Quality of life upgrades?

[SPED1]

If you are struggling to find that comfortable seating position during your commute or road trip, you might be suffering from a lack of leg support. The Seat Jackers for Jeep will lift and tilt the front of your driver or passenger seat to provide that much-needed leg support without significantly impacting headroom. In many cases this has alleviated lower back stress felt during long drives.
Have you tried to replace seats in your Jeep? Add seat brackets? Our Seat Jackers are here to help put that perfect recline in your seat cushion, and will help you find that perfectly supported seating position that just isn't available in a stock Jeep JL, JLU or Gladiator.

I am like 5'6" lol and they are a godsend to my back!

https://desertdoesit.com/collection...p-wrangle-jl-and-gladiator-front-seat-jackers

I bought these with the Molle panel

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[wachuko]

Have not done it... but it is on its way...

To make it easier for my wife and my father-in-law to get in... I was looking for steps alternatives.

Started looking for anything that would work with the stock rock rails and still be able to remove them easy... the only ones that I liked were expensive as heck... These... but that was 500.00 a pair and I needed 2 sets ! No way I was going to spend US$1,000.00 just in four steps...

I was then going to adapt N-Fab RKR steps to the stock rails but decided just to get the rails for those... N-Fab RKR rails... And plan to secure the steps with pins instead of bolts, for easy removal when not needed...

 

[cuellar13]

School me, I never heard of seat jackers, how do they help help?

They slightly recline the seat bottom to help eliminate leg fatigue/back pain/etc. I highly recommend them to anyone that drives more than 1/2 hour at a time.

 

[cafecito]

Two of the most impactful daily driving upgrades for me:

1. Seat Slammers (I fabricated them myself before DD launched theirs)
2. Aftermarket seats
   1. This is taking things to another level, especially if you want to keep the seat airbags. Installing Recaro seats made my Gladiator 1000x better.

Curious - what ones did you go with? How straight-forward was the install regarding the wiring for airbags and all that?

 

[49Gramps]

Creature comforts I've added are Hotheads Headliner, Rock Slide Eng. step sliders, and seat lift spacers (passenger seat-so wife can see out the windshield). I also use two 2 x 4s in the bed slots--handy for groceries (also fits a pizza box).

 

[Snake Eyes]

I'm looking for some specific suggestions on upgrades for the daily driving side of things. I feel like the performance related upgrades I have a good handle on, but looking to improve the daily comfort, since its my daily driver. The few things I've done so far:

- I installed this windshield protection film: https://www.grab-gard.com/products/jeep-wrangler-windshield

- I installed the tazer mini to remove the auto start/stop

- I installed cheap/basic seatback covers with pockets (I have two small kids), just something generic off of amazon

- extreme terrain tonneau cover


I'm looking for some specific areas that I want to improve, but if people have other suggestions for things that really improved their daily driving experience, I'd love to hear those as well. The specific areas I'm looking for:

- Some way to organize things in the bed. When I go grocery shopping, its a jumbled mess back there by the time I get home
- my 4 year old has trouble climbing into his seat. Any suggestions on a step?
- Phone holder for when I'm using it for navigation

I love this for grocery’s and other stuff. You can put in bed or on back seat if you want. Folds down to nothing and also has straps you can hook to bed. I do this and have a bar across the bed to keep it from sliding. It has been perfect. You can expand it or contract it according to how much space you want. It does not crush in. It is perfect size for truck bed.

https://www.amazon.com/Tuff-Viking-...t=&hvlocphy=9030792&hvtargid=pla-785098644211

 

[Jocww]

Seat jackers
Dead Pedal
wireless carplay dongle

Wireless car play should have came stock. The fact that it didnt still irks me. Toyota has had it for years same with my BMWs!

 

[wachuko]

Wireless car play should have came stock. The fact that it didnt still irks me. Toyota has had it for years same with my BMWs!

Toyota?? Which modle? I recently bought two 2022 Rav4 hybrids for my daughter and son... no wireless carplay...

Anyway... easy fix in the Gladiator with a dongle...

 

[DC3]

Curious - what ones did you go with? How straight-forward was the install regarding the wiring for airbags and all that?

I installed the Recaro Ergomed ES SAB seats, for the car people they were factory fit in the Audi D2 S8.

Airbag wiring was easy. I installed factory connectors and plugged them in. They require a power source for the tilt, recline, and power bolsters. I refit factory seat heating pads because the Recaro units weren't the right resistance.

They were expensive but man do they change the Jeep. Recaro does not distribute the seats to the US, you need to source them from Europe. If you are lucky you might find refurbished units. I bought them refurbished and had them upholstered to my spec.

These photos are from my first Gladiator, I have since swapped them to my second.

 

[HankB]

Bullet Point mount for the phone,
dead pedal,
rubber bed mat,
stubby radio antenna,
diy 2x6 cargo bar,
Tazer,
bak flip hard bed cover

And as a FYI, the Rigid plastic tool boxes will fit two across in the front of the bed and under the bed cover. For $80 you get lockable waterproof storage.

 

[Jocww]

Toyota?? Which modle? I recently bought two 2022 Rav4 hybrids for my daughter and son... no wireless carplay...

Anyway... easy fix in the Gladiator with a dongle...

My friends with tacoma and 4runner trd pro both had them and theyre 2019 models

 

[smlobx]

Two of the most impactful daily driving upgrades for me:

1. Seat Slammers (I fabricated them myself before DD launched theirs)
2. Aftermarket seats
   1. This is taking things to another level, especially if you want to keep the seat airbags. Installing Recaro seats made my Gladiator 1000x better.

Can you provide me with more information on the Ricaro’s? I have a version in my Porsche and love them. We’re you able to use the same seat rails?

 

[DC3]

Can you provide me with more information on the Ricaro’s? I have a version in my Porsche and love them. We’re you able to use the same seat rails?

Here is a link with a pretty good price: 4,300 EUR ea.

You can get the same seat in the US without the side airbag for about ~$700 less, each. I didn't want to fool around with safety. I figure $700 is cheap insurance to reduce risk.

The seats do not work with the factory rails. I used Wedge brackets and had them customize the brackets by lowering the front by 1" and the rear by 1.5"

 

[Sprinkler-Fitter]

I'm looking for some specific suggestions on upgrades for the daily driving side of things. I feel like the performance related upgrades I have a good handle on, but looking to improve the daily comfort, since its my daily driver. The few things I've done so far:

- I installed this windshield protection film: https://www.grab-gard.com/products/jeep-wrangler-windshield

- I installed the tazer mini to remove the auto start/stop

- I installed cheap/basic seatback covers with pockets (I have two small kids), just something generic off of amazon

- extreme terrain tonneau cover


I'm looking for some specific areas that I want to improve, but if people have other suggestions for things that really improved their daily driving experience, I'd love to hear those as well. The specific areas I'm looking for:

- Some way to organize things in the bed. When I go grocery shopping, its a jumbled mess back there by the time I get home
- my 4 year old has trouble climbing into his seat. Any suggestions on a step?
- Phone holder for when I'm using it for navigation

Is the price of the taser mini worth it instead of just pressing a button?

Just curious?

 

[badgercheese]

My quality of life has significantly improved in the past 48 hours. Why you ask? I installed the Pedal Commander and no longer agonize over the delayed response in the accelerator. Highly recommend if your mental health is suffering for the same reason.

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