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

[Mightytalldude]

Added a Chinese knockoff low bar to the Mopar bumper, painted with Rust-Oleum textured black to help it match, and not rust.

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[WILDHOBO]

So.....I picked up my truck from the dealer. The aux battery in fact had gone bad to they replaced it under warranty; That's the good news. The bad news is those idiots damaged my hood in the process. They raised the hood much higher than needed and in the process slammed it into my ditch lights. It put dents in the hood as well as took out chunks of paint. I was looking over my truck before leaving and about came unglued. Spoke with 3 managers and they told me they would be calling me tomorrow the schedule the repair. One guy said his paint and dent guy would look at it but I told him there is no way a paint and dent guy can repair the damage. One other guy agreed that it's probably going to have to go to the body shop they use for the repair. They will also be providing me transportation during the repair. That same shop replaced and painted my new hood 6 months ago when it was damaged by debris that hit me on the interstate. I told all of them this is why I hate dealerships. Pisses me off they weren't going to say something and even tried to cover it up. Just my luck.
Pics are one for each side, not 2 pics of the same damage.

That really sucks. I agree. That’s why I don’t let dealers touch mine. Bull s like this happens all the time.

 

[pvn.jt24]

It's $300ish for the Clayton rear trackbar that will allows 37" spare to mount in the stock location.
$200 would put a nice dent in that.

I’d totally be down to do that, especially if it fits nicely under.

 

[JCappy]

That really sucks. I agree. That’s why I don’t let dealers touch mine. Bull s like this happens all the time.

Yea Dan I'm not a fan of dealerships. But since it's under warranty I figured I'd let them replace the battery before I have to start paying for them myself. They contacted me Friday and have ordered everything they need for repairing the damage. They even ordered a new front bumper cover since the mechanic walked all over it with dirty shoes and scuffed it up. I asked why they didn't cover the bumper if they were going to do that and the manager said that never should have been done, that they have step ladders for that. Total incompetence. He apologized many times and guaranteed to make everything right. Time will tell.
I guess it takes time for the stop/start to work again as I drove it home, to work and then home again and it did not cut off even once.
I may do the aux battery delete once the warranty is up. Have read about that but not 100% sure how to go about that. Will worry about that down the road.

 

[BlueScapegoat]

Trimmed 1.5" from the front of the rubicon rock rails. Looks pretty factory to me until you get close and see the black paint peaking out around the edges. And no rub at full lock with the 40s.

 

[JCappy]

Trimmed 1.5" from the front of the rubicon rock rails. Looks pretty factory to me until you get close and see the black paint peaking out around the edges. And no rub at full lock with the 40s.

Great job. Looks nice.

 

[Splenda]

Trimmed 1.5" from the front of the rubicon rock rails. Looks pretty factory to me until you get close and see the black paint peaking out around the edges. And no rub at full lock with the 40s.

Looks great to me! I'm not sure why they extend them past the pinch weld in the first place.

 

[Shibbyjeep]

Finally warmed up over 60 degrees here in SC so I took advantage of it and installed most of my topo vinyl wrap. Waiting to do the tailgate wrap until my gladius retro JEEP letters come in. Also mounted my JT build tag on the door. And finally mounted my traction boards in the bed.

 

[JCappy]

Finally warmed up over 60 degrees here in SC so I took advantage of it and installed most of my topo vinyl wrap. Waiting to do the tailgate wrap until my gladius retro JEEP letters come in. Also mounted my JT build tag on the door. And finally mounted my traction boards in the bed.

Looking good. Love visiting Greenville. Have friends in Greer and Spartanburg. Grew up in Charleston.

 

[Shibbyjeep]

Looking good. Love visiting Greenville. Have friends in Greer and Spartanburg. Grew up in Charleston.

Thanks.

Ive been here all my life and def love it here.

 

[Minty JL]

Got my MC Tierod all set up with initial specs......I will install it and a couple other things either tomorrow or Monday

 

[MojaveLawyer]

Changed out the Spark Plugs & Replaced the Coils with some AFE Scorcher Coils.

Came across the EGR Valve/System like this. Any idea why? Thanks. (Bottom pic)

Cheers;
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[Minty JL]

ERG = Trash

 

[MojaveLawyer]

ERG = Trash

Sweet! Any recommendations I should do with this? Shit looked pretty trashed up tbh

 

[Minty JL]

Sweet! Any recommendations I should do with this? Shit looked pretty trashed up tbh

Sadly, there is nothing you can do beyond clean it and reinstall it. There is almost no tuning solutions for us. I said trash because EGR causes more problems then it solves in the long run

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