🚙 Jeep Stock Front Bumper Winch Mounting Plate - Smittybilt 2804 Textured Black Review

I could knock it off the star but the end result was really nice. The downsides are I had to trim the bumper to fit and got carried away a bit, but nothing I couldn't "hide". Also, it's not just screws on and off, it requires some work. One problem is that you have to reach into the frame with an extended wrench to thread the hex nut onto the furthest bolt. The bolt pattern matched my 2013 Jeep Wrangler perfectly. It's also thick and heavy and I expect it to hold on to the winch and haul some…

2012 and 2013 Wranglers have a brake booster pump which is located behind the front bumper and mounts to the inside of the driver's side frame rail. You must move this pump and cut the mounting bracket to use this mounting plate. At the same time, the panel is very durable and looks good. I am installing a Superwinch Tiger Shark 9500 on my 2013 4-door Sahara. The front tow hooks stay in place and can be used. You cannot remove the front grille after installing this panel. A great way to install

I wanted to keep the original look of my Jeep JK but wanted to fit a 9500 winch from my old YJ and didn't want to spend a lot of money. It was like a ticket. It worked very well. The winch fits perfectly and works great. The way the plate mounts to the frame behind the stock bumper mounts makes it very strong. The instructions are a bit vague and a few screws are hard to reach, but it wasn't difficult to figure out. Don't forget to install the winch on the plate before replacing the bumper. I…

Bought for the 4-door Rubicon 2012. The instructions are quite simple, but in the end I encountered an unpleasant "surprise” when installing this "bolt” kit. the vacuum pump and its holder directly in the frame bracket on the driver's side behind the bumper. The pump had to be removed, the bracket cut out of the frame, the winch plate installed, and then the vacuum pump bracket welded to the inner bracket of the winch plate. The screws that attach the inner brackets to the frame require some…

For context, this winch plate was fitted to a 2017 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sport with a stock bumper. Once installed, this mounting plate looks great! Installation went well, but the instructions (like most Smittybuilt instructions) leave a lot to be desired, especially the pictures. They are of very poor quality and look like they were taken on a very old black and white camera (no exaggeration). The panels themselves are very high quality and durable. I was worried about having to do…