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

[BrandonG]

Mopar roof rack

What rear bumper is that ? Looks great

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[SF_E60]

On board air check. I also sold my mopar tonneau cover and bought Access LITERIDER Roll-Up Cover in anticipation to my Rebel rack that should be going on in 2 weeks. Can't wait!

 

[Deleted member 30519]

What rear bumper is that ? Looks great

It's a raptor magnum bumper. You can find them for $400 and under. Solid and heavy

 

[mtudb24]

Looks great.. I like the chase bar. did it work with oem tonneu cover or what did you use?
I have A JTRLE.

Thanks. THe bar mounts to the trail rail system. There are extra hardware included to mount the bar if you don't have the trail rail system. I didn't pay much attention to what that all entails.
With that said, I serached a whole bunch of tonneau cover instructions (including Mopar's OEM one) and found they almost all mounted the same way. The front of the bed mounts up front in each corner and then in the back where you "snap" off the section of spray in liner to expose the threaded holes to mount the rear brackets right above the LED be lights.
I will say, I narrowed my search to bed top mounting styles (rolling and tri fold) because I didn't want to have to deal with finding something specific for trail rail and then try to modify it since the roll bar takes up the trail trail at the very front.

So onto your real question (just wanted to give you what led to me what I choosed), I went with the Rugged Ridge tri-fold as it was a match in premium fabric of my soft top and used the mounting features that the roll bar didn't interfere with. The mopar one would work too (with premium fabric) but it was 2x the cost and back-ordered from what I could tell.

The 2nd section of Tri-fold folds right before the back of the roll bar, so I can get 2 /3 of the bed cover up. And I knew that going in. I wouldn't be able to get any style (roll or fold) up where it sets inside the roll bar brackets.

Its a short bed, so I am happy with how it all turned out (once I actually got all the right hardware and instructions sent to me)

 

[EstoJTR]

Got the rear lights hooked up, wired them to AUX 4. Baja Designs S1 wide cornering units.

No light:

JT reverse lights only:

S1 reverse lights only:

 

[DeezJT]

Finished painting my PS fairlead and finally slapped it on to complete the front.

 

[Bacstar]

I 2nd the motion!
How much would it be to make 10 sets of the of the rear guard?
Any other guys interested?

Talk to Joe @ Midnightsun Metalworks in Wasilla AK. He has a facebook page for the company.

 

[gerky18]

Finished painting my PS fairlead and finally slapped it on to complete the front.

The red looks really good. What type of paint did you use?

 

[DeezJT]

The red looks really good. What type of paint did you use?

Duplicolor Metalcast Red. I used the Duplicolor Metalcast primer first then the Metalcast red, and finished it off with gloss clear.

 

[htremper]

Like many things in life, there's just a bit of room for improvement - I've only put it on a few times, so maybe it needs a little breaking in. The top fitment could be a bit more taut (in case of rain) and the windshield portion isn't completely flush - maybe with time it'll relax a bit. Overall I'm happy with it - the best part is it folds up quite small and has a storage bag. I have no qualms with the finish at all.

I have this...and you are correct about the rain it causes a puddle...BUT! I just realized a pool noodle from the cupholder could thwart that...its 42 here so cant test till spring...

 

[Proximo]

@DeezJT did you figure out your fogs not working? I read on here, days ago, that the fogs wiring only works one way. Try swapping wires???

 

[DeezJT]

@DeezJT did you figure out your fogs not working? I read on here, days ago, that the fogs wiring only works one way. Try swapping wires???

It only worked last night. Yes , the harness only works one way. Passenger side has the main connector and next to the passenger fog connector. I spliced both driver/passenger. I removed and reattached the main connector and it worked last pm but when I turned the Jeep on this am, it only worked for a couple seconds and it shut off. Not sure what to do.

Another option is to buy another harness and pigtail to the JWS fog light... not even sure if that will fix it.

I’m going to check the wires once I get home again. It’s irritating the heck out of me.

 

[Proximo]

It only worked last night. Yes , the harness only works one way. Passenger side has the main connector and next to the passenger fog connector. I spliced both driver/passenger. I removed and reattached the main connector and it worked last pm but when I turned the Jeep on this am, it only worked for a couple seconds and it shut off. Not sure what to do.

Another option is to buy another harness and pigtail to the JWS fog light... not even sure if that will fix it.

I’m going to check the wires once I get home again. It’s irritating the heck out of me.

Good luck. Damn wiring can be annoying. I'd probably disconnect and reconnect every point.

 

[Delhux]

Got it back from MOPAR 2” lift and Teraflex front track bar.

Rides great, but noticed when pulling into a parking space under full articulation it sounds like rubbing, but when I stick my head under there with a buddy holding the wheel full left and/or full right I can’t see any signs of rubbing.

Also, I had the 35’s on there with no lift and had no rubbing.

Weird, right? Maybe the sound is something else...

 

[aprez27]

I love the look of your truck. The retro stripes and wheels look amazing.

They had the same one for sale here on Long Island. Almost purchased it until they told me it was $56k. Looks so much better in person too. Pics don't do it justice.

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