Reaper Offroad Tubular bumper

Honyock · Sep 9, 2023

Just picked this up yesterday. Easy install, maybe 20 minutes after I chased the threads on the mounting bolts. It was an open box and looks like someone didn't know how to clean off the overspray on the threads so they crossthreaded a couple of the nuts on the bolts. Wonder if someone was just rushing to get some photos for the website...

Has a rough bedliner type finish that kind of hides the weld quality (or lack thereof), typical of what I have seen on aftermarket stuff, but if I paid the full $1450 I wouldn't be happy (I paid almost exactly half of that after a 20% off coupon at ExtremeTerrain.com)

Very beefy, though the mounting plates aren't. If it were in a wreck, it is just going to crumple and get pushed into the grille I think.

Long term I will look at modifying/beefing that up and allow a way to install a winch bracket ahead of the bumper instead of needing a Roughcountry hiddent winch or something like that. I would be afraid really yanking on the tow hooks for the same reason. I would probably use my stock tow points that I have left on for now.

I think it will be pretty easy to take some steel plate and remake the mounting points with 1/8" or even 1/4" thick and then use the stock bolting plates to use removeable bolts. I can see why they welded in the bolts and used nuts for ease of install, but I can do it better.

I love the design and the width of it, which will I think look even better once I get my other fender flares installed.

Donkeygyrl · Sep 9, 2023

I like the design ,and I would probably roll with it but I swear that thing doesn't look square.

Honyock · Nov 24, 2023

Since there is a 20% off black Friday sale, decided to get the matching rear bumper.

Instead of using the plethora of license plate relocation brackets, I am going to take advantage of the round tube and just use some P clamps like for mounting stuff to round roll bars and will bend up a little bracket that will repurpose the stock plate light

Honyock · Jan 7, 2024

bumper shipped just over a month after order placed, going to install it today I think

Honyock · Jan 14, 2024

Was a bit scared the 1st time I opened the gate, but it has a decent amount of adjustment with the 2 bolts on each side

Really like the fit, though the texture on the powder coat looks a bit different than the front bumper...

Still need to figure out my license plate. For now just doing some 2 sided tape in the rear window. Thinking I may try something that will wrap over top of the tire from the 3rd brake light with a sprung hinge to flip out of the way if I need to pull the tire since I can't mount it inside the tire with the cover in place.