.
Wiring tucked up nicely under the hood.
It looks perfect in my opinion! The perfect height, the right width so it doesn't interfere with using the hooks and the fit and finish looks better than factory. My reflection in the photo makes it look amber, but this is the midnight edition so it actually has a smoked out clear lens.
You can see what it really looks like on the left side of this photo.
Profile shot.
Another angle.
Clean look with no visible brackets.
Easy to adjust the light.
Wiring job was okay, I should have left the Rigid harness a bit longer and just ran that in to the grommet but I changed my mind half way through and had already cut it short.
Now with the winch, the bumper bar and the light bar...my front bumper is done!
I just finished installing a bumper bar and light bar on my 18 JLUR. After looking at everything on the market, I had Ratus Systems recommended to me. They are a great company in Oregon known for making some of the highest quality roll cages in the racing industry as well as JK (eventually JL) roof racks. Their bumper bar for the JL oem steel bumper looked beautiful, was the perfect size and I knew it would be high quality. Chromoly with a powder coat that perfectly matches the oem bumper (they can do other options too). I paired that with a 10" Rigid SR Pro Midnight Edition light bar and Ratus built in mounting brackets to match on the bar. They can also do mounting brackets for two cubes, or none at all. I have included a lot of photos below because there isn't much out there yet about the Ratus bars so I thought a few additional angles might help folks.
The Rigid light bar is super easy to mount on the bar because of the built-in bracket. I had to customize the Rigid wiring harness so I could feed it through the bumper bar. Ratus provided a grommet to make the install clean.
Mounted up and ready to install in the morning!
At first I thought the Ratus hole would line up with the hole created by the unused third bolt for the bumper but it didn't line up (and I can see why it couldn't), so I just drilled a new hole to match. Much easier than I expected with some help from my son spraying some WD40 to keep the bit cool as I went. I painted the exposed metal to prevent rust and added a grommet to protect the wires going through the hole. Perhaps Ratus could increase the size of the part of the bar that mounts to the bumper and allow the use of the third bolt hole for running the wire. It would make the install easier but take away some of the fun
With the wires ran through the bar and the new hole, it was easy to keep it clean and tidy running up under the hood.
Wiring tucked up nicely under the hood.
It looks perfect in my opinion! The perfect height, the right width so it doesn't interfere with using the hooks and the fit and finish looks better than factory. My reflection in the photo makes it look amber, but this is the midnight edition so it actually has a smoked out clear lens.
You can see what it really looks like on the left side of this photo.
Profile shot.
Another angle.
Clean look with no visible brackets.
Easy to adjust the light.
Wiring job was okay, I should have left the Rigid harness a bit longer and just ran that in to the grommet but I changed my mind half way through and had already cut it short.
Now with the winch, the bumper bar and the light bar...my front bumper is done!
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