*laughing* That thing looks nicer than most of the ones I see in campers, nowadays. Someone needs to take some notes from you.
In all seriousness, that's actually a very well put together idea.. too bad you can't turn it into a business.
Good luck with the sale :)
Meguires gold wash and wax.. in a gallon bucket. All microfiber cloths.
Hose down, from top down with a fan spread on my hose, get everything wet.
Spray on tar and bug remover on the front where needed.
Wash top first... Rinse... Bed cover next...rinse...
Move to hood, bumper and front...
Printed in petg, which is a decent half way between pla and abs.
Shouldn't be getting hot enough on that side of the engine bay to melt petg, but yeah, PLA might get a bit softer than I'd like.
Might print it in ABS, but will need to set up my outdoor print area again, if I want to print in...
So, after reading all of the various posts and such, I finally pulled the trigger and purchased the OEM Rubicon steel bumper, and added a winch to it.
To prevent a 'hot bumper' in the event of an accident, I added the Warn Power interrupt kit, though I imagine a generic solenoid would do the...
Honestly, you could take the base image of the expensive as hell ones, turn it into a vector image, and then use inkscape to convert the cutouts to a 3d part that you can load into tinkercad, scale it to a 1:1 image, and then print away ;)
(I've done this exact thing, for years, with various...
Started around 18mpg after initial break in.. added rock sliders.. dropped to about 17mpg.
Added the tonneau, went up to 18.2-18.8 (this is all highway driving, mind you, at 70mph'ish). Added the rubicon steel front bumper, skid, and Warn EVO12s, and I'm hovering right at 18mpg on highway...
Traded in a 2018 Jeep Renegade Trailhawk.
I was trying too hard to make it a really capable offroader, but the moment I added slightly larger tires and a basket on top, to carry things.. my MPG went to 17-18mpg.. which placed it squarely in the Wrangler territory.
I went in, looking for a...
So... parts came in.
Removed the skid, started to mount the brackets.. only to find that they're already installed on there. (literally, same part)
Here's the issue, and I'm up for any suggestions from folks on this:
When I mount the front holes of the skid plate, to just the bumper, it...
While I've added pretty much everything I wanted to add, at this point, there are a few things I would have done differently:
1.) I would have gotten the steel bumpers out of the gate. (cheaper than buying after the fact)
2.) I would have gotten the front camera. (Hilariously, not even just for...
Ahh... yeah.... good to know... just gotta be patient while I wait on the brackets to come in, now ;)
Strangely enough, I was chatting with a couple of our dealership service techs today, (getting a price quote on the 2" lift with install.... $1271 + $589 labor) and they even said half of the...
Meh... for as easy as the skid is to install, honestly, I'll just take it off and put the extra brackets on before putting it back.. but yeah, tourquing it too much, in my case, shouldn't be a huge deal, since I'm using a cordless ratchet that tops out at 48lbs, supposedly, with locktite on the...
So, parts difference between the kit and the regular skid plate are as follows:
1x 68353836AB
1x 68353837AB
4x 6104414AA
4x 6511076AA
6x 6512587AA
Time to order those parts before doing anything that may require the skid to fully support the weight, I suppose :)
Thanks for the heads up...
Interesting..
You quoted the 82215183AB part number, which is a kit. However, the part number I installed is 68293984AB.
The rear edge of my skid also looks a little different than yours, but the steel stock Rubicon one (which didn't have the front mount holes) has a similar back edge as...
2021 installed just fine.
Wife and I installed it, the skid, a winch plate, and an EVO 12S in the driveway.. took about 3 hours due to the fact I'm an idiot.
Note: The steel skid plate has front and rear mounting holes. However, the rear mounting holes have nothing to attach it to.. it LOOKS...
As a few others have pointed out, the difference with gas is based more on the individual station and their storage tanks, than the base fuel (or even additives).
I remember watching a video about this either on top gear, or discovery channel about a decade or so back.. heck, it may have been...
Went ahead and ordered my Bumper and skid from Bam, last week. Waiting on the shipment.
When it arrives, I'll let you know if I have any fitment issues, plan is to install it the weekend it shows up, along with a Warn EVO 12s and the Warn winch plate.
~ Casp
Yeah, I've looked at the flatlinks, already, coupled with a soft shackle.. best of both worlds/options. May not opt for one at first, however.
The bolts, I'll have to see, to fully decide how I'm going to handle the inners. I have long thin hands, and can often get them into places that most...
My winch, as it turns out, shipped from Toys for Trucks, which is supposedly a reputable company and an official WARN distrubutor.
The only licensed resellers for WARN, within about an hour, are Napa and a 'Motor Sports' place. Neither had the EVO 12k in stock. One was willing to order it at...