HYDRO BLUE PEARL Gladiator JT Club

[drBassman]

Something like this?

Yes, only hydro blue, of course! I was going to order Mopar / Jeep OEM parts, paint them (either with spray can touch-up paint & clear coats; or hire a local body shop to paint them) and replace my current dash panels...

 

[Ghostwave]

Wreck of the Peter Iredale, Oregon Coast.

 

[betsy]

Yes, only hydro blue, of course! I was going to order Mopar / Jeep OEM parts, paint them (either with spray can touch-up paint & clear coats; or hire a local body shop to paint them) and replace my current dash panels...

I've thought of taking the originals out and have them hydrodipped blue carbon fiber or something to compliment the interior.

 

[WanderingWoods]

Just added the Magnaflow cat-back exhaust and afe CAI (below) to the Jeep...WOW! am I happy! Sounds better, more pep in the step, more fun to drive (everyday driver on 40-70 mph roads in Austin). Also, FWIW driving in the semi-manual auto transmission makes this thing GO.

I am always interested in what things cost and whats fair for installation. The CAI was under $465 from quadratec's website, it was so simple that I did it myself in under an hour. The exhaust is listed on magnaflows website for $712, but I was already having my Blue Ox tow plate put on by Texas Hitch and they quoted me $750 for the exhaust installed! I went ahead and let them install for that good of a deal and they crushed it. If you need any jeep needs in central TX, make sure to call them. I had never heard of them or used them prior to this experience, just stumbled upon them after the jeep dealership gave me outrageous quotes for the tow bar. They have been one of the best that I have dealt with.

Hope its helpful. Hope y'all are enjoying yours as much as me!!!


(MagnaFlow JT Jeep Gladiator Street Series Cat-Back Performance Exhaust System; aFe Power 51-76217 Momentum GT Pro Dry S)

 

[WanderingWoods]

Forgot, the cheapest thing that I have done and but thought made the biggest impact, second to the performance mods (exhaust and CAI) is Plasti-dipping the headliner!!

I can't believe that Jeep charges 2k for color-coded hard-top, then leaves the underside unpainted white for every exterior color.

I went tan seats so that I could minimize the red inside (binary choice and didn't want red dash), but only thing on my jeep that wasn't Hydro Blue or Black was the damn white roof.

Plasti-dipped in an afternoon. Turned out spectacularly for under $20 (dealership was going to have rhino liner guy do it for $500!). All i did was tape it out and take off the hardware (just taped the window-knowing that it would likely peel off anyway, but this thing is BRAND new!).

Had lots of people look at it and say, wow....if you didn't tell me that you DIY'd....i would have just assumed it came factory that way. Really hard to screw up. BIG UPSIDE if you hate staring at the white!

 

[betsy]

You must have painted it black ? doesn't it make it kind of dark in there ,I dont care for the whiwe either , but I thought maybe a dark grey metalic might be a better choice .

 

[jurfie]

Forgot, the cheapest thing that I have done and but thought made the biggest impact, second to the performance mods (exhaust and CAI) is Plasti-dipping the headliner!!

I can't believe that Jeep charges 2k for color-coded hard-top, then leaves the underside unpainted white for every exterior color.

I went tan seats so that I could minimize the red inside (binary choice and didn't want red dash), but only thing on my jeep that wasn't Hydro Blue or Black was the damn white roof.

Plasti-dipped in an afternoon. Turned out spectacularly for under $20 (dealership was going to have rhino liner guy do it for $500!). All i did was tape it out and take off the hardware (just taped the window-knowing that it would likely peel off anyway, but this thing is BRAND new!).

Had lots of people look at it and say, wow....if you didn't tell me that you DIY'd....i would have just assumed it came factory that way. Really hard to screw up. BIG UPSIDE if you hate staring at the white!

Pics! And keep us updated how it holds up over time.

 

[WanderingWoods]

Pics! And keep us updated how it holds up over time.

Pics! And keep us updated how it holds up over time.

Photos are hard to tell. I think it was cool that with lots of light coats, it even kept the subtle pattern that you see in the original untouched white top

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Photos are hard to tell. I think it was cool that with lots of light coats, it even kept the subtle pattern that you see in the original untouched white top

I'd like details on how you accomplished this with top on, or did you remove it?
Now that I've seen it, I'd like to see about changing mine - seeing it on your blue.

 

[WanderingWoods]

I'd like details on how you accomplished this with top on, or did you remove it?
Now that I've seen it, I'd like to see about changing mine - seeing it on your blue.

Yes, I took them off and taped them (not sure if necessary). Was easy. I sprayed really light coats, just like spraying emblems or spray painting. It dries quickly. I did it all in an evening and next morning. I think it took about 3-4 total cans.

Hope that this helps!

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Yes, I took them off and taped them (not sure if necessary). Was easy. I sprayed really light coats, just like spraying emblems or spray painting. It dries quickly. I did it all in an evening and next morning. I think it took about 3-4 total cans.

Hope that this helps!

Yup - sure does! Absolutely. I definitely have to think of this now........ but of course, I have to ask my wife her color preference. She's the reason I have matching blue hard top and fenders LOL.
If it's something I could get and mix up and spray with one of my guns, either the touch up gun or one of the other, I'd consider that as well but then that leads to more stuff to clean...... ok, likely will stick to cans.

Wasn't sure I'd like it until I saw the pics, then I thought, hmmmm, this is worth investigating. She may insist on blue.
Bad thing was she saw a red one on TV and now said "we should have gotten a red one" and I said = yeah, that's what I first saw and you said no red. UGH.

 

[jurfie]

Bad thing was she saw a red one on TV and now said "we should have gotten a red one" and I said = yeah, that's what I first saw and you said no red. UGH.

 

[RedRockRubicon]

I would like to Introduce Kassandra to the Hydro Blue club!

I've started a build page here
https://www.jeepgladiatorforum.com/forum/threads/kassandra.27353/

 

[RedRockRubicon]

An early morning stop for coffee and sustenance.

 

[Climbhigh]

Picked up the tent at FedEx

Now I have to get it installed on the truck.