Love the "Wheel it and you will know" approach to this series.

This series is so exciting for me. I never see many if any big Jeep KZfaqrs doing 2 door jeeps, so this is refreshing to see. As someone who owns and has been modifying my 2 door JK

The OEM steel bumper is still among my absolute favorites … clean & functional. 👍🏻

I 100% appreciate you calling out the torque and actually torquing things I don’t see on other channels. Even on things like a bumper that I’m sure would be fine if you just made sure it was “good and tight”. Really makes me appreciate your videos. Keep up the good work! 2.0L stock sport 2dr!

I really like the path you two are taking with Pippi. Not only have you shown exactly why a stubby bumper is important, it also looks better. I think putting the air dam on was a good call. IMO that is where a good bit of fuel economy it lost, and people wheeling on a budget will probably be mindful of fuel cost, too. It can easily be removed if it needs to.

I love this sport content. It's really great. It's so gratifying to see it wheeled and only upgraded SLOWLY as it's wheeled and not all at once.

I think this might be the best jeep content on KZfaq. It's the way a lot of us work and it highlights using takeoffs and finding parts on Craigslist. It's also highlighting how capable the jeep is from the factory

I sense a Sporticon in the future :) The bumper looks great and is extremely versatile. As always, a joyous watch.

I Love this series also !!! I have a 2021 anniversary model and have made similar mods ! Keep up the great work!!

So glad to come home from work to find a new video. Thank you.

I literally just bought and done the same thing to my JL today as well! Lol thank you for the videos and tutorials keep up the good work!!

Thanks Eddie, great way to wake up on a Monday morning. I love seeing all the wild ways we customize our Jeep's but something refreshing to see a very basic/factory style Jeep and seeing what it's capable of. Only other thing I'd do is add some all-terrain tires and maybe a couple of extra lights and it's perfect.

Best editing in the business! Thanks for this series.

I love the look of the rubi bumper. Looks great!!! Looking forward to seeing what else you have in store.

Thanks for the video Eddie , great entertainment as always..

I'm loving this little build. Budget friendly and "near stock/light mods" is a great way to get into the hobby especially if it is your daily driver. From my point of view and with other hobbies that embrace "built not bought" is that you replace these things when they fail. Lift and tires after 25K miles when you need tires and so on.... This is series is at a good pace and is a great point of you , thank you including us on this Jeep!

Love when I see a new video out. Nice work as always!

Nice upgrade, looks great with that stock steel stubby. 👍

That is a nice upgrade! Thanks for posting. 👍

Looks fantastic! Love it

Loving the budget-minded Pippi series. Budget dictated I had to 4-wheel a stock Squarebody Chevy from age 16 to my early 30s. Built rigs are awesome, but prohibitively expensive for so many. Thanks for the content, Eddie!

Loving this series on Pippi 😀

Awesome video as always and bumper upgrade . Just got my 2022 unlimited sport S and the first thing I did was a 2.5 inch lift and 33 BFG KO2 AT tires 😄 and it drives and feels great . Have a good one and keep the video coming 👍

I do agree 👍 it looks much better.

Now that's what I'm talking about, love it😍😁 Kind regards, AL

I remember the first time I had to pull that thing off. I was surprised at how heavy that steel bumper can be. I installed the Warn 101255 Winch Plate with that bumper, and kept my stock Rubicon look, while making it much more functional for recovery.

I always considered it a front skid. There's still some stuff in there that needs to be protected. Having multiple Jeeps lends itself to a wide range of versatility, and spare parts of known quality. Nice work.

Awesome video as usual, I appreciate you saying the torque spec, really helpful and I imagine important in the long run.

Very nice!..... I was waiting to see winch install, taking advantage of the bumper change...., thanks for the video, keep making more!

I know is old the video but man you do not know how much this help because my OCD does not allow me to install something not in torque spec and you always have it when working on so thank you. Winch install over the weekend!! Yes!

Harbor Freight Sockets. Such an everyday mechanic. Love it!

I did the same thing with with my Rubicon. I ordered without the steel bumper group and piece mealed it together for 500 less! I love the stock stubby, great call!

Absolutely amazing, nice addition. Keep them coming. As said many times over: nothing beats keeping it real. Since I’m enjoying this series so much may I suggest; factory tire size but an aggressive option like the KO2 A/T. That aside, perhaps maybe body armour and E/locker for the rear and she should be good to go. Must importantly keep the videos coming!!

Looks great and it is a 100% functional mod. Knowing that I had that statched somewhere, it would've been the first part swapped on it. It looks awesome!!!

Excellent "stock" upgrade 👌. Much more functional including the steel air dam/skidplate.

You make it look easy! Thanks for sharing!

Thanks for making these videos. It helps with my decision on what suv I'm going to buy.

Love what you're doing here Eddie. Too many people now regurgitate what they read and think if you don't buy a Rubicon then your jeep will explode into a million pieces if you go off road. Thank you for dispelling the internet mindset.

Always look around the garage and see what you already have before whipping out the credit card. I like Mopar parts because of the engineering. Great video!

Great transformation

That was super smart!😍

that's pretty cool, and respectable on your behalf. I like it!

The video I’ve been waiting for. Always wanted a base model but wanted the rubicon bumper for a winch in the future.

Got my bumper and installed it. Awaiting the arrival of the air dam. My wiring looks slightly different, since it is a 2007 Sahara Wrangler sport. Otherwise it was basically “plug and Play”. Looks great. I love it!

Nice mod. I'll be getting one of these on my Sport Gladiator after a front end collision that destroyed the plastic one (among other items). Should arrive in a few days. I'll be getting at least a $425 credit toward the new one for that cheap plastic one! I just like the clean look of the Rubicon bumper over all others. I ended up springing for nutserts, never thought of using regular bolts. Great idea.

Love it! Best front bumper for a JL. Now the rear stock steel bumper is another story , lol

As much as we love stripping a rig down to the essentials, putting the air dam back on was the right call. It just didn't look clean without it. You also reminded us that we need a small warehouse for all of our extra and take off parts. Just posted on Instagram earlier about throwing nothing away.

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I think most of us who are following knew this bumper would end up on Pipi. I think she is my favorite build on the net right now. I still think the factory steel bumpers are the best looking but... for my use, I needed a winch mount and tow bar mounts. When ordering, by the time I added those items to the cost of factory steel bumpers the cost was more than enough to just buy arguably better aftermarket bumpers with the features I needed. Plus, I ended up with a rear bumper that doesn't fold up and dent my tub when I bounce off of ledges. I removed the plastic ones and sold the front with some other parts and gave the rear awat to a vet you had been rear ended. Thanks for sharing.

Same bumper that’s on my Rubicon. For a factory bumper I think it’s awesome!

Interesting! Great why for and how to. Looks great also.👍👍😎🇺🇸

Love the channel, I was tired of going through these BS channels about jeeps. I bought my 2020 Jeep Willys edition brand new, so I am new to the Jeep life but I am loving it. Thanks for all the info

The low dollar (stock) upgrade are great thank-you

Nice Upgrade! I really like this Steel Bumper and have the JK version on my Jeep.

bumper looks great! I want to add one to my Willy's Gladiator.

I'm so glad I found Wayalife! I've recently ordered and received a white 2024 JL Sport two door, with a 3.6L V6 w/ 6-speed manual transmission, manual doors locks & windows with a handle, hardtop, and the American flag factory installed on the hood. The first upgrade I want to do is to installed Rubicon front and rear bumpers. I will be installing the winch plate and a 12000lb winch w/ synthetic rope, as well. This is my third Jeep. My first Wrangler was a black 1989 2 door w/ soft top & full doors, 4.2L carbureted straight 6cyl w/ 5-speed manual. My middle Jeep was an emerald, green 1995 2-door w/ soft-top & full doors, 4.0L fuel-injected inline 6cyl w/ 5-speed manual. I can't wait to start working on the new Jeep. Thank you for producing quality content that is so informative and entertaining.

As a broke person, I appreciate this build. It makes me feel better about my stock Cherokee with slightly bigger all terrains. It shows you don't need tons and 40s to have fun.

That bumper looks great! I bet the rear bumper will coming next! Haha! Nice job you two!

Love your videos!!!

You make it look so easy!!

You make really good videos!

That's pretty cool that you can interchange a lot of parts between different models. So you can basically pick and choose what you want to do with your lighter spec'd rig. I am sure there are a lot of 'throwaway' parts out there since so many ditch all the factory stuff and load up with aftermarket.

That stubby is looking mighty fine on Pippi.

Nice look.

I was really hoping you were going with the Rubicon bumper. I really like what you are doing with this Jeep. It’s very much along the lines of what I am planning.

Nice!

Instead of studying a computer engineer, I would like to apprentice with him for 10 years and learn the science of the business. You are having fun and making money. I wish you a beautiful, healthy and enjoyable life. Greetings from CA

Man! Those camera angles! 👌👌

🤟👍 Cheers Guys.

As a new Rubicon owner, your channel is very useful. First upgrade was a 35' tires. Next is a bumper and you just convinced me not to get a full size

Much better!

Watched your last vid of Pipi rock crawling. Said to myself, "It needs a new front bumper"!!!!

Nice RUBICON oem bumper , 👍

Looks like a good shoulder workout to remove the mounting nuts! Big bolts with lots of threads.

I love how your modding a basic sport wrangler. To many people buy a Rubicon and throw 37s on it now a days. I bought the willys sport and love how basic it is

Looks great. I’ve never been a big fan of the wraparound bumper design in the JL sport.

i got my first second hand jk jeep because i was watching your videos the group Forms help me decide what lift kit to get in australia now many years later i bought a new Gecko green jt Gladiator Rubicon and i’m looking forward to build it up as well grate videos 👍

Looks good

Such a great cool video and keeping the jeep as stock as possible but so hard to do

Thank you about the Skid Plate…. I took mime off my Rubicon, only after seeing most your builds without it 🤔👍

You weren't kidding about the roosters! LOL! Great video!

Seems to be more of a pain removing the the plastic bumper and other related parts. But putting on the Rubicon bumper and air dam went very quick. I definitely got a lot out of the removing and replacing of the bumpers. That’s one upgrade I like to do on my JL 2021 2 door. Getting a little stiff at 73 but won’t quit. Run Uwharrie and some power lines at Moore, NC. Very informative video and thanx !

Such a small little touch makes all the difference. Nice.

Do rubicon colored match fenders next with some Mojave or rubicon wheels! Also throw in a rubicon take off suspension with a leveling kit lol I love your content, your videos are very welcoming and very entertaining. Keep it up!

Nice mod!

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Now you need rubicon rear bumper, and then rubicon stock wheels and get some 33s nitto trail grabblers, with a winch, and some Baja pod lights on the b pillar and your guys are pretty much set!

i install one of that on my gladiator not long ago too, and of course its look so much better compare to plastic bump, what you might be need is stock Mopar 2 inches lifts then your set, everything is stock configurations tho...

Love it, you should put Rubicon fenders on it that will give you a higher fender clearance

Pippy may not be as peppy with the added weight but looks so bad ass now 🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽

Love the content on pippi! I have a two door jL as well and it’s really inspiring to see what you can do on a budget and make your jeep look amazing.

Hi Eddie, I apologize in advance if this has been asked before, but did you notice any noticeable dip of the front end now that you've had the steel bumper for over a year? I am about to do the same installation next weekend. Big thanks for all the fantastic content you are creating. Best Jeep channel by far.

It's just odd seeing one of your Jeeps without a winch. But it still looks good. Keep the shinny side up!

Great way to recycle parts. 🤟😎

Exelente , pero falto el perrito al final , ya me acostumbre a verlo 😂

Rear steel bumper, A/T wheels on stock rims, winch for recovery (not good to rely on someone else winch, snatch straps etc. to get yourself unstuck) set of spotties for better vision at night on the freeways or trails, reverse camera, some nice decals on the hood, doors, side panels etc. I'm just sharing my humble opinion, bro.

Truly love these Pippi mod videos. Just bought a used 2020 JLUS and starting to prioritize modifications. Bumper is one. I assume that I can add a winch to this rubicon takeoff bumper?

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After seeing this now I want a Rubicon bumper on my Jl, hopefully next up in the series is a lift kit + tires, getting close to needing new tires and would love to see what you pick.