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Man, I’m there with you. We lifted her Wrangler a little over a month ago, so she’s got me there.. I still think I’m the better off road driver but don’t tell her I said that.

I bought the Quadratec Daytime Running Light DRL Adapter https://www.quadratec.com/p/quadratec/daytime-running-lamp-adapter-wiring-harness-jeep-wrangler-jl and it came in yesterday, no pics. Install should havre been easy but it was a total PITA. Not because of the adapter, but because it...

I worked today on idea I’ve had for a bit on adding power into the bed. I want it to be removable if needed and flexible for different scenarios. This is what I’ve come up with. The box is Apache brand from Harbor Freight, I got it on sale. I ordered the switch panel from Amazon...

I got ducked Sunday in the Harbor Freight parking lot. It’s been a while since I’ve gotten one. My kids like to do it to, so we still duck other jeeps.

No, but it’s close enough I did a double take.

I thought so, but I’m a 80’s child at heart. Suckers are bright too.

Today was front end Frid… er Monday on my Gladiator. I repainted the radiator struts, installed a bull bar on my bumper and the big project was installing the XKGLOW RGBW Pre-runner lights: Solid amber is more legal but maybe not as much fun. Plus they’ll do a lot more I’m still playing...

Today I also installed a brush guard, bull bar - whatever you want to call it onto the MP Concepts bumper. I don’t like the color match, or lack thereof, but it’s one of the few I found that would fit this bumper since the mounting holes are slightly different than the MOPAR steel one it’s...

I’ve ordered several things for my Gladiator that should start showing up today so a flurry of posts coming probably. While waiting, and since I have the grill off anyway for another project I removed and repainted the radiator support bars. Probably no once noticed except me, but the failing...

Last year my wife gave me a set of those RGB whip lights. I don’t run them often partly because I didn’t have a good way to mount them that didn’t interfere with my softtopper. And to be honest they are a bit silly. But with Halloween events and several parades we do coming up I decided I...

My wife stickered up her Wrangler about a year ago and the vinyl still looks like it did when it was new. She worked with https://lbdesignworks.com/ on some custom pieces. Gotta say their customer service was fantastic working with her on the design and the price was surprising affordable for...

It’s solid for sure. obviously well made. All the components have a nice “feel’. One little detail I really appreciate is the hardware. You know how when you buy cheap stuff and the black paint immediately comes off the screws? I hate that. Not sure what they did different but all the screw...

Been a while since I‘ve done anything to my Gladiator. I’ve just been driving and enjoying it. It’s got a few more scratches since my last post, running the trails in a forest tends to do that, but everything has been great with it. My wife bought a Bulletpoint RubiGrid mounting system as a...

Love that idea. Bookmarked. Thanks.

I’m a bit behind on my updates. I did install the Badland Apex 12k winch a few days ago, including rerouting the wire out the side of the control box (well documented on this forum and elsewhere). I used a cheap step bit from Harbor Freight to drill the new hole, and found a grommet to fit in...

Today I installed the Teraflex 1.5” leveling kit on my Gladiator. After installing a new bumper and winch last week the front was drooping a good bit - hence adding the leveling kit. I went ahead and did the full inch and half.

I finally got my new MP Concepts Aluminum bumper installed. I ordered it from extreme terrain when it was on sale, but they accidentally sent a windshield for a YJ in it’s place. While it was annoying, they made it right so I appreciate that. Installation was kinda rough, mostly because I...

I installed the MP Concepts Aluminum front bumper today (well actually yesterday). Install was as much of a PITA as I’ve read about. Watching the install video on extreme terrain’s website was very helpful though. I painted a set of OEM tow hooks and used those instead of the provided...

I installed the Mopar switches in my Gladiator. I installed the Voswitch JL800 grab handle in our Wrangler. I love the factory look and Uconnect integration with the Mopar set so I went with it. It’s expensive and a long install and a big con is you only get 4 switches. But I don’t regret...

I’ve ordered the MP Concepts aluminum bumper and am prepping for that install. A while back I picked up a stock plastic bumper for free on marketplace. Today I disassembled it, and cleaned up the parts I want to keep. The LED fog lights and harness will go in the new bumper so I’ve cleaned...