Recent content by CKayaks

Another voice in the Asfir chorus. I bought mine exactly for the reason you are now looking at. My Willys has decent plates on the gas tank and the transfer case, but nothing substantial to guard the engine/trans. I worried about those trans lines especially. I just did a trip up South Park in...

On the topic, the mod I love/hate is the Deck System I put in early on. Very well built. I keep tools, repair gear, small parts in the bins that came with it. When camping, the drawer works great for the stove and other flat-ish gear. The platform is beefy, with tie-downs. Makes it easy to stack...

We are on well water so have one of these in the house. Besides the size, heavy!

Nice! Thanks for the info.

I have seen several like this made of PVC or ABS pipe. Curious why the fence post instead?

Ah, just realized you said 'molle attachments', not just molle. The molle on the Smartcap is a bit of a PITA. Not standard size. And if you get the bins, the molle size is different there than on the doors! If I get time today I will rummage through my parts to get the brand that I found that...

No third brake light on the SmartCaps for the Glads because ours is in the tailgate. I have the Decked drawer system in the bed, no molle there for me. I am a big 813 Fab fan, so would recommend taking a look at what he has to offer for molle panels for the bed. Likely who I would go with if I...

The Defenders for the Glad are made in SA, so do not typically have all the horror stories you hear on the internet about leaks, paint peeling, etc. Mine has been great this last 6-9 months of fall and winter local use, a couple offroad trips in the desert, including one night with 1" of...

I put a set of these in about six months ago. 15-30 minute install. Pop out the reflectors in the bumper, pop in the Oracle lights. They provide the wiring that plugs into the stock wire bundle. No cutting needed. Good, bright backup lights.

Ditto here on the visibility, being visible. Lights for backing up and for night offroading. Running lights front and sides and (soon) more in the rear for visibility in fog, snow storms, dust on the trail. I went with the AuxBeam box because of price. I have a pricy Voswitch I bought years...

That Nacho looks like a rebranded Auxbeam. Even the sticker pack looks the same.

The Auxbeam switch has solid state relays, at least the AS series I bought. Quick glance through their site, I think they all are. One pro/con I have heard discussed about mechanical vs solid state relays, in the context of offroad rigs, is that if a mechanical relay goes bad, it is a quick...

I need to tidy up my wire bundles yet. The hose for the ARB is a bit long, but that is what I had on hand. It goes to an outlet on the cowl. Both the 813 mounts were easy to install. The pump mount takes a little creativity to set the bottom bolt, but he gives you hints on how to do that in...

Here is my power distribution setup. If I need to get at the battery, I can discount neg and pos leads, undo the two bolts on the fender, flip the whole assembly to the outside. I leave enough slack in the lines to do that. My goal was to isolate all accessory circuits. Prior experience with...

We got to the mine, but because of time and weather we held off going up the short distance to the fish pond. One of the guys is an avid fly fisherman. Really wanted to razz him by going there. :)