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"If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee) 02/14/2015 at 16:56 • Filed to: None

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We all agree that the U.S. 5-mph bumpers of the 70's were terrible, but take a look at this nastiness that was put on Wranglers sold in Europe:

Vs. the U.S. bumpers:

roflcopter > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 02/14/2015 at 17:04

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Kinja'd!

jkm7680 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 02/14/2015 at 17:06

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If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > jkm7680 02/14/2015 at 17:12

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Unkinja'd

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > roflcopter 02/14/2015 at 17:12

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The bumpers were so ugly that Kinja refused to display them.

jkm7680 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 02/14/2015 at 17:12

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Ah, good.

And that european spec bumper is fucking horrible.

Cé hé sin > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 02/14/2015 at 17:16

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Thank goodness nobody actually bought any so I didn't have to see them...

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 02/14/2015 at 17:17

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Bubba?

FJ80WaitinForaLSV8 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 02/14/2015 at 17:18

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Yikes, they must have some reg that mandates that the wheel well be totally enclosed.

PS9 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 02/14/2015 at 17:23

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JalopJeep > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 02/14/2015 at 17:24

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Taking the milk jugs off JKs and TJs instantly makes them look better. 86ing the end caps on my XJ even helped.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > FJ80WaitinForaLSV8 02/14/2015 at 17:52

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That's what I was thinking too, that or some sort of minimum distance between the wheels and the front of the car.

ranwhenparked > FJ80WaitinForaLSV8 02/14/2015 at 18:05

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I think a lot of it is for pedestrian safety, so the bumper hits at the right spot on the legs and there's a gap of air before their body contacts the car itself.

Sn210 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 02/14/2015 at 20:04

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If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Sn210 02/14/2015 at 20:16

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Shhhhhh. We don't talk about the Renegade.

Wacko > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 02/14/2015 at 20:53

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that one no, but the new one yes

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Wacko 02/14/2015 at 21:18

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The only bad execution of box flares ever.

Sn210 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 02/14/2015 at 21:42

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lol I actually saw one at Home Depot yesterday. It had a matching red hard top

Wacko > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 02/14/2015 at 22:15

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Did they all have square roll bars like that?

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Wacko 02/14/2015 at 22:18

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It's actually plastic cladding on top of the original rollbar. And I don't think they all had it.

Wacko > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 02/14/2015 at 22:25

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I don't think I ever saw a Yj renegade go topless.

The 2 left in my area always have their hard tops on.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Wacko 02/14/2015 at 22:27

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Too many Wranglers go their whole lives without being topless. It's saddening.

Wacko > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 02/14/2015 at 22:50

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not mine. My 97 tj has not seen it's hard top for at least ten years. I went topless at least ten times last summer. Mine just hasn't seen mud in a while.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Wacko 02/14/2015 at 23:04

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We don't take the top off for the summer, instead we put it on for the winter. If that makes any sense.

Wacko > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 02/14/2015 at 23:32

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is it a riddle?

Do you mean no top at all in summer? And top up or on all the time in winter.

Sorry no compute!

boxrocket > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 02/15/2015 at 01:31

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The extended section out front is awkward (I wonder what purpose it serves?), but I appreciate the solid connection between the bumper and fenders/wheel wells, as one if my biggest gripes with the Wrangler is how anything and everything on the tire will be flung onto and over the bumper cover because of that gap. Maybe it helps with aero, too?