Yep. I installed mine in fall of 2021 and havenāt had any major issues. My lights stopped working, but they replaced them way past warranty. I asked to buy a hardware kit for the armor once as I wanted to do a repaint. They wouldnāt take my money and sent it for free.
Thanks I like them. When I bought them there were not as many choices for tube doors. If I were buying now Iād still consider them but I really like some of the other ones out. I like that metalcloak doors are aluminum.
Yeah, you should have gotten multiple boxes - the company packages things in different boxes - electric in one, hardware in another, and so on. Someone at the place you bought them from must not have realized that.
Who did you buy them from? Direct from RSE, or a 3rd party (like Northridge)
Dang I only got 4 boxes. One had electrical and bolts and extension pieces in it. Then the other 3 had steps in them. Yeah I got two passenger sides and one drivers side.
I can't recall the exact number of boxes since I ordered a set for the JLU and the JT at the same time and they came at the same time and the delivery guy wondered what the heck was in those heavy boxes.Dang I only got 4 boxes. One had electrical and bolts and extension pieces in it. Then the other 3 had steps in them. Yeah I got two passenger sides and one drivers side.
DON'T FORGET induction heater for the bolts! Can't stress that enough. Mine came out smoothly thank goodness I didn't break one.
Nice work. Not an easy project. Theyāre game changing. Youāll love them. Get yourself some silicone spray lubricant. Hit the springs and any hinged points Avery couple of months and youāll be trouble free for the long term.Hoooooooly cow I finally got them installed! Grabbed a used set, had everything there but one small washer! Not bad.
Getting them on the Jeep at midnight alone, THAT was bad, lol... but got them on! Not wired up yet, I really just wanted them out of the garage.
Used the Hot Rod induction heater from Amazon, $180 well spent. Heated up the bolts in 15 seconds (three sets of 5 sec) and the body bolts came loose without any issues! Worth it, IMO. I was afraid of the snapped body bolt stories...
I'll throw up some better pics later!
That was what I did as well and yes old and arthritic. Still found the instructions horrible at least for me. Where they tell you to remove the floor plug for the wiring well my Jeep had the rear plug covered over with a rubber tape and painted so I thought for sure they must mean the plug is in the front. Got all the wiring pulled into place and couldnāt make it make any sense. Frustrating but theyāre on now. Theyre ok. Pretty overpriced IMO especially if you add the armor ETC. Hopefully they hold up to use and abuse.Here's one way to install them by yourself when you are old and arthritic with a back suffering from decades of abuse - figure the height needed, and slide them directly into place, no risk of scratching or messing anything up. You lift each one just one time, onto stands of some sort so you can slide them right into place.
Other members have used small jack stands and planks, for example.
More than a year later, my wife is still thanking me for getting these installed on both her and my Jeeps, and praising them each time we go anywhere.
