Hydro Blue Rubicon with grey dash

[LongTimeListener]

If you go to the online build tool it shows red for all colors of the JL for the 2020.

Excellent point. They used to show silver for some colors in 2019. They changed it for 2020.

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[Oscar Indy]

Y'all I'm 99.9% sure that guy is wrong. Just look at the Wrangler as an example. Punkin, Ocean Blue and Mojito all still get silver dash regardless of the trim and options you choose.

And if the 0.1% odds they do get a red dash are true, you should still go order whatever you want and just buy a replacement silver dash for <$300. No big deal.

Double back and check his Job Title. Hes kind of a big deal in the Wrangler world.

 

[Rav34653]

Autotrader has listed at least (THREE) Blue Gladitor's Rubicon's with a silver Dash, They are Listed in Three different State's Ohio. North Carolina, and Florida. If they weren't ordered that way then they are all mistakes?

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[DamonC64]

Here is my argument i made to him on that post against red dashes on all rubicons.

“Scott Blum more food for thought for you and your team. From strictly a data perspective which we all know is used when trying to determine market interest in a product. If you were to poll any given population of perspective buyers what percentage of them would tell you that red was their favorite color? I found an article on the wrangler forum that stated that as of August of 2018 that ~9% of sales were red Jeeps. If you roll this same color preference into the interior wouldn’t that same color preference be there? Logic would dictate so. That means that ~91% of the people with red dashes don’t like them. What makes more sense, that people are buying rubicons for the red dash or they are just stuck with it? Wouldn’t it make more sense to have them a neutral color to appeal to the mass rather than the minority?”

 

[Oscar Indy]

they are all mistakes?

Yep. Message didn't get to the dash assembly line and some of the very first builds slipped thru might be a collector item one day but doubtful since you can order the parts from jeep.


Hare the part numbers for the gray panels:
6AB19SD5AA Pad-Instrument Panel - Mopar
6AB27SD5AD Air Bag Door W/ O LEATHER, GRAY

and the others, just in case:

Leather (Sahara) panels:
6AC241A3AA Pad-Instrument Panel - Mopar
6AC261A3AB Air Bag Door W/ LEATHER

Red (Rubicon) panels:
6AB21SRRAA Pad-Instrument Panel - Mopar
6AB28SRRAD Air Bag Door W/ O LEATHER, RED


If there was a tan leather option to match the seats I'd buy it.

 

[Oscar Indy]

Here is my argument i made to him on that post against red dashes on all rubicons.

“Scott Blum more food for thought for you and your team. From strictly a data perspective which we all know is used when trying to determine market interest in a product. If you were to poll any given population of perspective buyers what percentage of them would tell you that red was their favorite color? I found an article on the wrangler forum that stated that as of August of 2018 that ~9% of sales were red Jeeps. If you roll this same color preference into the interior wouldn’t that same color preference be there? Logic would dictate so. That means that ~91% of the people with red dashes don’t like them. What makes more sense, that people are buying rubicons for the red dash or they are just stuck with it? Wouldn’t it make more sense to have them a neutral color to appeal to the mass rather than the minority?”

Scott is good people. I'm will to bet future years will have more options.

 

[DamonC64]

Here is my guess as to when you will see the grey dash go away completely on the JT Rubicons that are currently being produced. I think it will happen when the changeover happens going from the 2019 JL to the 2020 model year. According to Scott these where 2020 model year changes. I think all planned changes for the JL/JT will go into effect then. I'm saying this strictly from a manufacturing standpoint since that is what I would do to keep it simple for the folks running the line.

 

[DamonC64]

Scott is good people.

He seems like a straight shooter for sure.

 

[DamonC64]

Autotrader has listed at least (THREE) Blue Gladitor's Rubicon's with a silver Dash, They are Listed in Three different State's Ohio. North Carolina, and Florida. If they weren't ordered that way then they are all mistakes?

Final destination is irrelevant, they were all produced in the same plant.

 

[LongTimeListener]

Here is my guess as to when you will see the grey dash go away completely on the JT Rubicons that are currently being produced. I think it will happen when the changeover happens going from the 2019 JL to the 2020 model year. According to Scott these where 2020 model year changes. I think all planned changes for the JL/JT will go into effect then. I'm saying this strictly from a manufacturing standpoint since that is what I would do to keep it simple for the folks running the line.

That would explain why the JT configurator has always shown red dashes on all Rubicons.

 

[DamonC64]

That would explain why the JT configurator has always shown red dashes on all Rubicons.

My thinking exactly

 

[DamonC64]

What would be nice is if they would offer a tan cloth option in the Rubicon like they do in the Overland model. Then I could get the red stitching eliminated for free instead of spending $1400.

 

[Oscar Indy]

What would be nice is if they would offer a tan cloth option in the Rubicon like they do in the Overland model. Then I could get the red stitching eliminated for free instead of spending $1400.

Sharpie the stitching and krylon fusion the dash.

 

[OL1970]

Here is my argument i made to him on that post against red dashes on all rubicons.

“Scott Blum more food for thought for you and your team. From strictly a data perspective which we all know is used when trying to determine market interest in a product. If you were to poll any given population of perspective buyers what percentage of them would tell you that red was their favorite color? I found an article on the wrangler forum that stated that as of August of 2018 that ~9% of sales were red Jeeps. If you roll this same color preference into the interior wouldn’t that same color preference be there? Logic would dictate so. That means that ~91% of the people with red dashes don’t like them. What makes more sense, that people are buying rubicons for the red dash or they are just stuck with it? Wouldn’t it make more sense to have them a neutral color to appeal to the mass rather than the minority?”

It is interesting that this is such a polarizing subject for people. I retired from the automotive interior trim world a few years back, but know the harmony people here at the big three that pick everything from thread color to feel of the headliner material. It is a very big deal with these guys and gals, and I assure you the vast majority of the Rubicon owners love their red dashes, and the team at FCA had all the data and focus group feedback that validates their decision, let alone the sales numbers don't lie. The red dash issue is sort of like the reading restaurant reviews online, you never here from the thousands of people who loved their experience, you only here from the 10 that didn't. The reality is 91% love it, and 9% don't, great part about Jeep is that it is super easy to change up in the aftermarket so no big deal.

 

[Rav34653]

Well!, Now that I know its was a error on the assembly line, it all makes sense, So a few people will get lucky and wont have to live the red dash that look terrible with the blue,(in my opinion), I think the red look great with some colors, but I would hope that FCA make's the dash color an option so it's customer can order what they like.

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