Time to ditch the side steps. As you can see in the pictures, they are low hanging plastic POSs.
As you probably know, that hit on the rear bumper will pop right back out with a heat gun and pushing. You may want to remove the low hanging mudflaps, which can actually transmit force into the bumper, while you are at it.
Yes I have not had the time to put the heat gun on the bumper yet. I'll update the thread with a picture of the bumper after I have a chance to spend some time on it. Hopefully it pops back out.
I promised my wife I'd keep the side steps unlike on my 100 when I installed sliders from day one. They will just have to take all the abuse I throw at them. That rear drivers side mudflap I almost ripped clean off (was being held by one clip at the end of the day) but I re-fastened it and its as good as new. For the few times a year I go wheeling I'll just leave it.
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