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Is that the Warn ‘Mid-Height’ grille guard? That’s the one I want! Does it block the forward camera? What kind of winch? I was considering ‘Rough Country’. ;{
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Smittybilt X20 12k, Maximus 3 plate, and Warn mid height guard. See my build page for front camera photo installed.
It’s not bad, not as bad as I thought it would be! You can see around it fine! Thanks for thinking of taking the pic... extremely helpful!
PS... Rigs lookin’ great! You’ve got excellent taste in rare, incredibly difficult to obtain, 4190 of a kind, vehicles! ;{
 
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OK... finally got to try my theoretical fix for the “weekend warrior” flip up end of the tonneau cover!
3” steel gate hooks, screwed into tonneau brace bar, directly above factory hole in tailgate pillar. Tighten or loosen gate hook screw to adjust tension on hooks. They lock in super tight... can’t even lift tonneau edge with tailgate down! With tailgate closed, tonneau is completely locked! Thief will cut tonneau long before breaking lid open! Box of 2 gate hooks $1.98! Paint ‘em black and they disappear! (Drill hole in brace slightly smaller than gate hook’s eye screw, it self taps in tightly. I bought plastic lined stop nuts for pointed tips, but didn’t use ‘em cuz they end up recessed in brace channel!)
Also mounted plastic CC self locking holster in center console for 9mm CZ Po7... Gun snaps in and out. So I can lock it in console when entering Post Office, or other no-Gun facility.
(New Mexico has liberal open carry... and Castle law extends to vehicle, so we can carry loaded in truck!) ;{

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When I picked up my GCM JTLE my dealer said it was the first GCM they’d seen. Been covering quite a bit of territory up here in Northern New Mexico... Santa Fe, Taos, Albuquerque... seen thousands of mid-sized trucks... have yet to see a JT in the Wild (or on the street), let alone another GCM! (Have seen a couple white, black, and red JTs on lots, but not one on the road!) :turkey: ;{

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When I picked up my GCM JTLE my dealer said it was the first GCM they’d seen. Been covering quite a bit of territory up here in Northern New Mexico... Santa Fe, Taos, Albuquerque... seen thousands of mid-sized trucks... have yet to see a JT in the Wild (or on the street), let alone another GCM! (Have seen a couple white, black, and red JTs on lots, but not one on the road!) :turkey: ;{

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I've still only seen one Sport S parked at a hiking trailhead in the wild. Lots of folks walking up to me saying they haven't seen one before when they see mine.

I like your tonneau cover lock. Does it interfere with rolling up the cover? Would it be easier to thread the eyelet to the side of the bar on the last 6" so the hook would lie next to the bar? I pulled my tonneau cover off when I put the cross bars on, but may re-install in the future if I can lock it.
 

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I've still only seen one Sport S parked at a hiking trailhead in the wild. Lots of folks walking up to me saying they haven't seen one before when they see mine.

I like your tonneau cover lock. Does it interfere with rolling up the cover? Would it be easier to thread the eyelet to the side of the bar on the last 6" so the hook would lie next to the bar? I pulled my tonneau cover off when I put the cross bars on, but may re-install in the future if I can lock it.
I placed ‘em where I could get the most purchase on the tailgate pillar... wasn’t sure how solid they’d be! (Turns out... super solid!) They lie flat against the brace when rolled up... no problem. But you could place them any way you want I reckon, as long as they easily insert into factory hole. This way (in photo) you can screw it in or out, to adjust tension. A little tension on the hooks keeps them locked in tightly! ;{
 
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Just saw my first Gladiator commercial on national TV on the “Voice” last night... heard there were spots on Super Bowl & opening night of football season, but didn’t see ‘em! ;{
 
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Ya know what it feels like to sit on a rock, in the warm sun, in the Pine Forest, in the Mountains, on a brisk fall morning... it feels like RECHARGING! Like a phone in a charging dock! Warm, tingling, electric, energy, flows onto, into, and all through, your body... surging Spirit, Wellness, Energy, and overall Zest for Life! My own private, wilderness, Charging-Dock! Feels just like I did, yesterday, cruising through the Wilds with my top off!
...Big Buck’s top! My JT’s top! Cruising in my Gladiator! Not my top! Sheeesh! (Well, I reckon we could BOTH cruise topless!) :turkey:

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Garbage day! Up here in the Mountains of the Santa Fe National Forest, at our off-grid cabin, we don’t have garbage pickup. Twice a week, the FedGov (Forest Service) allows us to haul our own garbage to a specific collection facility. Anyway, when I used to haul it on a trailer, government regulations required me to tarp it. Now with my JT I can toss it in the bed and close the tonneau! Easy peasy! :turkey:;{
 
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Got my axe, shovel, and maxtrax, mounted in bed today! ;{

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Haulin’ hay... backin’ up to load one more bale on top... one more makes 15... could easily haul 20, 25! :turkey:;{

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Yes sir it is!
I need to get back and run that trail again... my next off-road adventure, I want to do as much of the old Butterfield Overland Stage Route as can possibly be done! From end to end. As close to the actual route as possible! I got to ride part of the Pony Express route, horseback, in Nevada... I think you can 4x4 a lot of it now... there’s another trip! ;{
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