So this is the first truck I've owned and I wanted something to provide some security to the items in the bed. I've never had a tonneau cover before so I didn't want to jump right in and drop $900 bucks on the Ace Upper Decker until I knew it was going to be a worthwhile investment. Because...
I almost went with a sport max tow but there were features that you just couldn’t get outside of the rubicon (the overland trim was something I wasn’t considering).
I knew I wanted to take it off-road as much as possible so I wanted all the things the rubicon just had in it versus added them in...
Thanks! I took my time with removing the old Jeep badge. I had some pretty light pound fishing line that would break pretty easy so I just applied a little more heat each time I needed to get more line.
I think I’m going to mount the old jeep Lettering on some nice looking piece of wood and...
Got my Hauk Tailgate badging in the mail today and went right to work putting it on! It was much simpler than I imagined.
Ever since I first saw this I knew I wanted it! In my opinion, Jeep missed the mark on the tailgate badging. They needed to either make the Jeep logo MUCH bigger or do...
I put these in mine too. Here's some videos on YT that talk about the sound and heat benefits:
JK Gears and Gadgets on YouTube (Linky!) has a great video about the heat benefits and Gator_Overland on YouTube (LINKY!) has another great video about the sound reduction benefits.
I believe this is the thread that @bastage was talking about:
https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/forum/threads/ebay-rubi-steel-bumper-not-a-knock-off-pretty-legit.47692/
I had been looking at the Rugged Ridge full width HD bumper but my only concern is how it would actually look on a Rubicon model.:
https://ruggedridge.com/p/rugged-ridge-hd-front-bumper/rgr-11540-31/
The only pictures I've seen is from non Rubicon models that have lower fenders which means...
While I had the top off today I decided to tackle taking out the rear passenger headrests so my kid's car seats could finally sit flush against the rear seat's. I'm 100% positive the passenger rear headrests were made not easily removable as a safety feature with the rear glass right there but...
Another small mod installed today, a black antenna! The entire Jeep is red and black so having a chorme-ish antenna just didn't look right. I don't like the look of the stubby antenna's and didn't want to sacrifice much in the way of reception so I bought a 31" black antenna from...
The latest addition to the JT was the Hotheads Hardtop headliner kit. I took advantage of the Memorial day sale they had and installed these on 5/27. I took my hardtop off to do the install on a blanket in the yard and it was super simple. I added the sound assassin strips and got the small...
As many others have noted, my JT came stock with little rocks and pebbles integrated between the flares and body. Following in the footsteps of those before me I installed some rubber welting between the flares and body. No more rocks!
It's tough to see in the pictures, which i think is a...
One of the first "mods" was a custom made key ring for the fob brick. My wife makes accessories and hair bows and clips and she made me one of her key rings for me! I love it!
For as long s I can remember, I've loved Jeeps but always wanted a truck. I had been planning to buy a used JK but after much deliberation, I finally got over the sticker shock of the JT and bought a Fire Cracker Red JT Rubicon on 5/1/2020:
Specs:
JEEP GLADIATOR RUBICON 4X4
Firecracker Red...
For what it's worth, RAM's are setup this same way. My buddy came over in his 2019 RAM 1500 and it has the same hole. It looked to be about the same size as the one on the Gladiator. I didn't see anyone talking about it over on 5th gen ram forums though. There's a lot more RAMs out there...
Hauled some lumber home from the local big box store. You don't know how good it feels to load this up in a BED after hauling up to 2x12x10 footers my sedan for the last 7 years...
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