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

[DirkG]

Installed black antenna...31" inch replacement...didn't take a pic, so stock photo below...

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[hjdca]

Metalcloaked the front diff last night. Bowling balls on both ends now.

 

[BLK HOLE]

ARB mount. Still waiting on my remote coupling hardware and hose so this coupling location will do for now.

 

[Seansmd]

Dipped my toe in the water, only went in a couple of miles, stock Rubicon.

 

[Shootist]

Between Sunday and today I installed hotheads headliners, added 3 decals (have two more to do) and installed my tonneau cover. Here are the decals so far.

 

[LostWoods]

Mopar LED headlight install. It's just not even close how much clarity these lights add without being stupid bright like Toyota and Mazda can be. Sincerely recommend if you don't mind the 2-3 month backorder.

 

[JWest]

I feel like I get a new project done everyday now haha...

1) Installed JCR 1/2 rack.

2) Mounted another ARB connect under the bumper from the compressor in the bed, may change locations pending skid plate decision...

if you don’t mind, whats the height of the half rack from the roof?

 

[DrJ]

if you don’t mind, whats the height of the half rack from the roof?

I got anywhere from 3-3/8” to 4” depending on where on the roof I measure as it isn’t perfectly flat. Highest point is rear the corners of the rack and they sit 4” above but the roof has a bit of a slope at that point.

 

[Gatorgladiatorcanuck]

Installed my rear RokBlokz! It started pouring rain when I got to the fronts, job for tomorrow looks like. I'm really happy with them. The brackets the rear flaps instal with are really heavey duty and look well made. I had to back off the nut and bolt on both sides to get my OEM bolt through the top hole, not sure of its designed that way or not. Was absolutely nothing to do it. They look sharp and will offer some protection I desperately need. After towing a small trailer with 2 kayaks on it 200km (125miles) on gravel, I have 50-60 small chips in the paint on my tailgate. Not sure whats next sill gaurds probably and a 3m clear wrap for additional protection.

 

[DrJ]

Installed my rear RokBlokz! It started pouring rain when I got to the fronts, job for tomorrow looks like. I'm really happy with them. The brackets the rear flaps instal with are really heavey duty and look well made. I had to back off the nut and bolt on both sides to get my OEM bolt through the top hole, not sure of its designed that way or not. Was absolutely nothing to do it. They look sharp and will offer some protection I desperately need. After towing a small trailer with 2 kayaks on it 200km (125miles) on gravel, I have 50-60 small chips in the paint on my tailgate. Not sure whats next sill gaurds probably and a 3m clear wrap for additional protection.

What size did you go with?

 

[JWest]

I got anywhere from 3-3/8” to 4” depending on where on the roof I measure as it isn’t perfectly flat. Highest point is rear the corners of the rack and they sit 4” above but the roof has a bit of a slope at that point.

Perfect. Thanks. I wanted to see if I can still park in the garage with the rack mounted.

 

[Cwelroy]

Alright... the good, the bad, and the ugly (?).

The good: Letters came today. Honestly think they’re pretty good quality. Maybe not “perfect” like the mass-produced Jeep letters currently on the tailgate, but I’m happy with the quality and look of the individual letters. I’m also happy with the overall look if the spacing would have been better to allow for the “p” to be more even with the “EE,” and still cover the holes, but I’m open to feedback and I’m not fully removing the old adhesive outlines from the other letters until I know for sure I want to keep them and not go back to the way it was. (Edit— I’ve removed them).

The bad: those holes in the tailgate are awful. They aren’t on any sort of level plane with each other, one is round, one is oblong, etc. And the shape of the new letters made it very difficult to cover the holes. I don’t think the one under the J is covered enough, to be honest. That’s my main hesitancy to keeping these on. The thin line at the bottom of the J had to cover the left hole in order to make the whole thing even close to centered over the camera, and it still may not be centered completely due to where that made me have to stick the p (haha, funny funny).

The ugly: maybe the whole thing? It looks slightly slanted, but using the level and based off of the old letters, it’s actually fairly square. May just be the different heights of the J/P. Also, the P is as far to the right as it can possibly be while still covering the oblong tailgate hole. I want comments, good or bad. Let me know what you all think. They’ve now been removed as I search for a different plan.

 

[Gene26]

If you like it then great. Me I am not a huge fan. I was thinking about taking mine off and doing a black stripe across the tail gate with Jeep cut out so the color comes through

 

[Cwelroy]

If you like it then great. Me I am not a huge fan. I was thinking about taking mine off and doing a black stripe across the tail gate with Jeep cut out so the color comes through

Thanks for your input. I’m still 50/50 on them.

The only challenge I see with your plan is trying to cover the holes. Might be hard to avoid uncovering them when making the cutout.

 

[Markpod7]

Alright... the good, the bad, and the ugly (?).

The good: Letters came today. Honestly think they’re pretty good quality. Maybe not “perfect” like the mass-produced Jeep letters currently on the tailgate, but I’m happy with the quality and look of the individual letters. I’m also happy with the overall look myself, but I’m open to feedback and I’m not fully removing the old adhesive outlines from the other letters until I know for sure I want to keep them and not go back to the way it was

The bad: those holes in the tailgate are awful. They aren’t on any sort of level plane with each other, one is round, one is oblong, etc. And the shape of the new letters made it very difficult to cover the holes. I don’t think the one under the J is covered enough, to be honest. That’s my main hesitancy to keeping these on. The thin line at the bottom of the J had to cover the left hole in order to make the whole thing even close to centered over the camera, and it still may not be centered completely due to where that made me have to stick the p (haha, funny funny).

The ugly: maybe the whole thing? It looks slightly slanted, but using the level and based off of the old letters, it’s actually fairly square. May just be the different heights of the J/P. Also, the P is as far to the right as it can possibly be while still covering the oblong tailgate hole. I want comments, good or bad. Let me know what you all think.

I think if you can make the “eep” level, it would look much better.

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