How to Remove Factory Front Bumper on Your Jeep Wrangler JK

In today's Quadratec Academy lesson, we show you how to remove your stock front bumper on your 2007-2017 Jeep Wrangler JK. This will only take you a few minutes and once it's off you are ready to put on that upgraded bumper you just bought.

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[mediamst]

Love how easy it looks to take those bolts off. They are tight as heck and give you a arm workout!

[tykim]

For the upper trim clip, if you strip them out...just screw a drywall screw or something similar into it, then pull it out by the screw head.

[boblanglois]

Best advice from this video was to not attempt this without flex-head rachet - it made all the difference in the world.

[valorgaming]

Where is all the cursing and yelling and cutting your hands all up ? this is not a real car guy😂

[MyBartfart]

Thank you. This was the only video that I found that explains where the bolts are.

[eightballsidepocket]

Those screw clips on the upper trim panel are absolutely absurd. I have undone them half a dozen times and had to drill them out every time. I finally bought a box of 20 to keep on hand. You guys should sell a master clip set with at least 10 of every plastic clip and retainer on the JK!

[kylemoss]

I enjoyed how Rob actually looked happy filming this...

[stevehughart]

I found it necessary to break the hold of the 8 main nuts with 1/2" breaker bar. Just didn't have enough leverage with any of my 3/8" drives.

[alliemarie]

Those eight bolts are soooo tight on my 2012 JKUR. Even with an impact I can’t get them off. Forget trying it by hand.

[jamiasonjenkins]

Great intro, I wish I could just snatch it off like you pretend by yarding that thing off by hand hahaha!

[ToddKirst]

Excellent Video. This was extremely helpful!

[webersteve]

Thank you. Is it possible to remove the upper plastic plate (between the bumper and the radiator) without removing the bumper?

[kensan]

Once I take all that off and put on new aftermarket bumper should i try to put the splashguard back on underneath or do i need to shop for a steering box and sway bar protector? Or do i need anything at all there?

[Navajo-man]

Thanks very much awesome video now I know how do it

[bbaker]

When you're taking off the air dam, are those droplets on it from the well known leaky radiator that jeep knows about but won't commit to fixing? Just curious. Kidding of course. Thanks for the video.

[montecristo]

Removed my bumper with difficulty... those 8 bolts required a lot of cursing!!! My question is can I relocate the vacuum pump? It seems to interfere with the mounting of the new bumper.

[hudsonh]

How do you change your turn signal lens from orange to clear like you have it where do you buy it

[esurles]

When you take the air dams off how much of a decrease in mpg do you think it would get should I try modifying and reinstalling them? or not

[cardikleeber]

Why do we need to remove the upper air dam?

[StupidEarthlings]

Did it on lift but, 'just as easy doin it on the ground.'
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