What did you do TO your Gladiator today? [ADMIN WARNING: NO POLITICS, NO GUN TALK]

[johnchabin]

Well, technically it was yesterday, but installed the teraflex 1.5 lift.

Kinda wish I had just done the 1". I will be adding a winch, so I guess no big deal.
Added the wheels, tires, and step rails a week ago. I've owned it for less than 3 weeks, lol.

Proportions look good to me ?

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[mkopec]

I added the roof top tent.

 

[NotSo Bright White]

I walked out with my oil burner for $49k plus taxes ('23 diesel).

What dealership as I may want a spare?

 

[KevinM60]

I had a couple small windshield spiderwebs repaired.
A little thing for now to save from a big thing later.

 

[WILDHOBO]

I had a couple small windshield spiderwebs repaired.
A little thing for now to save from a big thing later.

Exactly. Insurance covers it, so cost isn’t the issue for me. It’s the hassle. And my local glass shop does chip repair without an appointment.

 

[KevinM60]

Exactly. Insurance covers it, so cost isn’t the issue for me. It’s the hassle. And my local glass shop does chip repair without an appointment.

AFAIK They don’t cover it here in Cali anymore. At least not my insurance.
They were $80 for two but I know they’ll grow before too long so it’s still worth it.

 

[WILDHOBO]

AFAIK They don’t cover it here in Cali anymore. At least not my insurance.
They were $80 for two but I know they’ll grow before too long so it’s still worth it.

Chip repair for me is zero deductible. Replacement is $100. So it’s worth it to me to get them repaired before they get worse. I highly recommend the clear chip stickers from glass shops. They have ensured that chips don’t spread for me.

 

[KevinM60]

Chip repair for me is zero deductible. Replacement is $100. So it’s worth it to me to get them repaired before they get worse. I highly recommend the clear chip stickers from glass shops. They have ensured that chips don’t spread for me.

"Clear chip stickers"
I'll have to check that out.
Here they drill a hole to anchor the epoxy and it seeps into the cracks to seal them off. I didn't check for any warranty but I think I should have asked that question just in case.

 

[WILDHOBO]

"Clear chip stickers"
I'll have to check that out.
Here they drill a hole to anchor the epoxy and it seeps into the cracks to seal them off. I didn't check for any warranty but I think I should have asked that question.

Multiple glass shops have provided me little business card sized things with 6 or 8 small quarter sized clear stickers. As soon as you get a chip, put the sticker over it. It prevents moisture from getting into the chip until it can be repaired. I’ve left them on for weeks without anything spreading. I always have them in my glove box.

I found these just now.

https://www.deltakits.com/shop/windshield-repair-products/accessories/product/293-chip-savers/

 

[KevinM60]

Multiple glas shipe have provided me little business card sized things with 6 or 8 small quarter sized clear stickers. As soon as you get a chip, put the sticker over it. It prevents moisture from getting into the chip until it can be repaired. I’ve left them on for weeks without anything spreading. I always have them in my glove box.

I found these just now.

https://www.deltakits.com/shop/windshield-repair-products/accessories/product/293-chip-savers/

Excellent !!

 

[WILDHOBO]

Excellent !!

The glass shops are smart and use them as business cards.

 

[Jeepmonster]

Rotated my tires today. I used the Trac Tire Jack. Originally, I regretted buying it (expensive), but I learned I wasn't using it right. If you use the tool to get some leverage to jack and tilt the tire to get it on a stud or two, it works great. The roller wheel is simply a fulcrum. Now, I really like it.

I also installed the Metal Cloak rear swaybar link bracket (painted it black) with longer Mopar bolt. Easy installation.

 

[Zero_Accel]

Did some prep-work for my KC light install, which mainly involved redoing my mesh harness that keeps all my wires in one place.

And fitted the KC pods themselves, real time sink as I had to remove the snorkel kit and lower the windshield to pass the wire through where I wanted. Not ready to wire them up yet, still waiting on my replacement Voswitch JL120, the old JL400 is out of outputs now. Hopefully next week I can get these things wired up.

That passenger side cowl is looking a bit crowded these days, although I don't think the snorkel will hurt my ditch light aiming too badly.

While I was redoing my wire harness I decided it would be a good time to retire my ARB single air compressor, the single just doesn't like airing up 37's, doesn't quite have enough output, and takes an age. The ARB will get sold soon as I clean it up.

Swapped the ARB single for a Rough Country twin. ?

Paired with a cabin mounted Innovative Products 4 tire dual fill up system.

Install was fairly easy, although the main harness for the RC compressor is on the short side. It reached, but barely, and I'm not 100% happy with the routing.

Seat mount fit perfectly, and had room to spare thanks to the seat risers I have installed. The bolt pattern is the same as the ARB lol.

I love this setup! Instead of having to lean over and fill each 37' tire, killing my back and knees by the 4th, I get to sit my happy ass in the driver-seat while the compressor does all the work, all I have to do is watch the PSI on the dash, and hit the off switch on my control panel. About as easy as it gets!

 

[BaneKotaKeena]

Rotated my tires today. I used the Trac Tire Jack. Originally, I regretted buying it (expensive), but I learned I wasn't using it right. If you use the tool to get some leverage to jack and tilt the tire to get it on a stud or two, it works great. The roller wheel is simply a fulcrum. Now, I really like it.

I also installed the Metal Cloak rear swaybar link bracket (painted it black) with longer Mopar bolt. Easy installation.

Could have used this thing yesterday when installing new tires. Great idea.

 

[Chadp82]

I didn’t get them mounted yet, but I had a set of KC Apollo 5” lights from my old truck in the garage. I rebuilt the wiring today to install them on the front bumper. The truck is at the dealership for a warranty repair. I will probably install them next weekend.

I decided to put on these halogens as backup lights for snow. The oem LED tend to get covered with snow and ice and don’t melt. I know there are other threads on ice/snow buildup. So my solution is a set of halogens for just in case rather than buying heated LED since these were laying around. these were used on the old truck, so figured why not repurpose them since they were in good shape. The wiring was a bit worn from the routing on the old rig and too short since I didn’t fully remove all the old wiring. It gave me a project for today. New wires, heat shrink at the splices, and new sheathing. The old wiring was the factory harness which I didn’t fully remove so they needed longer wires anyway to run to the AUX power. They will get a bit of use for summer mountain driving too.

I really need a new bumper to mount my winch too. One of these days it will happen….

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