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So let's say someone give you a $500 gift card to quadratec, amazon, etc. to buy what you like... I'm taking a hot heads headliner and enough for maybe some other doo-dad.
 

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So let's say someone give you a $500 gift card to quadratec, amazon, etc. to buy what you like... I'm taking a hot heads headliner and enough for maybe some other doo-dad.
Good idea - decent headliner for my wife's JLU.
Windy as #@$% today and it was noisy in there.
 

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not jeep parts! Ive put enough $$ is this rig
 

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Genesis battery relocation kit to save the hassle of changing the aux battery in the future.
 

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Probably a new front bumper because I dislike the factory plastic bumper. I would have to go cheaper than the one I want for 500 though
 

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Id save another $200 and finally order that Amorite flooring that I’ve been eyeing since the day I ordered the truck!
 

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Id get a Cheap stripper and a bag of powder, take the tops off and go 90 down some backroads……
 

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If you’re just getting started, there are a plenty of options, mostly around accessories or tools. If you haven’t replaced a windshield or battery in a while, consider yourself lucky, and you may need that as your deductible. For anything meaningful, with baseline quality in mind, most items are going to start in that 1200 range.

in the tools/accessaries bucket:
  • Jack and stands
  • Impact wrench
  • Torque wrench
  • Off-road repair kit
  • Portable air
  • Communications
  • Phone holders/mounts
  • Doors off mirrors
  • Floor mats
  • Step sliders ( maybe )
  • Switches
  • Bed liner
  • Bed cover
  • 5th rim
  • Overhead grab handles
  • Alien shade
  • DIY door hangers
  • DIY roof hoist/storage
  • Recovery gear ( rope, strap, soft shackle )
  • DIY 4-flate
  • DIY bed boards
  • Maybe some rock lights, or a-pillar light
  • Cheep mini fridge
  • Camping/cooking/cooler
  • Uh hum, portable facilities for bathroom
  • Sealing dust entries for the bed
  • Rust prevention ( for those in the salt/snow areas )
  • Front window tint
  • Extra storage, like where the passenger grab bar is
  • Potentially a spacer lift
  • Some kind of latchable gear box for the bed,
  • Straps
  • Battery pack, charge station, jump pack ( something that’s more than a 1 trick pony )
  • Hood struts
  • Hood decal to reduce sun reflection
  • Oil / filters
  • Chainsaw
  • Ducks
  • Holiday decorations
  • Windshield/sun deflector
  • DIY theft prevention
  • Gps/ nav
  • Hunting gear / fishing gear
  • Good camp chairs
  • Family Spotify
  • Binoculars
  • Bug deflector
  • Mud flaps
  • Spare parts

Travel/explore
  • Hotel room(s) for a small adventure somewhere
  • Nearby overlanding expo
  • Jeep events, like national topless day, or stockers no lockers
  • Hunt/fish/ morel mushrooms
  • Hug the wife/kids goodby for a business trip, book a few days pto, grab some bottles of your favorite juice on the way to an awesome campsite that most ppl can’t get to, save some for the next church service as offering for what you did, and promise to repent

not on the list ( some should be )
  • Hi lift jack
  • Wheel spacers
  • Cold air intake
  • Overhead lightbar
  • Pay increased fed/state taxes
  • Pay increased car insurance
  • Pay increased property taxes
  • Somehow afford groceries for a family when you’re the only source of income
  • Look forward to the next person trying to sell you something
  • Improve the lawn
  • Cable/tv
  • Sirius anything
  • Action camera
  • Pay for other ppl’s crap
  • Medical bills
  • Jeep shoes
  • Legal retainer
 
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Since my daughter will be getting permit soon...insurance ?
 

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A couple tanks of gas?

Or, put it toward my next set of tires?

Or, put it toward our vehicle insurance bill which is coming up soon.
Insurance Bill,, Look Out.. I heard one ins. co. is increasing 19% on rates this year.
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