I also took that plastic shield guard off and replaced it when I replaced my bumpers. Took the top guard off as well. Junk. I did Hyline bumpers front and rear. Replaced the plastic shield with a Hyline Air Dam.
I don't know if there's a steel replacement out there that will attach without having to replace the front bumper as well.
It's an air damn. I don't believe it's meant to do anything but deflect air and minor road debris, and help with aerodynamics/MPG's. Just like any modern vehicle. They all have these plastic panels now. It's not a skid plate. Most just rip it off, especially when replacing the bumper.
my hard rock has one, it's pretty solid metal. well, at least a bit more solid than the bumper. will see when i raise it and hit that instead of the bumper on rocks.
I just swapped my bumpers this week for the 10A/hard rock bumpers and the front air dam with them is actually a pretty high quality stamped steel piece that fits underneath like a glove.
Mine was loose since day one, Added some rubber grommets 1/32 (1mm) thick on the lower plastic clips- fixed the issue.
I think any rubber o-ring or cut grommets from bike tube will work.
Jeep is trying to go zero landfill. They melt their plastic trash into an 'air dam' and install it on your Jeep. Jeep's carbon footprint goes down, yours goes up.
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