Rugged Ridge HD Bumper X-Striker Bar | Textured Black, Steel | 11540.61 | Fits HD Bumpers from Rugged Ridge

Very solid, impressed with steal gauge and hardware. Instructions could’ve been a little more precise. All in I was 3 hours to remove my bumper and install this one. Side note I ordered the X-Striker bar on the side as it does not come with the bumper.

I got burned in a different way from a lot of the people who have left bad reviews. I picked out the bumper with the striker bar and paid a big heap of cash, then it came without the striker bar. By the time I ordered this, I had figured out the deal. As much as it sucked having to pay even more money to get the whole setup I wanted, I did score an excellent deal. I got it as a scratch and dent at a deep discount. It may be the same striker bar experienced by the reviewer who complained that it was covered in rust.It was indeed covered in rust, which I was expecting. For the deep discount, I figured I would just repaint it. As it happened, that wasn't necessary. Wherever the rust came from, it didn't come from this product. All the rust wiped right off with an oily rag, leaving a prefect finish behind.It bolted right up to my Rugged Ridge HD full width bumper. It does a nice job of putting some extra protection right in front of the winch and grill. I was a little concerned about mounting this with just four bolts, but I thought about it, and realized that in the event it makes contact with something, the tubes in contact with the front of the bumper will transfer the load across their entire contact patch. It should be reasonably strong. The fact that it's not more heavily built also means it didn't add a lot of extra weight. Plus I just think it looks wicked cool, and I like it.As far as the rust issue goes, I can't speak to the future, but I took it up a muddy road in pouring rain today. If it were prone to some kind of weird flash rust that somehow crosses through the paint, it surely would have rusted today. No, it's perfectly fine. I don't think it will be any more prone to rust than the rest of the bumper.

Showed up rusty. Nothing in the ad indicated that it was just the Bush bars. Thought I was getting a wicked deal on the whole bumper, as pictured. I guess I should have known better.

Thought it was the whole bumper! Used on my jeep.

It wouldn’t fit my bumper even though it said it would. Had to send it back. Company was very good to deal with about returns,