1 00:00:01,689 --> 00:00:02,689 Hey, guys. 2 00:00:02,689 --> 00:00:08,520 Today I'm here with the Smittybilt XRC Gen2 Rear Bumper, fitting all 2018 and newer JL 3 00:00:08,520 --> 00:00:09,520 Wranglers. 4 00:00:09,520 --> 00:00:13,580 So, if you're looking for a fully capable and fully functional rear bumper to compliment 5 00:00:13,580 --> 00:00:17,320 the rear end of your Wrangler, this option by Smittybilt is gonna be a perfect one to 6 00:00:17,320 --> 00:00:18,320 take a look into. 7 00:00:18,320 --> 00:00:22,470 This is gonna come with a number of different benefits offering all of that functionality 8 00:00:22,470 --> 00:00:23,470 that I just mentioned. 9 00:00:23,470 --> 00:00:27,370 So, with this, you are getting a couple of recovery points including a tow hitch, you 10 00:00:27,370 --> 00:00:33,230 are getting integrated jack mounts, and, not to mention, some very aggressive styling. 11 00:00:33,230 --> 00:00:37,109 It's gonna match with any heavy-duty front bumper or any heavy-duty armor that you pair 12 00:00:37,109 --> 00:00:38,109 with it. 13 00:00:38,109 --> 00:00:41,940 So this is gonna be roughly $700 making this a more expensive option. 14 00:00:41,940 --> 00:00:45,851 However, this does come with a lot of features and a lot of functionality 15 00:00:45,851 --> 00:00:50,179 So it does fit very well in that price range when you take a deeper look into it. 16 00:00:50,179 --> 00:00:54,920 So, other less expensive options on the page are usually gonna be for more basic bumpers. 17 00:00:54,920 --> 00:00:58,510 They are gonna have some of those standard features, but they're not necessarily going 18 00:00:58,510 --> 00:01:03,969 to include a full relocation bracket, they may not include these slip pads on the side, 19 00:01:03,969 --> 00:01:05,089 or integrated jack mounts. 20 00:01:05,089 --> 00:01:09,820 So I definitely think, if you're looking for something that has all the bells and whistles 21 00:01:09,820 --> 00:01:13,960 and you're not necessarily concerned about a budget-friendly option, then this is a good 22 00:01:13,960 --> 00:01:15,210 choice to 23 00:01:15,210 --> 00:01:19,080 So, install is gonna be a two out of three wrenches on the difficulty meter, you are 24 00:01:19,080 --> 00:01:23,750 gonna need about two hours worth of your time with some basic hand tools. 25 00:01:23,750 --> 00:01:25,286 So, speaking of the install, let's jump into that now. 26 00:01:25,286 --> 00:01:30,000 The tools that I used for my install were a half-inch drive, 3/8th-inch drive, and 1/4-inch 27 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:39,920 drive ratchet, 3-inch extension, a 21, 19, 18, 16, 10, and 8-millimeter socket, a 5/32nd-inch 28 00:01:39,920 --> 00:01:48,140 Allen key, a Philips head screwdriver, an 8-millimeter wrench, trim removal tool, and 29 00:01:48,140 --> 00:01:49,140 an impact wrench. 30 00:01:49,140 --> 00:01:51,670 So, to kick off this install, you're gonna need an 8-millimeter socket and a ratchet 31 00:01:51,670 --> 00:01:56,780 and we're gonna head inside our rear wheel well to take off some trim pieces. 32 00:01:56,780 --> 00:02:02,390 So, what we need to do is take off this lower trim piece inside our wheel well so we can 33 00:02:02,390 --> 00:02:04,330 access our rear bumper bolts. 34 00:02:04,330 --> 00:02:08,170 You're gonna need an 8-millimeter socket and we can remove the three bolts that are holding 35 00:02:08,170 --> 00:02:09,220 in this trim piece. 36 00:02:09,220 --> 00:02:27,770 You're gonna have one towards the outside, and then you're gonna have two on the inside. 37 00:02:27,770 --> 00:02:37,530 So, after all three of those are removed, we can slide out this trim piece. 38 00:02:37,530 --> 00:02:40,510 And, as you can see, we can access our rear bumper. 39 00:02:40,510 --> 00:02:50,480 So you're also gonna do that on the other side. 40 00:02:50,480 --> 00:03:20,290 So, now, with the 16-millimeter socket and a 3-inch extension, I'm gonna take off these 41 00:03:20,290 --> 00:03:24,500 two bolts that are on the inside of the bracket that are connected to our bumper and not the 42 00:03:24,500 --> 00:03:26,489 bolts that are connected to our frame. 43 00:03:26,489 --> 00:03:29,100 We'll go ahead and remove those after our bumper is off. 44 00:03:29,100 --> 00:03:58,569 But first, we wanna disconnect our bumper fully. 45 00:03:58,569 --> 00:04:15,430 Now we can repeat that same process on the other 46 00:04:15,430 --> 00:04:26,740 So now we can take off the two bolts on the primary bracket that's holding on our 47 00:04:26,740 --> 00:04:29,070 It's going to be the same 16-millimeter socket. 48 00:04:29,070 --> 00:04:32,419 I wouldn't recommend an extension here because you're not gonna have a lot of room. 49 00:04:32,419 --> 00:04:37,060 Also, it's gonna be a little bit difficult to see, but there is going to be a bolt right 50 00:04:37,060 --> 00:04:39,490 above this bottom bolt. 51 00:04:39,490 --> 00:04:49,020 Then you go ahead and remove those. 52 00:04:49,020 --> 00:04:59,940 So, while we're over here, we can also disconnect our harness before we fully remove our 53 00:04:59,940 --> 00:05:01,670 So you're gonna need a trim removal tool. 54 00:05:01,670 --> 00:05:04,060 So, this is gonna be a little bit difficult to see. 55 00:05:04,060 --> 00:05:08,000 You do have a harness that's connected to the body of the Jeep and to the bumper, this 56 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:10,090 is gonna be for the lights on your rear 57 00:05:10,090 --> 00:05:15,690 So, what we're gonna do is just take a trim removal tool and remove that harness from 58 00:05:15,690 --> 00:05:21,180 the body. 59 00:05:21,180 --> 00:05:34,270 So, once that harness is off of there, we can disconnect this clip. 60 00:05:34,270 --> 00:05:38,960 So now our bumper is free from this harness that was connected to our body. 61 00:05:38,960 --> 00:05:43,389 Now we can go to the other side and take off the other primary bracket bolts. 62 00:05:43,389 --> 00:05:56,960 So, with our 16-millimeter socket, we can remove this primary bracket. 63 00:05:56,960 --> 00:06:14,430 So, now that everything is disconnected, we can fully remove our rear bumper. 64 00:06:14,430 --> 00:06:28,290 So now, in order to fully install our new rear bumper, we do have to remove these brackets. 65 00:06:28,290 --> 00:06:35,700 So, I'm gonna be using a 16-millimeter socket to remove our secondary bracket from our frame. 66 00:06:35,700 --> 00:06:44,020 Now, this is a lot easier to do with the bumper off of the Jeep, and that's why I took the 67 00:06:44,020 --> 00:06:49,380 bumper off first. 68 00:06:49,380 --> 00:06:59,640 So, after this bracket is off, we can move to our tow hook and our primary bracket. 69 00:06:59,640 --> 00:07:04,660 I'm gonna be using a 21-millimeter socket in order to remove those four bolts that are 70 00:07:04,660 --> 00:07:14,509 holding in the bracket and our tow hook. 71 00:07:14,509 --> 00:07:33,330 So you're gonna have two on the side 72 00:07:33,330 --> 00:07:34,330 and then you're gonna have two on the bottom. 73 00:07:34,330 --> 00:07:37,889 Then you can repeat that process on the other side. 74 00:07:37,889 --> 00:07:43,139 So, on your passenger side, you're only gonna have two bolts since we only have one tow 75 00:07:43,139 --> 00:07:54,870 hook. 76 00:07:54,870 --> 00:08:10,550 So, before I go ahead and install this, I did wanna show you guys, side-by-side next 77 00:08:10,550 --> 00:08:14,289 to your stock bumper, to show you all the benefits that you're gonna get out of the 78 00:08:14,289 --> 00:08:16,419 new XRC Gen2 rear bumper. 79 00:08:16,419 --> 00:08:20,620 So, right off the bat, you can tell that it is the similar length to your factory rear 80 00:08:20,620 --> 00:08:23,889 bumper, it is gonna have these wraparound sides. 81 00:08:23,889 --> 00:08:28,060 However, these sides are going to be angled up for better departure angles and better 82 00:08:28,060 --> 00:08:29,060 clearance off-road. 83 00:08:29,060 --> 00:08:35,020 Now, this is also gonna be a lot more durable, made of 3/16-inch cold rolled steel in comparison 84 00:08:35,020 --> 00:08:39,540 to your factory plastic that's not gonna be able to take a hit on the trail, and it's 85 00:08:39,540 --> 00:08:42,900 also gonna be protected by a black textured powder coat finish. 86 00:08:42,900 --> 00:08:47,490 So, that's gonna give a more aggressive look than the factory plastic, but it's also gonna 87 00:08:47,490 --> 00:08:50,200 protect that steel underneath from any rust or corrosion. 88 00:08:50,200 --> 00:08:55,510 Now, you do also have a ton of little goodies on this new rear bumper in comparison to your 89 00:08:55,510 --> 00:09:00,160 factory one that are gonna benefit you while you're off-road as well as just benefit you 90 00:09:00,160 --> 00:09:01,170 at all times. 91 00:09:01,170 --> 00:09:06,100 Now, first off, you do have a couple of recovery points, you have two D-ring mounts on either 92 00:09:06,100 --> 00:09:11,610 side, you're also gonna have a tow hitch in the middle that's also gonna have integrated 93 00:09:11,610 --> 00:09:12,610 jack points. 94 00:09:12,610 --> 00:09:17,640 Now, you are getting PP and TPO slip strips on the outside, which is something that you 95 00:09:17,640 --> 00:09:20,000 don't see out of a lot of rear bumpers. 96 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:24,170 This is gonna help with extra damage protection while you're out on the trail. 97 00:09:24,170 --> 00:09:29,140 So, what I do also like about this rear bumper is that you're also getting 6-inch LED strips, 98 00:09:29,140 --> 00:09:30,670 you're gonna get two on each side. 99 00:09:30,670 --> 00:09:33,690 This is gonna help you out with some rear visibility. 100 00:09:33,690 --> 00:09:38,390 Whenever you need it, you can wire them into your factory reverse lights, or you can use 101 00:09:38,390 --> 00:09:42,890 the supplied switch that is with the wiring harness here and everything is plug-and-play. 102 00:09:42,890 --> 00:09:47,940 So this is also going to come with the option to swap over your factory backup sensors which 103 00:09:47,940 --> 00:09:51,790 is a bonus there for you guys that have that option on your Wrangler. 104 00:09:51,790 --> 00:09:56,200 Now, it also is just gonna look a lot more aggressive than the factory plastic and you 105 00:09:56,200 --> 00:09:59,120 do even get some plating up top for some extra styling. 106 00:09:59,120 --> 00:10:02,740 So, enough about these two side-by-side, let's go and bolt up our new one. 107 00:10:02,740 --> 00:10:06,380 So, before I go ahead and show you how this bumper is installed, we do need to install 108 00:10:06,380 --> 00:10:07,430 our LED lights. 109 00:10:07,430 --> 00:10:12,670 You're gonna be provided two 6-inch LEDs for either side of your bumper, and you're also 110 00:10:12,670 --> 00:10:16,240 gonna have brackets that are going to hold up your LEDs. 111 00:10:16,240 --> 00:10:20,230 We're gonna go ahead and install them on the lower portion on the middle of our bumper. 112 00:10:20,230 --> 00:10:22,130 So let's go ahead and do that now. 113 00:10:22,130 --> 00:10:24,760 You're gonna need a 10-millimeter socket and a ratchet. 114 00:10:24,760 --> 00:10:28,830 So, in order to install our lights, we do need to remove our posts on the back here. 115 00:10:28,830 --> 00:10:30,670 You're gonna need a 10-millimeter deep socket. 116 00:10:30,670 --> 00:10:43,080 We're gonna go ahead and remove those from the light body. 117 00:10:43,080 --> 00:10:59,390 So, once those are removed, we can place the light through our U-bracket here and reinstall 118 00:10:59,390 --> 00:11:11,810 our post through our bracket. 119 00:11:11,810 --> 00:11:29,760 So, once those are on there, we can take our flat washer and our nylon lock nuts and thread 120 00:11:29,760 --> 00:11:34,490 those on. 121 00:11:34,490 --> 00:11:40,490 Then making sure our flat washers are on the outside of our bumper post, we can install 122 00:11:40,490 --> 00:11:42,120 our U-bracket. 123 00:11:42,120 --> 00:11:47,080 So, the U-bracket is going to go on the inside of the bumper bracket but the flat washers 124 00:11:47,080 --> 00:11:48,170 are gonna go on the outside. 125 00:11:48,170 --> 00:11:54,170 And what I do like about this, in comparison to the JK model of the XRC Gen2 rear bumper, 126 00:11:54,170 --> 00:11:59,670 is that you're able to angle these and they are on the bottom here instead of the top. 127 00:11:59,670 --> 00:12:04,191 So, what we're gonna go ahead and do is just tighten those down, making sure that they're 128 00:12:04,191 --> 00:12:11,240 angled properly. 129 00:12:11,240 --> 00:12:18,430 So we're going to evenly tighten those down with the same 10-millimeter socket. 130 00:12:18,430 --> 00:12:43,010 So, after our one light is on, you can repeat that process on 131 00:12:43,010 --> 00:13:03,190 the other side. 132 00:13:03,190 --> 00:13:48,420 Now, if you ever need to go ahead and adjust these, all you have to do is loosen these 133 00:13:48,420 --> 00:13:54,339 nuts on the outside here, angle wherever you need your light to go, and then just re-tighten 134 00:13:54,339 --> 00:13:58,010 them down. 135 00:13:58,010 --> 00:14:02,410 Once those are tight and snugged up, we can go ahead and install our rear bumper. 136 00:14:02,410 --> 00:14:06,360 So, I would like to mention, if you do have an oversized tire, it is gonna be a little 137 00:14:06,360 --> 00:14:09,600 bit tricky to get this on here as it is very heavy. 138 00:14:09,600 --> 00:14:14,399 So, now I'm going to have a friend help me mount this up and we're gonna use our factory 139 00:14:14,399 --> 00:14:25,700 hardware to mount this to the outside of our frame board. 140 00:14:25,700 --> 00:14:31,399 So, what we're gonna do now is attach our bumper to the middle of our frame. 141 00:14:31,399 --> 00:14:34,209 You're going to get four long bolts. 142 00:14:34,209 --> 00:14:36,649 These are gonna go through the frame and through the bumper. 143 00:14:36,649 --> 00:14:40,840 You may have to actually lift the bumper in order to get that through. 144 00:14:40,840 --> 00:14:45,220 Looks like everything is good on the other side, and then you are gonna get a welded 145 00:14:45,220 --> 00:14:47,430 nut plate for either side. 146 00:14:47,430 --> 00:14:57,920 We are going to stick that up behind the bumper and then you're gonna thread that in through 147 00:14:57,920 --> 00:14:59,959 the welded nut plate. 148 00:14:59,959 --> 00:15:09,389 I'm gonna repeat that process for the other one. 149 00:15:09,389 --> 00:15:19,460 So, once you have both of those threaded in, you can do the same thing on 150 00:15:19,460 --> 00:15:31,209 So, with the help of a friend, you may want to push the bumper up and tightened down one 151 00:15:31,209 --> 00:15:34,200 bolt to make sure that it stays in place and is level. 152 00:15:34,200 --> 00:15:38,959 So, once you have it level, as you can tell, I tightened down one bolt, we're just gonna 153 00:15:38,959 --> 00:15:40,420 go tighten down the rest of them. 154 00:15:40,420 --> 00:15:54,110 I'm using an 18-millimeter socket and a 3/8ths-inch drive ratchet in order to do that. 155 00:15:54,110 --> 00:16:06,470 So, once you have your frame bolts tightened down, we can move to the outer side of the 156 00:16:06,470 --> 00:16:09,350 frame and tighten down our factory hardware. 157 00:16:09,350 --> 00:16:14,279 So now, with our 21-millimeter socket, we can go ahead and tighten up these outer factory 158 00:16:14,279 --> 00:16:28,670 bolts. 159 00:16:28,670 --> 00:16:37,940 Same thing on the other side. 160 00:16:37,940 --> 00:16:42,769 What we're gonna do now is start at our engine bay and work our wiring back so we can wire 161 00:16:42,769 --> 00:16:45,000 up our LED lights in our bumper. 162 00:16:45,000 --> 00:16:48,339 Now, I'm going to start with our leads here. 163 00:16:48,339 --> 00:16:54,519 I am going to connect our negative lead to our negative battery terminal. 164 00:16:54,519 --> 00:17:01,149 I'm using a 10-millimeter socket in order to remove this accessory bolt here. 165 00:17:01,149 --> 00:17:04,409 All right. 166 00:17:04,409 --> 00:17:15,829 Then we can move to the power. 167 00:17:15,829 --> 00:17:22,970 You will have to, if you are using Smittybilt's wiring harness, you will have to add a terminal 168 00:17:22,970 --> 00:17:29,340 connector. 169 00:17:29,340 --> 00:17:53,960 So, I'm just going to take one of the accessory nuts off and then go ahead and connect our 170 00:17:53,960 --> 00:17:55,340 positive wire. 171 00:17:55,340 --> 00:18:00,200 So, now we can put our cover back on and move towards that side. 172 00:18:00,200 --> 00:18:03,019 We are going to pull our wiring through our firewall. 173 00:18:03,019 --> 00:18:07,389 You'll also be provided with zip ties to clean up all of this. 174 00:18:07,389 --> 00:18:10,299 So, what I'm gonna do is grab a flathead screwdriver. 175 00:18:10,299 --> 00:18:14,279 There will be an access port over on the side of your master cylinder. 176 00:18:14,279 --> 00:18:18,289 I'm just gonna pop this trim piece off. 177 00:18:18,289 --> 00:18:24,330 So, once you have that plastic piece next to your master cylinder off, we can feed all 178 00:18:24,330 --> 00:18:26,419 of our wires through there. 179 00:18:26,419 --> 00:18:35,269 So, just as a visual, this is what it's gonna look like. 180 00:18:35,269 --> 00:18:47,950 Now, what you can do is disconnect your actual leads to your lights from your wiring harness. 181 00:18:47,950 --> 00:18:54,371 We can put the light leads aside, so you're not putting a bunch of wires through this, 182 00:18:54,371 --> 00:18:55,519 and you can disconnect it on the other side. 183 00:18:55,519 --> 00:19:02,090 It's gonna make it a little bit easier. 184 00:19:02,090 --> 00:19:08,700 So, after you've run all of your wires into your cab area through your firewall, we can 185 00:19:08,700 --> 00:19:11,279 come back to the tailgate here. 186 00:19:11,279 --> 00:19:15,340 I've opened up our little compartment and we are gonna go through our drain plug right 187 00:19:15,340 --> 00:19:16,470 above our exhaust. 188 00:19:16,470 --> 00:19:18,799 That's gonna be the most accessible place. 189 00:19:18,799 --> 00:19:21,570 So, there are a ton of different ways that you can wire this up. 190 00:19:21,570 --> 00:19:24,100 However, this is the easiest way that we have found. 191 00:19:24,100 --> 00:19:29,369 So, what I'm gonna do is just take off our storage compartment here. 192 00:19:29,369 --> 00:19:31,919 This is just gonna be this trim piece. 193 00:19:31,919 --> 00:19:39,620 I'm gonna put that aside. 194 00:19:39,620 --> 00:19:44,620 And then you'll see your drain plug down in the compartment there where your jack would 195 00:19:44,620 --> 00:19:45,620 be. 196 00:19:45,620 --> 00:19:50,620 So, what we can do is take a flathead screwdriver and just pop out our drain plug here, put 197 00:19:50,620 --> 00:19:58,470 that aside, and we can route our wires down through our drain plug. 198 00:19:58,470 --> 00:20:07,379 So, after we have those through our drain plug, we can go ahead and clip them into our 199 00:20:07,379 --> 00:20:08,379 lights. 200 00:20:08,379 --> 00:20:12,789 So, now we can just plug in our leads. 201 00:20:12,789 --> 00:20:17,309 So, after those are connected, you can go back and clean everything up. 202 00:20:17,309 --> 00:20:22,830 You are provided with zip ties like I said, again, however, those should be wired up. 203 00:20:22,830 --> 00:20:26,249 You definitely wanna keep that away from your exhaust there. 204 00:20:26,249 --> 00:20:29,669 So I would zip tie those as soon as possible. 205 00:20:29,669 --> 00:20:33,659 So, now that we're finished with the bumper wiring, I'm gonna throw our tire back on here 206 00:20:33,659 --> 00:20:40,539 and we are going to bolt up our license plate relocation bracket. 207 00:20:40,539 --> 00:20:52,450 So, what you're gonna wanna do is install your bottom lug nut and then Smittybilt will 208 00:20:52,450 --> 00:20:56,409 provide you with two top lug nuts to bolt up your 209 00:20:56,409 --> 00:21:01,639 So, what we're gonna do now is install our top lug nuts. 210 00:21:01,639 --> 00:21:07,729 And, as you can tell, these have a thread on the lug nut stud portion, but they also 211 00:21:07,729 --> 00:21:13,649 have a thread on the front, that's what we're gonna bolt into. 212 00:21:13,649 --> 00:21:20,389 So, once those are threaded on, we can take a 19-millimeter socket and go ahead and tighten 213 00:21:20,389 --> 00:21:34,960 those up. 214 00:21:34,960 --> 00:21:40,019 After those are on there, we can take our new bracket and our provided hardware and 215 00:21:40,019 --> 00:21:48,520 we're gonna thread that into our new lug nuts. 216 00:21:48,520 --> 00:22:00,899 Then we can take a 21-millimeter socket and tighten those down. 217 00:22:00,899 --> 00:22:11,940 Now, with our provided hardware, we can set our primary bracket on top and secure that 218 00:22:11,940 --> 00:22:14,899 down. 219 00:22:14,899 --> 00:22:21,789 So, this is gonna be the two smaller stainless button head bolts. 220 00:22:21,789 --> 00:22:27,540 Now we can take a 5/32nd-inch Allen key and 221 00:22:27,540 --> 00:22:32,429 Those are gonna thread into this bracket down here. 222 00:22:32,429 --> 00:22:43,479 So, Smittybilt is also gonna provide you with a license plate light since it is mandatory 223 00:22:43,479 --> 00:22:45,659 in all states that you have one. 224 00:22:45,659 --> 00:22:52,009 So you will be able to wire this into your factory wiring harness down where we disconnected 225 00:22:52,009 --> 00:22:57,230 it before. 226 00:22:57,230 --> 00:22:59,309 Also gonna come with provided hardware. 227 00:22:59,309 --> 00:23:08,230 So you can grab an 8-millimeter wrench or an 8-millimeter socket and a Phillips head 228 00:23:08,230 --> 00:23:20,619 screwdriver and you can tighten that 229 00:23:20,619 --> 00:23:24,429 So, that's gonna wrap it up from my review and install. 230 00:23:24,429 --> 00:23:25,779 Make sure you like and subscribe. 231 00:23:25,779 --> 00:23:29,569 And for more videos like this, always keep it right here at extremeterrain.com.