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Function is sexy.
So are looks.
Function is sexy.
So are looks.
If it helps, I still regret every single dent and scratch. Not enough to not get them, but I still wish they were not there.
I installed the UCF windshield frame guards. While they did the job, the fit was a little on the sloppy side. They can be worked, which made them acceptable for saving the windshield frame.Has anyone found windshield frame armor that they like? If not, what are your complaints about UCF and genright?
I installed the UCF windshield frame guards. While they did the job, the fit was a little on the sloppy side. They can be worked, which made them acceptable for saving the windshield frame.
Has anyone found windshield frame armor that they like? If not, what are your complaints about UCF and genright?
I have a set of the UCF windshield armor brackets in Aluminum and the fit on my pair was pretty bad. The bolt holes didn't even align in the mounts with my windshield hinges. I've thought a few times on getting some LED light bar brackets and cutting the tab off. If I just knew of a set that fit good.
Don't throw the old one way, it just needs a new knob. I wish you would fix those too short wheel studs. They offend me greatly.
I think that’s exactly it. I’m never trying to abuse the Jeep but I am not afraid to use it and allow wear and tear for what it is intended for, and that is rock crawling. I love the Jeep even with the blemishes, probably because I love its function more than the way it looks. That’s probably why I care about being a perfectionist for things like making my 3 link bracket, but don’t care about a ding on the body. Function is sexy.
I am like you on this; however, just don't get to the point where you are not "trying" to protect the jeep. I always say that after the first scratch wheeling gets much easier, but just be aware and don't let it get out of hand. I have found myself saying I don't care about the body, I am going to make it. When I should have been saying is there a better way to make it without damaging the body. Either way, I am going to get to the top.
Life long issue with me, my Dad told me the Old Bull/Young Bull story on many occasions when I was young but I still tend to rush into things without fully considering the consequences. I have had fun, but it is a real bitch to get my soft top and doors on with bent body panels.
I’ve mentioned this before that something I am working on is my momentum skill with bumping up stuff.
The protocol from there is to back up, put the front tires on the edge of the ledge, and then pretend like you are accelerating normally off of a stop sign. It really doesn’t take very much throttle, but it does take a consistent amount of throttle all the way through. Blaine gave me the stop sign cue and I think about it every time I bump stuff. From there, the arms slide up like butter. The biggest mistake I see is folks hammering the throttle hard at the get go and then letting off as soon as the rear hits the ledge.
Absolutely. Still always try to get by as gracefully as possible. Luckily I started adding armor before I had any hits to the body. Having the no flare fenders and corners and flak armor and sliders and all that before any hits to the body have really saved me a lot of headache. The tub is still nice and straight and the armor typically just leaves scratched which is nice. I’ve only gotten one dent through the corner armor.
This last trip was the first windshield frame damage I’ve gotten and managed to get both sides! One side was a climb up against a wall on the driver side and I underestimated how leany it would get at the top. Barely bumped it and backed up and repositioned and slid by by a hair. The other side was a a stupid tree branch lol. This trail gets very little use so the exit was completely overgrown. Unfortunately gave my hood its fair share of new pinstripes too. But that’s wheelin.
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Don’t wheel in KY if you can’t handle the pinstripes, that alone has made me want a white TJ/LJ next time
Don’t wheel in KY if you can’t handle the pinstripes, that alone has made me want a white TJ/LJ next time
Wait until we get you on some trails up north. The Alders and Devils Club can be brutal.
We have mesquite in a lot of places. I was backing down a small hill to hook up a strap to the guy behind me. A thumb diameter mesquite branch slid in between the mirror and door and snapped the mirror right off the base.