What did you do TO your Gladiator today? [ADMIN WARNING: NO POLITICS, NO GUN TALK]

[Willys2Gladiator]

Finished my bed divider today.

yes, I was going for the distressed look.

That's really cool. Great job!

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[Mball488]

Well, technically I didn't do it. The dealership replaced my leaky rear window under warranty.

Was it a hassle? Mine just started leaking so Im looking the best route to get it replaced under warranty.

 

[JoeInOh]

That's really cool. Great job!

Thanks, it was a lot of work...

 

[Willys2Gladiator]

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Thanks, it was a lot of work...

I feel really lame with my solid board. You definitely took it to the next level. Great wood work!

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Started my bumper/winch project, 2022 version.
Actually started it yesterday, figured on finishing today but ran into troubles with some of the parts.
There must be some really small subtle change to the front of the truck, or the earth's gravitational pull has changed, maybe magnetic north has moved? because when I got the SAME Curt receiver mounted on this truck that I had on my 2020, I had to use a pair of 3/16" spacer plated to keep the bottom edge of the bumper from hitting the receiver. Didn't have a big problem with the same exact parts on my 2020.
Also - although the Bulldog winch plate is heavy-duty for sure, very thick and well made, why the !#$%@# they drop the winch so far down is beyond me. The winch bolts all but touch the receiver bar and to do anything at all with the winch, I'll have to tear things completely apart.
The winch sits so far down now that it's a really good thing I re-routed the power cable in the winch top - with this winch plate it would have never cleared the grill and yet it cleared with room to spare with the other winch plate. And I'll have to trim the winch's clutch lever way down because it sits way down in the bumper and the lever hits the bumper now.
Hey, Bulldog (that would make a good song title) - why drop the winch down so bloody far?
I may look into having a steel plate made and some day raise the winch back up.
I have a feeling with the winch sitting so far down it's going to cause the rope to drag too hard against the bumper opening. Ugh, gotta get it raised up somehow.
Then I go to do the fog lights - I bought a pair of nifty brackets to mount my Overland fog lights in the Rubicon bumper - and they made the stupid brackets too shallow. The brackets won't work with the bezels in place so I have to take the fog lights out of the new bracket and put them back in the other brackets and will likely trash these or give them away. They claim they work in a Rubicon bumper - uh, no, so there will be a not great review on Amazon.

Also need to figure out where the factory stock fog light harness for the Rubicon steel bumper is supposed to clip to, how it secures to the steel bumper.


Heck of a big difference - forces the fog lights way too far forward in the bumper, won't clear the bezel.

The new brackets push the fog lights too far forward..........

Cut when installed on the 2020 and it cleared with room to spare with the other winch plate.........

Winch sits so low the cable would have absolutely pushed on the grill coming out the back.

 

[HooliganActual]

or the earth's gravitational pull has changed, maybe magnetic north has moved?

The earth’s magnetic north does actually move so that has to be the culprit. Lol

 

[ShadowsPapa]

The earth’s magnetic north does actually move so that has to be the culprit. Lol

I knew it! So it wasn't just me.
I heard it was actually moving faster. That explains a lot.

 

[813 Fabrication & Design]

Finished up my seat delete and installed it today.

Nice work! What did you use for inner structure? I like how you split the Under Seat Box.

 

[RufusMalloy]

Nice work! What did you use for inner structure? I like how you split the Under Seat Box.

I found the same aluminum rail that goose gear used on mcmaster car but it was expensive so i used 1/2" aluminum angle that was laying around. It made it plenty rigid and still was light weight. I wanted to make sure that the under seat storage was still accessible as well as the factory jack. Still have a few things to finalize as this is mainly for my pup.

 

[Jerhemi]

Finished my bed divider today.

yes, I was going for the distressed look.

Fantastic work ????

 

[XJFanatic]

Not so much to but for. Picked up some JTRD springs to throw on the front of the Max tow to compensate for the heavy front bumper and eventual winch. For $150 I got springs, shocks, and to my surprise some airlift bags ?

Shocks are already on the JLU replacing the JLUR shocks.

 

[Serik]

I'm in the right thread this time... Finished the install of my Quake LED slim lights. I was a bit intimidated by the install considering you have to cut the fender, but I'm pleased with how they turned out.

I saw another member in this forum cut out a corner piece of plastic to cover the gap on the side. I'll probably do that eventually but for now I'm fine with it.

 

[Sespe]

Was it a hassle? Mine just started leaking so Im looking the best route to get it replaced under warranty.

The only hassle was making a 2nd trip to the dealership. When I took it in for the emissions recall I told the service advisor about the leak. Within 2 weeks the new glass was in and installed.

 

[PeterGriffin]

Underground Graphics Mojave hood sticker with orange pinstripe and scoop bracket, their keyhole blackout covers and RokBlokz XL/standard length mudflaps front and rear with orange logo...

 

[Dragonfly]

Yes. The Badlands Apex 1200 doesnt quite clear the steel rubicon bumper so these space the bumper forward a bit. A forum member makes the plates.

Yes, I needed to add those for the SB winch install on the rugged ridge bumper!

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