Reviews for Rugged Ridge 11651.17 Body Armor Hood Guard in Black for 07-18 Jeep Wrangler JK
It fits great on the hood and I really love the look!
Easy install, looks good
Great addition to my Jeep. Easy install... Works as promised!
Easy to install as well.
Not the easiest install but have some suggestions. First, my hood guard did not come with instructions but I printed them up off of product page. Follow instructions about test fitting and opening up holes on tabs that go under hood catches. Says to clean tape contact areas with alcohol, my opinion is that the shield should come with alcohol prep swabs but it doesn't. At the point you're ready to do the actual install, I pulled off the short sides of 3M tape completely off, pulled the top and bottom long tape pieces off a few inches, per instructions, but pulled all tape ends over top front edge of guard and taped down to front of guard with masking tape. While lightly holding guard in place I inserted the hood catches without putting nuts on. Lightly push down on ends where the tape backing was completely removed. Start removing the bottom edge tape backing first, lightly pulling up on top of guard while peeling. Then do top edge tape backing (the masking tape keeps 3M tape ends from falling back under guard). Press all areas down firmly and lastly, install nuts on hood catches. Hope this helps. Looks great and would've given 5 stars if box had instructions and alcohol preps came with guard.
It looks super nice, but the holes don’t line up and it snapped when trying to get it all lined up evenly. I used the adhesives to still install it and stick it into place. It lasted for about 6 months. Then the piece that had snapped flew off from the wind. I had to take the rest of it off, which was difficult. The adhesive almost stripped my paint off. I want to buy it again because it matches my other body armor but i’m afraid of having the same issue!
While I love the look of this piece the adhesive does not stick well. The guard pops up in the middle. I’ve tried everything to get it to stick but no luck.
Tried installing from the middle out to the edges, but then the holes for the hood latches don’t lineup. So did it the other way around have a slight bulge in the middle where the contact tape isn’t quite down perfectly. Attempted to use a heat gun and I’ll kinds of other things to get it to form better and successfully
I thought this would be a bit sturdier but it’s kind of a cheap plastic that bends and doesn’t really fit the hood too well. So in the summer you get some bulges in the middle.
Generally looks good though.
3/5. The holes DO NOT line up. I actually broke off one of the sides trying to force it on. Please learn from me and don’t force it on. Drill out the holes. Looks good. We will see how long the 3M tape holds before the wind blows it off.