If you guys don't like the little Poison Spyder logo cutout, I'm guessing the Fishbone Offroad louver isn't on your Christmas list either.
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Are all hood louvers equal?
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ejay
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That’s what I planned to use. I have heard of nibblers though and have space for more tools.I used an angle grinder and it was fine, except for the one corner where it wasn't fine so now I have an extra little bit of weight reduction
The heat cycles on the hood reek havoc on the paint. My Jeep was garaged for 15 years straight. 190k miles of heat cycles and one summer sitting outside in a storage lot caused this. Came back after the summer and the paint was gone.
Haven't fixed it, probably never will. Don't care.
This is right after a wash. The difference in color is due to water. The only problem is the missing paint.
Haven't fixed it, probably never will. Don't care.
This is right after a wash. The difference in color is due to water. The only problem is the missing paint.
You cannot stamp louvers in the curved portion of the hood. That's why I am looking for a junk FJ40 hood. I will cut the curved louvers out and weld them into the TJ hood.
There goes that idea...
I've been trying to find some Buick like portholes with zero success. Round, oval, or even square-ish.
OP
I ordered the GenRight louver. It comes in black, and it gets the job done.
I'm to the point where I'd probably just rather have a vehicle that was rattle can painted. At least it would be easy and effortless to touch-up
Besides, the only factory paint left on my TJ is the hood, windshield frame, and front half of the tub. The rest is all black painted armor.
I'm to the point where I'd probably just rather have a vehicle that was rattle can painted. At least it would be easy and effortless to touch-up
Besides, the only factory paint left on my TJ is the hood, windshield frame, and front half of the tub. The rest is all black painted armor.
HyLine OffRoad one doesn’t have any logos. Is made in the USA and comes with a really nice metal template to drill and cut your hood with. The bolts are pressed in to all you need to do is snug up the self locking nuts. I really like the quality of it.
Yep. All that crap does is weaken the metal, and introduce another rust vector. I bought a weird little metal tray from Hooke Road that's nice enough and kind of handy:
But all the cut in sword outlines severely weakened the metal, to the point of my feeling I needed to re-enforce it on one side. Just because you have a water jet or a plasma cutter doesn't mean you should cut gratuitous designs into your product...
ejay
TJ Addict
I want mine this color.I'm to the point where I'd probably just rather have a vehicle that was rattle can painted. At least it would be easy and effortless to touch-up
OP
That would be cool and could be done with a rattle can.
Amazon second look I think the ones in the back do face forward.
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I bought it on eBay - and I think its been discontinued for the TJ from a comment from Hooke Road. I was only able to get one for the passenger side which makes no sense as there is still a version available for the JK that is sold in pairs. Might be able to adapt the JK version or ask them about the TJ edition.
I doubt it makes much difference On this one it’s such a small area. It does make a difference cooling off the engine compartment and I think my intake air temperature is a little cooler.I wonder if there are any advantages/disadvantages to forward vs rear facing
