Cheap Chinese bash plate from Amazon $160

[OuterJersey]

Just installed this. Seems like the quality is good. Powder coating had a few chips but I coated with truck bed liner anyway. A few pics attached

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[Murraydog11]

Just installed this. Seems like the quality is good. Powder coating had a few chips but I coated with truck bed liner anyway. A few pics attached

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[OuterJersey]

I searched “bronco front bumper skid plate” on Amazon. There are a few different names but all look like copies of the ford stock skid plate.

 

[Felix808]

"Cheap Chinese bash plate from Amazon"
Makes me think of a condom with more than one hole in it. I don't think of it providing any real protection

 

[OuterJersey]

"Cheap Chinese bash plate from Amazon"
Makes me think of a condom with more than one hole in it. I don't think of it providing any real protection

It’s very heavy and solid. Do you think it might be better than a plastic bash plate? Probably the exact same one that Ford sells…you think there is a Bronco bash plate copying operation in China? Not really a big market. It’s not an iPhone cover.
If you need one it seems very good.

 

[Felix808]

It’s very heavy and solid. Do you think it might be better than a plastic bash plate? Probably the exact same one that Ford sells…you think there is a Bronco bash plate copying operation in China? Not really a big market. It’s not an iPhone cover.
If you need one it seems very good.

Better than plastic sure, but better than some aftermarket options doubtful. It's likely the same quality as the OEM if not the OEM as you mention, which really isn't saying much. It should be fine for light use, but don't expect to take a true bashing as the name implies.
YMMV

Edit: The plastic one is really only a splash guard

 

[OuterJersey]

True..not a lot of off-road area here so good enough for me. The hardest thing I’ll probably hit is a big pile of snow.

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