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Finished phase 2 of my enhanced bed lighting project: exterior lights. These are controlled by a Garmin Power Switch. https://www.jeepgladiatorforum.com/forum/threads/enhanced-bed-lighting-project.76496/post-1293644

Phase 2: Dedicated to my dad… Added exterior side lighting in red and white, cargo area lighting and a rear handle light. All of it is controlled with a Garmin Power Switch. Side lights: These are fixtures I made from LED light strip V channel that each contain 1 red and 1 white LED strip...

Mine’s also a ‘21. It may have something to do with using their connected services. I’ve used the SiriusXM services and the Mopar site to schedule maintenance, etc. Maybe that “opted me in”. I also don’t have an extended warranty and my BTB expired. Perhaps if you get an extended warranty it...

It’s not CarPlay. I’ve gotten messages when first starting up before CarPlay connects. This is using the SiriusXM system. It’s the same thing that allows it to send telemetry about your service status, fuel tank, etc. The satellite functionality it always present. That’s the additional kick in...

I’ve had a couple of different ads, mostly for SiriusXM. This extended warranty crap is new. I’m at 41k miles

This started coming up every time I come to a stop until I acknowledged it.

I use eyescan to check the odometer against the maintenance schedule and observe the filter itself. Cost, free.

I got the Rubi based on the following logic: I got the diesel, so I got most if not all (maybe a few more) strengthening enhancements that the Mojave got, e.g., cast iron knuckles, reinforced spring perches, frame gussets, cast iron steering box etc. I got upgraded wide track axles from the Max...

At the beginning of The Great Corporate Gouging of the American people in 2021, Geico raised my rates to levels I haven’t seen since my 20s. I have a perfect driving record and I’m entering the down slope of age related risk. I don’t have any other issues with Geico. They’ve always been good to...

I’m pretty sure the standpipe came with the Vevor heater. I don’t see one in my order history. The same heater now doesn’t show the standpipe it may not have then either. They seem to package these with random stuff. I don’t see why one of these would leak. It’s just copper tubing. Where it...

If space is a concern, you can also get stubby traction boards. Maxtrax also makes a stubby set with a board and a jack base. The jack base is a stubby board with the interior filled in with stiffening material. I just picked up a set for my new bottle jack. https://a.co/d/6q057IN Also...

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When the dealership did my last change and left me stranded with the “low oil pressure” code, it was towed back in. The dealerhip told me there’s a ECU update to address this. It don’t know if that’s true. My bigger complaint was the tech spilling oil all over the place. I did the next oil...

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Here’s my long overdue dog first aid kit. You can buy most of this through Amazon using FSA money. This is the bag: https://a.co/d/6KnLsQC It’s nice because the bag velcros to its own molle attached panel for easy deployment. I recommend identifying it clearly as a K9 kit so it doesn’t get...

Exactly. Recovery gear exists in a hierarchy of complexity of CONOPs, danger, cost, etc. You start with quick and simple and move towards complex when the simple solution doesn’t work. Some kind of board to go under your tire and give you more traction is dead simple. Why mess with a winch at...

Traction boards whether they’re fancy plastic ones with replaceable pins or just a cut down sheet of plywood are arguably the most useful thing you can carry other than tools and a shovel. But it’s highly dependent on where you go wheeling. There’s a decidedly West and arid bias in off roading...

I have 2 main takeaways from this. One on equipment and the other on technique: 1. There’s really no consumer protections when a retailer sells counterfeit, knockoff or inferior products. In this kind of environment and when the retailer is unscrupulous or ignorant you’re taking a huge risk...

I probably tried 10 or more permutations of prompts trying to get the guy to be hugging the pig and could never get it to work. Dall E could only make super weird looking stuff. I like this one:

I’ve had the Oracle lights for a couple of years without issue. They’re insanely bright. If I remember correctly when they came out people complained of issues with the length of the wiring depending on how you installed them. I don’t remember running into issues or I adapted.