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Installation requires drilling holes into the Krawler Lite bumper skin and bolting the corners on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Savvy Offroad Krawler Lite Hard Core Corners are built for Jeep owners who use their bumper the way it was meant to be used. When you are dragging the front corners across rock ledges, sliding through rock gardens, dropping into waterfalls, or making hard approach contact, the corners of the bumper take the abuse first.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese steel Hard Core Corners add serious bash-plate protection to the most vulnerable contact points of the Krawler Lite front bumper. They help protect the bumper skin from concentrated rock impact, gouging, and deformation while letting you keep the clearance, fitment, and race-proven design of the Krawler Lite system.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you wheel hard enough that bumper contact is expected, not accidental, these are the corners you want.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBorn From Racing, Not Just Trail Pics\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA lot of companies post trail pics. Not many can post finish line pics. Savvy can.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen we say this system was born from racing, we mean it literally. Savvy armor has been proven in the kind of terrain where parts either survive or fail in front of everyone watching.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKing of the Hammers\u003c\/strong\u003e pushes armor through brutal rock trails, high-speed desert sections, hard impacts, and terrain that exposes weak design fast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBaja\u003c\/strong\u003e adds vibration, heat, speed, and repeated abuse over hundreds of miles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf it holds up there, the trails most people wheel on feel easy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSavvy does not build once and walk away. Every part of the Krawler Lite system comes from years of real-world abuse, racing, testing, breaking, improving, and refining. The Hard Core Corners follow that same mindset: the right protection in the right place for the way serious Jeeps get used.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuilt light where it matters. Built strong where it hits. 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They work like a skid plate and bash plate for the outer corners, helping the bumper slide over rock contact instead of taking the full impact directly into the skin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is simple: steel where the rocks hit first.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSteel Construction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuilt from steel for serious direct-impact protection at the bumper corners. Steel is ideal for this application because it handles concentrated rock contact, dragging, scraping, and repeated trail abuse extremely well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBash Plate and Skid Plate Function\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesigned to take direct rock contact at the corners of the bumper. 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On a JKU that has been on the road for 10, 15, or nearly 20 years, rocker trim is often corrective stopping a paint damage cycle that has already started before it progresses to surface rust and metal degradation. 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Both methods are included in one kit choose based on how you use your JKU. Bolt on hardware not included\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat are the laser-etched drill holes?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor bolt-on installation, exact drill hole locations are laser-etched directly into the aluminum trim surface. Drill exactly where the panel shows you no measuring, no marking, no misaligned holes. This precision detail eliminates the installation guesswork that causes crooked bolt patterns on generic rocker trim products.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoes it rust?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo. 6061 aluminum does not rust in any condition. Raw aluminum can be left unfinished, 6061 forms a natural oxide layer that protects against moisture and oxidation indefinitely. 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