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Hood should be steel as well.
Some were not steel. There are members here who have made that comment...........
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Well the only two bumper options are plastic and steel, and those are easy to tell apart just by looking at them.
Some were not steel. There are members here who have made that comment...........
Maybe COVID builds. 😁
 

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Well the only two bumper options are plastic and steel, and those are easy to tell apart just by looking at them.


Maybe COVID builds. 😁
Dunno, with some vehicle makers, who the heck knows.
 

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Some were not steel. There are members here who have made that comment...........
Pretty sure mine is aluminum on my 2020 Overland. I might be getting it mixed up with our 2018 Colorado, but I’m 90% sure. I’d go check, but it’s in the body shop for a comprehensive claim.
 

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Pretty sure mine is aluminum on my 2020 Overland. I might be getting it mixed up with our 2018 Colorado, but I’m 90% sure. I’d go check, but it’s in the body shop for a comprehensive claim.
Overland is aluminum hood.

Mojave is supposed to be steel hood - but apparently a couple of forum members have said "magnets will not stick to them". Hmmmm

Redline Tuning hood strut info:

FITMENT - Redline Tuning's 21-20003-02 is compatible with Jeep Wrangler JL (2018+) & Compatible with Jeep Gladiator (2020+) for North America.
(This system is NOT compatible with vehicles outside North America, Mojave edition, 392, & aftermarket hoods which all require higher force struts).
Purchase 21-20004M for (Mojave or vehicle outside North America),
purchase 21-20007 for Rubicon 392 model.
 

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Overland is aluminum hood.

Mojave is supposed to be steel hood - but apparently a couple of forum members have said "magnets will not stick to them". Hmmmm

Redline Tuning hood strut info:

FITMENT - Redline Tuning's 21-20003-02 is compatible with Jeep Wrangler JL (2018+) & Compatible with Jeep Gladiator (2020+) for North America.
(This system is NOT compatible with vehicles outside North America, Mojave edition, 392, & aftermarket hoods which all require higher force struts).
Purchase 21-20004M for (Mojave or vehicle outside North America),
purchase 21-20007 for Rubicon 392 model.
Misunderstood. My bad.
 

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You really need a magnet? Seriously? I guess you don't know Jeep bumper construction at all if you really need a magnet.

BTW - X packages 24 and later include steel bumpers.
one only has to LOOK to tell the difference - I can even tell from photos (as can almost any JLU or JT person)

First Jeep, I take it......... a check of these forums over the years will show which panels are aluminum alloy, which are steel, which other parts are what materials.
Keep a close watch on the paint on the door hinges, and so on.
No, I don't need a magnet. I have a magnet, so I used it. It's called a "tool". I keep it in a thing called a "toolbox". Google it. You might even come to believe you might find a use for these things called "tools". Be warned though - sometime dirt might get on your hands and under your fingernails while using them. If you Mom is close by, she can help you clean them.
 

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No, I don't need a magnet. I have a magnet, so I used it. It's called a "tool". I keep it in a thing called a "toolbox". Google it. You might even come to believe you might find a use for these things called "tools". Be warned though - sometime dirt might get on your hands and under your fingernails while using them. If you Mom is close by, she can help you clean them.
Says the CPA to the retired auto mechanic. 😆
 

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Wow, you really got me there. That was one snappy comeback. Advice - give those retorts a bit more time.

Retired auto mechanics, as we all know, know absolutely everything, and are allowed to post their insulting comments anywhere and everywhere without repercussion. I get that you are not used to push back on your insulting comments. Get used to it.
 

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No, I don't need a magnet. I have a magnet, so I used it. It's called a "tool". I keep it in a thing called a "toolbox". Google it. You might even come to believe you might find a use for these things called "tools". Be warned though - sometime dirt might get on your hands and under your fingernails while using them. If you Mom is close by, she can help you clean them.
Who crapped in your cheerios?

wow, let's compare the number of tools you have and the years you've been employed as a top mechanic, ok?
How about the tools you have built from scratch? (fuel sending unit lock ring removal sockets, engine lift, engine stand, alternator test bench and more)

Factory training, college degree in automotive, I was the top mechanic in Iowa for a while (with the trophy) - being offered the service manager position (blind call, they simply called me and said the job was mine if I wanted it).

Better than any other mechanic? Hell no. There's some people in here that I follow and respect and learn from constantly. But I do know my stuff in most cases. Seriously, there's a few here who I have GREAT respect for and have taught me things over the 5 years I've been here. I would bow to them and their expertise and experience - and say it publicly.

I was trying to be nice when I asked if this was your first Jeep - and showing how you could find out what panels are made of what without discovering all over again and re-inventing the wheel.
(Yeah, I come across abrupt as hell, but there's a medical reason for that.)


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These don't show my boring bar, rod hone, valve, head and valve seat equipment, CC'ing equipment, porting tools, drive shaft and u-joint tools, press, gantry crane, transmission jack, 4 pairs of jack stands,

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My bet is you couldn't even identify half of the tools I have, and have owned and used since the early 1970s.

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If you Mom is close by, she can help you clean them.
My mother died an excruciating, painful, long death of cancer a while back - you are on thin ice there.
She'd blow you away in almost any topic - extremely high IQ and read dozens of books a month - not romance novels, but science, mystery, Isaac Asimov, etc. Even the bankers called her a "genius" after she died. And yes, she drove a Jeep for a while.
 

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Who crapped in your cheerios?

wow, let's compare the number of tools you have and the years you've been employed as a top mechanic, ok?
How about the tools you have built from scratch? (fuel sending unit lock ring removal sockets, engine lift, engine stand, alternator test bench and more)

Factory training, college degree in automotive, I was the top mechanic in Iowa for a while (with the trophy) - being offered the service manager position (blind call, they simply called me and said the job was mine if I wanted it).

Better than any other mechanic? Hell no. There's some people in here that I follow and respect and learn from constantly. But I do know my stuff in most cases. Seriously, there's a few here who I have GREAT respect for and have taught me things over the 5 years I've been here. I would bow to them and their expertise and experience - and say it publicly.

I was trying to be nice when I asked if this was your first Jeep - and showing how you could find out what panels are made of what without discovering all over again and re-inventing the wheel.
(Yeah, I come across abrupt as hell, but there's a medical reason for that.)


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These don't show my boring bar, rod hone, valve, head and valve seat equipment, CC'ing equipment, porting tools, drive shaft and u-joint tools, press, gantry crane, transmission jack, 4 pairs of jack stands,

20190512_154406.jpg


My bet is you couldn't even identify half of the tools I have, and have owned and used since the early 1970s.

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Mission accomplished. Yanked your chain. One thing is certain, you ain't got nothing better to do that smart off on the internet and then get pissed when you are called on it. Hey, wait - no Snap-On Triple Bank. Are you for real? BTW, you didn't ask if it was my first Jeep. You assumed it must be my first Jeep in order to add to your insulting manner.

I don't have a medical condition as you do which you claim to be the cause of you being abrupt.

I do have a seriously low threshold for letting bullies get by with being bullies.

I don't have time for the picture taking pissing contest.
 

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BTW, you didn't ask if it was my first Jeep. You assumed it must be my first Jeep in order to add to your insulting manner.
VERY thin skin if you think that was insulting. Looks to me like you find pretty much anything insulting. But you pop in here fresh from nowhere and start slamming down those who do know and have real experience.
 

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VERY thin skin if you think that was insulting. Looks to me like you find pretty much anything insulting. But you pop in here fresh from nowhere and start slamming down those who do know and have real experience.
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What started out as the op happy he finally got his steel bumper that was on his build sheet and window sticker, has turned into a tool measuring contest. Springtime is upon us.
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