The Wrangler 4XE is the best selling PHEV! I never would have thought that. We have been looking for a PHEV Rav4 for a year. Toyota won't let you order one. I tried to get my wife to go for a 4XE, but no go.
I live in New Mexico, an admittedly rural state with many dirt even state roads that are dirt, and windshields take a beating. What amazed me was that I got a rock hit on the upper right, and it created a crack eight inches long immediately. No other truck I've had was cracked so easily. I...
Yeah, I have my battery NORCO charger always in that port, and I haven't had any battery issues. I also assumed that it was only powered in ACC or RUN mode.
I think Quadratec has one too. I have the transmission one and it clears the crossover. Perhaps the one you're using gives more ground clearance. I do rock crawling, and it has been hit a couple times, but survived well. The rest of my skids are OEM.
I do a similar thing with my MT. After applying the parking brake I depress the clutch to take the pressure off the trans. Probably not necessary, but just a habit.
Not that issue, but a fairly large rock about three inches in diameter was thrown up and lodged between the crossover pipe and the plate causing an odd vibration. I couldn’t place it until I found it. How it got thrown up there remains a mystery. I was wheeling in mixed snow and rock so not too...