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

[Courtsm3]

Put some dirt on it.

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[Deleted member 30519]

Sorry if it was covered--but are those the Smittybilt Atlas hinge steps? How do they fit/do you like them?

No they are the iron cross ones. The brackets are all rusted already and the powder coating on the step bars are chipping all over. It's gonna take some TLC over the summer to get them touched up.

 

[Rubi_Rhod]

Damn that bumper looks great! I got to stay off this page for a month it’s getting expensive!

Thanks! I know. I was good for several months when I took a forum sabbatical. Then I came back and seemed to have made up for lost time LOL. But, I jumped on this as Amazon had it listed for $680 (it since went back up), and theres a $100 rebate from Rugged Ridge (still on till next month) on all their bumpers i had to make the plunge. I saw it posted a few months ago here and I just had to get it. But I can’t pay full retail Ha ha ha.

The Venator is defintely my favorite looking aftermarket front bumper.

Would you say it’s possible to remove the skid plate without removing the bumper if you don’t need it and want to save weight?

Or even install the front without the skid at all...

Or is it not possible?

It’s not possible. The skid is probably 8lbs so there’s nothing to save weight on really. And it ties the wings together for mounting as well.

It’s really not at all a heavy unit. It’s basically the weight of a factory bumper plus a winch plate.
I think the parts you see of the bumper weigh at most 30ish lbs. The real mass is that winch plate and horns. It’s pretty sensible in that regard as while I’m not totally a mall crawler, i do have to commute to the city more often than I crawl Moab so its not a hit to extra weight. Also, its really tucked in. It hugs the jeep a good 3-5” back so mall crawlin parking spaces is easier.

 

[Rubi_Rhod]

And got the front windows done with a precut tint kit. For $20 it’s a nice deal and it’s the IR blocking ceramic which makes a good difference in the heat you feel when the sun shines through.

Additionally, took some pics of the Venator and the fog light mount, fog surround and the skid plate.

You can see the plastic parallel grooves on the fog that clip up against the surrounding metal.
Additionally you can see the fog light mount, its a steel piece that attaches to the inner two fog light tabs. It also has locking nuts so it’s not going anywhere. It does come with both mounts for the two styles of fog as well.

This is with the KC HiLites Gravity fogs, and they mounted perfectly and flush.

 

[Gatorized]

And got the front windows done with a precut tint kit. For $20 it’s a nice deal and it’s the IR blocking ceramic which makes a good difference in the heat you feel when the sun shines through.

Do you have a link for the tint kit?

 

[Rubi_Rhod]

Do you have a link for the tint kit?

Sure -
https://www.ebay.com/itm/TWO-FRONT-...ilm-Kit-Computer-Cut-Glass-Tint-/223527720562

 

[EWP]

Finished my DIY drawer project. Details here :

https://www.jeepgladiatorforum.com/forum/threads/diy-drawers.41147/

 

[Gren71]

Sure -
https://www.ebay.com/itm/TWO-FRONT-...ilm-Kit-Computer-Cut-Glass-Tint-/223527720562

Link says it doesn’t fit the gladiator :-/

 

[Rubi_Rhod]

Link says it doesn’t fit the gladiator :-/

You just need to reply with your Year, Make and model as well as the shade you want.

 

[Gatorized]

You just need to reply with your Year, Make and model as well as the shade you want.

What % did you go with?

 

[Rubi_Rhod]

What % did you go with?

25%. It should come out a tick lighter than the rears if not the same. We don’t have much sun here at the moment tho for a test.

 

[relayer4u]

Installed the trailer brake kit and finished up the gmrs radio install.

 

[Wicknalter]

Went to Bundee offroad park in Jerome Michigan. Wouldn’t recommend the actual trails themselves very very tight for a gladiator. One too many close calls from ripping fenders off to smashing the bed side.

 

[kaeo_15]

RSI EVOa, VOSwitches and KC auxiliary lights this week.

 

[Lucky1]

RSI EVOa, VOSwitches and KC auxiliary lights this week.

Those square lights look nice in the oe location. How well do they work?

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