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SAWCE wrote: Tue Jan 12, 2021 12:23 am We’re mid to high-70s with sunny skies for the next week and a half. If the forecast looks like that still this weekend I’ll find some time to pop the top and doors off. Driving to work in the morning when it’s 45° will suck a bit, but I’ll throw on a snowboard jacket and be good to go. Will be worth it for the cruise home from work and to the gym after.
Ugh. So much for this. Rain next weekend. I’ll pop the freedom panels at least.. I do that far less than I should.
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SAWCE wrote: Thu Jan 14, 2021 5:23 pm
SAWCE wrote: Tue Jan 12, 2021 12:23 am We’re mid to high-70s with sunny skies for the next week and a half. If the forecast looks like that still this weekend I’ll find some time to pop the top and doors off. Driving to work in the morning when it’s 45° will suck a bit, but I’ll throw on a snowboard jacket and be good to go. Will be worth it for the cruise home from work and to the gym after.
Ugh. So much for this. Rain next weekend. I’ll pop the freedom panels at least.. I do that far less than I should.
May I ask why I do it less than you should? Just looking for open feedback for...reasons. :evilplan:
Desertbreh wrote: Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
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SAWCE wrote: Thu Jan 14, 2021 5:23 pm
SAWCE wrote: Tue Jan 12, 2021 12:23 am We’re mid to high-70s with sunny skies for the next week and a half. If the forecast looks like that still this weekend I’ll find some time to pop the top and doors off. Driving to work in the morning when it’s 45° will suck a bit, but I’ll throw on a snowboard jacket and be good to go. Will be worth it for the cruise home from work and to the gym after.
Ugh. So much for this. Rain next weekend. I’ll pop the freedom panels at least.. I do that far less than I should.
It is flipping gorg this week... 70 and sunny 😎
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max225 wrote: Thu Jan 14, 2021 5:57 pm
SAWCE wrote: Thu Jan 14, 2021 5:23 pm

Ugh. So much for this. Rain next weekend. I’ll pop the freedom panels at least.. I do that far less than I should.
It is flipping gorg this week... 70 and sunny 😎
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Trail rail installed!

Doing this with the factory spray in bedliner is a giant PITA.

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Also picked up this lil guy, after checking 3 different stores for it.

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[user not found] wrote: Sat Jan 16, 2021 4:58 pm
Apex wrote: Sat Jan 16, 2021 4:50 pm Trail rail installed!

Doing this with the factory spray in bedliner is a giant PITA.

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Also picked up this lil guy, after checking 3 different stores for it.

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Bedliner made it difficult to pop the caps off/access the holes?
There are no caps. They just spray the bedliner in ZFG; so clearing the holes for the bolts takes forever.
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[user not found] wrote: Sat Jan 16, 2021 6:09 pm
Apex wrote: Sat Jan 16, 2021 5:06 pm

There are no caps. They just spray the bedliner in ZFG; so clearing the holes for the bolts takes forever.
:disgust:

Considering the attention to detail on minute details elsewhere on the JK/JT, I'm surprised they pinched pennies there.
Yeah. The bean counters won that one. :disappoint: also, my kit was short 2 bolts.
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Apex wrote: Sat Jan 16, 2021 4:50 pm Trail rail installed!

Doing this with the factory spray in bedliner is a giant PITA.

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Also picked up this lil guy, after checking 3 different stores for it.

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Interesting how this is handled differently by brand. My cuckoma came with those standard.

Are you going to get a bed cover ?
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max225 wrote: Sat Jan 16, 2021 10:07 pm
Apex wrote: Sat Jan 16, 2021 4:50 pm Trail rail installed!

Doing this with the factory spray in bedliner is a giant PITA.

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Also picked up this lil guy, after checking 3 different stores for it.

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Interesting how this is handled differently by brand. My cuckoma came with those standard.

Are you going to get a bed cover ?
Customer feedback indicates not many people want these things enough to pay for them. So they become a profit driver for those that do. Toyota gives them away likely due to necessity with the composite bed...need points to tie things down to.
Desertbreh wrote: Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
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Apex wrote: Sat Jan 16, 2021 8:52 pm
[user not found] wrote: Sat Jan 16, 2021 6:09 pm

:disgust:

Considering the attention to detail on minute details elsewhere on the JK/JT, I'm surprised they pinched pennies there.
Yeah. The bean counters won that one. :disappoint: also, my kit was short 2 bolts.
Not surprised. Really sad.
Desertbreh wrote: Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
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[user not found] wrote: Sat Jan 16, 2021 3:41 pm I found the source for that ARB Bumper conversion, by the way: https://expeditionportal.com/forum/thre ... t-1.19401/

Prepare yourself to enter a deep dark wanky hole of broverglamping.
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Johnny_P wrote: Thu Feb 09, 2023 3:21 pm Earn it and burn it, Val.
max225 wrote: Mon May 01, 2023 5:35 pm Yes it's a cool car. But prepare the lube/sawdust.
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Desertbreh wrote: Sun Jan 17, 2021 12:28 pm
[user not found] wrote: Sat Jan 16, 2021 3:41 pm I found the source for that ARB Bumper conversion, by the way: https://expeditionportal.com/forum/thre ... t-1.19401/

Prepare yourself to enter a deep dark wanky hole of broverglamping.
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Legit question. Wouldn’t a conversion as such make you far more of a target south of the border?

These rigs seem to be quite popular with cartel errand boys (main mod seems to be bumpers for them). So while you’re not driving a chrome wrapped lambo down into tequila land you’re certainly making yourself more of a target.
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max225 wrote: Sun Jan 17, 2021 12:38 pm
Desertbreh wrote: Sun Jan 17, 2021 12:28 pm

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Legit question. Wouldn’t a conversion as such make you far more of a target south of the border?

These rigs seem to be quite popular with cartel errand boys (main mod seems to be bumpers for them). So while you’re not driving a chrome wrapped lambo down into tequila land you’re certainly making yourself more of a target.
Overall selection of cars in Northern Baja is ritzier than you might think. There are a LOT of trucks newer/nice than mine. Many with stuff like ARB bumpers People drive MBZs and BMWs. What you need to stay away from in MX is not necessarily outfitting your truck, it's avoiding trucks that are VALUABLE. New diesel Pickups. JTs. Certainly the 392 Wrongler. Trucks easily worth over 50 grand.

In any event I'm in no rush for this project I'm still buying condo shite.
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Johnny_P wrote: Thu Feb 09, 2023 3:21 pm Earn it and burn it, Val.
max225 wrote: Mon May 01, 2023 5:35 pm Yes it's a cool car. But prepare the lube/sawdust.
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max225 wrote: Sat Jan 16, 2021 10:07 pm
Apex wrote: Sat Jan 16, 2021 4:50 pm Trail rail installed!

Doing this with the factory spray in bedliner is a giant PITA.

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Also picked up this lil guy, after checking 3 different stores for it.

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Interesting how this is handled differently by brand. My cuckoma came with those standard.

Are you going to get a bed cover ?
Plan is to get the Mopar roll up tonneau cover. Should work best for my needs.
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Apex wrote: Sun Jan 17, 2021 1:31 pm
max225 wrote: Sat Jan 16, 2021 10:07 pm

Interesting how this is handled differently by brand. My cuckoma came with those standard.

Are you going to get a bed cover ?
Plan is to get the Mopar roll up tonneau cover. Should work best for my needs.
That sounds good. Bed cover was my favorite “mod” so far.
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max225 wrote: Sun Jan 17, 2021 1:55 pm
Apex wrote: Sun Jan 17, 2021 1:31 pm

Plan is to get the Mopar roll up tonneau cover. Should work best for my needs.
That sounds good. Bed cover was my favorite “mod” so far.
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Mopar LED headlights are on back order with no ETA. :rage:
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Apex wrote: Mon Jan 18, 2021 10:24 am Mopar LED headlights are on back order with no ETA. :rage:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/274541688447
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[user not found] wrote: Mon Jan 18, 2021 10:58 am
Apex wrote: Mon Jan 18, 2021 10:24 am Mopar LED headlights are on back order with no ETA. :rage:
Hopefully I'm able to get this parts job. :hubba:

From what I was told during my interview, is that due to the Stellantis merger, there are some supplier negotiations causing delays, on top of delays already caused by COVID.
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max225 wrote: Mon Jan 18, 2021 11:35 am
Apex wrote: Mon Jan 18, 2021 10:24 am Mopar LED headlights are on back order with no ETA. :rage:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/274541688447
:mahman:

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Last Fuelly mpgs was 19.4.
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Apex wrote: Mon Jan 18, 2021 8:16 pm Image

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Last Fuelly mpgs was 19.4.
Wow you also have some :impressive: miles on it already. I just filled up today @ 17.8. I haven’t done many trips lately.
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[user not found] wrote: Tue Jan 19, 2021 7:47 am
Apex wrote: Mon Jan 18, 2021 4:40 pm

:hubba:
Also wait, doesn’t the Willys trim come with LEDs?
It does on the JLs but not JTs. :iono:
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Apex wrote: Tue Jan 19, 2021 9:13 am
[user not found] wrote: Tue Jan 19, 2021 7:47 am

Also wait, doesn’t the Willys trim come with LEDs?
It does on the JLs but not JTs. :iono:
:really:
:wap: Where are these mangos?
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wap wrote: Tue Jan 19, 2021 10:14 am
Apex wrote: Tue Jan 19, 2021 9:13 am

It does on the JLs but not JTs. :iono:
:really:
Yeah... JTs get painted fenders instead with the Willys package.
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