@VirtualRussel and @Ted05Rubi are for sure. There is also @UPJOHN who lives in Bessemer I believe. Some others, but they don't post much.
2006 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon - My Second Yellow Build
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Looks like VirtualRussel lives at least in the same city as me. Probably seen him driving around at some point or another. Glad there's still some Michigan rust-belt enthusiasts on the forums.
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Decided to finally detail my interior since I purchased the Jeep. There was a good bit of dog hair under the rear seat. And really it just needed a good cleaning. Well, I found a neat little compass/stopwatch.
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Decided I didn't like where the fog lights were mounted. So I made some mounts out of some spare deck connectors laying around, then drilled the holes in the bumper. The last picture is now the finished product.
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Thanks! On my previous wrangler I had the "xrc" looking front bumper and I really liked the location it moved the fog lights to. I wanted to do that with this one, but like you said it looked kind of silly. Much happier with this location, and I didn't have to splice and lengthen the factory fog light cables.
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Installed the Body Armor 4x4 rear bumper
Body Armor 4x4 TJ-2994Black Standard Design Rear Bumper for Jeep 1987-1996 YJ and 1997-2006 TJ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007G5SJAU/?tag=wranglerorg-20
I purchased it off eBay during that 15% coupon code day, and offered the lister a discounted price. Overall got it for about $215 shipped which is a great save, in my opinion. Also very impressed with all their welds on both the front and rear of the bumper. If you want to purchase it look on eBay, it's going to be a good bit cheaper.
Body Armor 4x4 TJ-2994Black Standard Design Rear Bumper for Jeep 1987-1996 YJ and 1997-2006 TJ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007G5SJAU/?tag=wranglerorg-20
I purchased it off eBay during that 15% coupon code day, and offered the lister a discounted price. Overall got it for about $215 shipped which is a great save, in my opinion. Also very impressed with all their welds on both the front and rear of the bumper. If you want to purchase it look on eBay, it's going to be a good bit cheaper.
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Did an audio upgrade. Really only speakers but eventually plan on a new head unit and amplifiers. The 5.25" sound pod adapters really, really make a difference in my opinion. I can actually hear music coming from in front of me now.
Select Increments DPE03065 Dash-Pods... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00T1AB28Y/?tag=wranglerorg-20
Polk Audio DB522 DB+ Series 5.25"... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01EZWFNKA/?tag=wranglerorg-20
2x Polk Audio 6.5" 300W 2 Way... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073WKBCJG/?tag=wranglerorg-20
Select Increments DPE03065 Dash-Pods... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00T1AB28Y/?tag=wranglerorg-20
Polk Audio DB522 DB+ Series 5.25"... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01EZWFNKA/?tag=wranglerorg-20
2x Polk Audio 6.5" 300W 2 Way... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073WKBCJG/?tag=wranglerorg-20
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Very nice. I am also running the body armor ones on my TJR with the factory rocker panels. What you think is better on these ones in comparison?
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The only two things that can be arguably better are 1. Since they are connected to the body there's much less chance of any metal bending or sheering and 2. If you install a body lift it will not affect the look of the side rails. The 2nd reason is why I ultimately pulled the trigger on they. They look very similar to the bodyarmor ones, just sit ~2 inches higher.
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Yep, when I removed the stock Rubicon rails last weekend I figured it was a great time to get everything down to bare betal and redo the paint.
I took my $25 endoscope and looked inside of the body mount cavity. Hardly any surface rust so I sprayed some Eastwood frame coat in there (the green stuff). Happy now that it's all clean.
Job well done! Definitely looks like new! I like those sliders a lot too. I currently have the BodyArmor 4x4 ones like you did, and I've been thinking about doing this Mopar ones as well.
Trust me, I was just thinking about this the other day. It would serve as a step, and it would hide the body lift.
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Thank you! Would've been an easier job if I could flip the Jeep over but sadly that's not an option, haha.
@Damazzaro great job on the paint. Looks really really nice man!
I'm tempted to get this one as well, seeing as it's MOPAR. However, I'll add that I like the somewhat rough texture that the stock rails and the Body armor steps add. It breaks the montotonic look on my black TJ. Do you think the strength/functionality of these ones that @Damazzaro posted is better than the combo you and I have? That would make me replace it for sure.
I'm tempted to get this one as well, seeing as it's MOPAR. However, I'll add that I like the somewhat rough texture that the stock rails and the Body armor steps add. It breaks the montotonic look on my black TJ. Do you think the strength/functionality of these ones that @Damazzaro posted is better than the combo you and I have? That would make me replace it for sure.
I'm not entirely sure. The BodyArmor 4x4 ones seem pretty strong since they are bolted to the frame. But if you aren't dragging it through the rocks, I wouldn't be worried about it at all.
I like the ones I have, but after the body lift, these Mopar ones look more appealing since they would have no crack.