Anyone got the new TJM front bumper?

Anymore people here have this bumper?

 

I love my front TJM bumper enough that I am about to install the rear bumper tomorrow.

 

Apologies for reviving an old thread.

Anybody happen to know if the stock fog lights will fit in this bumper? The website says round lights up to 3" are compatible, but I can't find the diameter of the OEM fogs to figure it out.

 

From a size perspective I believe they would be fine - but the mounting might need to be a bit creative.

 

Yeah it hit me that even if the size were right, someone (not me because I don't have the skill) would have to fab up a bracket or something for me.

 

I spent a little bit of $ and got the KC Gravity® LED G34 Wide-40 Driving Lights. They are technically not street legal, but I've aimed them out and down enough that they fill in below the high beams, light up the ditches pretty well, and (knock on wood) have not had any issue with people flashing me (except if they get into that area front left of me and sit there....then their car is filled with light, but that's on them).

Those bolted right on, and are triggered by the same switch/wiring as the original lights.

 

So I found a great price on these bumpers from AutoAnything. I went up to the offroad shop that did some work on my fiancee's Jeep and spoke with them about it. They told me that Auto Anything is an online vendor that operates on the same lines as Amazon and I needed to be cautious because sometimes they present a ship time for a bumper and that bumper ends up being delayed because it's made to order. They were afraid I'd throw cash at something expecting it to be here in 2 weeks and it would end up taking 6.

After checking out their website and liking what he saw, he attempted to reach out to TJM to become a distributor and couldn't get in contact with them.

I was told by another offroad shop that TJM no longer does business in the US.

My questions are:
Does TJM stock these or make to order?
Has anyone ever actually spoken to a TJM rep? Do they actually exist?

 

I mounted my stock fog lights on mine, just used some zip ties and they fit great.

 

I bought mine through a local 4x4 shop, so don't know for sure how they got it. I know i wanted the bumper, and had to schedule my appointment for installation about 4 weeks out, so it took a while to get it.

 

Just following up with good news/bad news.

Bad news:TJM has still not responded to emails from myself or the shop that was interested in becoming vendor. That really makes me worry about their availability/authenticity. Does anyone have a contact for them or for someone that can contact them? Do they have a rep here on the forums?

Now the good news. Auto Anything has them on sale right now for somewhere in the 750 range. After tax and shipping it cost me about $820 total. Don't know that I'll ever find a better deal than that so I said a little prayer and pulled the trigger. If you want one, now is probably the best time to buy... If we're not all getting swindled...

Hope I don't have any issues. I like this style a lot better than any of the others.

 

TJM bumper arrived pretty quickly. Got it installed at my local off-road shop. They were never able to get in touch with TJM for any sort of support so I'd say keep that in mind if you plan to buy one. There is literally no customer support whatsoever.

Overall the bumper looks awesome! The edges ended up pretty gnarly on the cuts but trim edge did a good job covering that up. The shop machined some solid brackets to fit the OEM fog lights and everything turned out great. I'm satisfied and would recommend it provided you know what you're doing or have a capable shop available.

 

more pictures pls??

also, i noticed that where the fender flares end, you had to cut a pocket like on the bumper? what is that cut out for?

 

Yeah so with other full length metal bumpers, you'll have to cut a straight line across the painted plastic bumper cover. But with the TJM, instead of that line going all the way across, you only cut it from the fender flare and forward about 4 inches. That's the "pocket" you were describing.

You'll see in the picture I'm attaching.

My biggest issue with it is that during the install, the shop broke a bumper clip on the passenger side. I'm gonna have to take it to a body shop to see if they can come up with a solution to tighten the lines back up. Probably gonna end up having to use some adhesive or something.

Oh and it rubs a little. No big deal there.

It looks a *lot* meaner coming down the road than the stock look. I'd like to believe I'm a little more "deer resistant" here in on these Texas backroads, but I'm not sure if I've actually improved anything on that front. Either way, I loved my 2nd gen for the black bumper, and I'm glad to have found something that recreates that look in a way that isn't quite as offputting as the the 3rd gen stock black bumper.

Plus... and this is a big plus... I have a bumper lip now. I have a place on the front end to set a beer can down when I'm camping!

 

And I "upgraded" the grille to the SR. I think this is the best grille to match this bumper, honestly. The horizontal slats work with it. See attached.

 

So im talking a out the part where i circled yellow.. most steel bumpers dont have that kind of trimming.. cant you juat cut the factory bumper like the red line?

 

Yeah, so the red line... that's the cut line for most full length steel bumpers. If you're installing the TJM, you absolutely could cut along that red line. And if you've had a previous installed aftermarket that required that cut along the red line, installing the TJM will probably look just as good.

But TJM only *requires* the cutting along the section you circled in yellow. In my case, and in many cases where the plastics are trimmed, the cut ended up looking kinda rough, so trim edge was added to help make the cut look a little better and ease the visual transition from fender flare to bumper.

Does that make sense?

 

you don't happen to still have the installation manual? Trying to see if this bumper will install on my 2019 SR WITHOUT stock tow package.