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

[boltnut]

Installed the Bestop Sunrider and took the doors off for the first time( just the front).
Also recently got new wheels. 17x8.5 Rhino Black Bantams in textured black. Stayed with the OEM Falken ATs for now.

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[Mopar King]

Got caught in the rain for the 1st time no top or doors. Decided to order a Spiderwebshade and Mopar rain cab cover.

 

[TheGreatCO]

Coming together...

What drawer and rack did you use? I’d love to put them on mine!

 

[Troybilt]

Got caught in the rain for the 1st time no top or doors. Decided to order a Spiderwebshade and Mopar rain cab cover.

I am not happy with my Mopar cover at all. The thing has no weight to it. It makes it almost imposable to put on by yourself in any kind of a wind. The Bestop cover I had for my JK was a much nicer design. I will be selling my Mopar cover as soon as something better comes to market.

 

[Mopar King]

I am not happy with my Mopar cover at all. The thing has no weight to it. It makes it almost imposable to put on by yourself in any kind of a wind. The Bestop cover I had for my JK was a much nicer design. I will be selling my Mopar cover as soon as something better comes to market.

Thanks for the heads up....maybe Ill tell the dealer to cancel. I know I saw someone post one that said "Rain Gear" or something. Bestop is REALLY dragging on Gladiator products. They told me a bikini top would be here by June....now they said mid August. Thanks to Covid I am sure.

 

[desertfox73]

What drawer and rack did you use? I’d love to put them on mine!

Both are Nuthouse Industries. All aluminum. Turns out they work perfectly with the Ridgid weatherproof toolboxes as well. I can fit 7 in the bed.

 

[Timdog]

Thanks for the heads up....maybe Ill tell the dealer to cancel. I know I saw someone post one that said "Rain Gear" or something. Bestop is REALLY dragging on Gladiator products. They told me a bikini top would be here by June....now they said mid August. Thanks to Covid I am sure.

Seems like the Rain Gear company can’t keep up with demand which is such a shame

 

[dingy22]

Is the front bumper the Rubi steel bumper without the flares installed? If yes, I need to find one asap, I really like the look of it!

yes it is

 

[Blknblu]

Mopar Tube doors came today, so installed them.

Bruce

 

[Buzzlb]

DD Parking lights, they got me at “20% off.....”

LED take offs available....

 

[JKABBQ]

Took the plunge and had ceramic coating done to my JT. Originally paid for paint protection when purchased from the dealer. The company they outsourced this to was terrible and in the first photo you can see what a bad job they did. It originally came back to me with swirls on it as if they washed my Jeep with a dirty rag. When I complained as it was brand new, the dealership made sure it was “fixed”. My untrained eye at the time thought it was fine. Once I took it into the ceramic coating detailer, I saw the true extent of the damage the previous detailers had done. I’ve never washed the JT before so I never really noticed the huge amounts of swirls in the paint. Either way, all good. My dealership covered the 12 hours of work and cost the ceramic pro detailing company took to paint correct, polish and fix the plastic trim which was also damaged by being polished over with wax. All said and done, now the rokblokz front and rear mud flaps can go on to help with preventing stone chips and mud spray along the sides.

 

[Mopar King]

Took the plunge and had ceramic coating done to my JT. Originally paid for paint protection when purchased from the dealer. The company they outsourced this to was terrible and in the first photo you can see what a bad job they did. It originally came back to me with swirls on it as if they washed my Jeep with a dirty rag. When I complained as it was brand new, the dealership made sure it was “fixed”. My untrained eye at the time thought it was fine. Once I took it into the ceramic coating detailer, I saw the true extent of the damage the previous detailers had done. I’ve never washed the JT before so I never really noticed the huge amounts of swirls in the paint. Either way, all good. My dealership covered the 12 hours of work and cost the ceramic pro detailing company took to paint correct, polish and fix the plastic trim which was also damaged by being polished over with wax. All said and done, now the rokblokz front and rear mud flaps can go on to help with preventing stone chips and mud spray along the sides.

Looks great, what was the cost of the ceramic coating if you dont mind me asking?!

 

[Jay_1]

Made all of the emblems/badges match my wheels.

 

[JKABBQ]

Looks great, what was the cost of the ceramic coating if you dont mind me asking?!

Canadian it was $1890 and converted over that’s around $1400 USD. I got the highest end service which is their “Gold” package. I was going to get their Silver package which probably would have been fine at $900 USD. My neighbour has a friend with a detailing business and his cost would have been much cheaper, but since the dealership was paying for 12 hours of labour for paint correction, I decided to go with these guys as well, their reviews for detailing were excellent. That said...the above prices are before paint correction. Originally the quote I got over the phone was around $300 for paint correction as my JT was new and never washed. Little did I know about the damage done to it by the dealership detailers they were originally using...Paint correction was billed to the dealership at $700 USD which they took care of for me.

It can be done DIY but I don’t have any of the skills or patience to do a proper paint correction. Everything I’ve researched is if the paint is properly polished and prepped the better the outcome. If the preparation of your paint isn’t done right, the ceramic coating will just lock in the swirls and imperfections.

 

[DrJ]

Installed 4 traction boards under my RTT.

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