Dec 2024 - How much do you think this jeep is worth?
Bought a 2004 Rubicon yesterday. Joined the forum today.
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Dec 2024 - How much do you think this jeep is worth?
Won't matter, he will be single and living it by then..... look at all the rent money he will save!!!!
Beautiful rubicon. Keep us posted on the progress, and welcome!
You may want a more sturdy phone mount if you go off road. I don't use a mag safe if my jeep, I use a bullet mount. https://www.bulletpointmountingsolutions.com/
Those nerf bars will not do well off-road, but just for around town it will be fine.
When I owned expensive sports cars I did worry about rust so I didn't drive them in winter. Jeep is a 4x4 that is cheap and meant to be used all year round so I will do that. My jeep is from California and has no rust. It will take 20 years to get that rusty.
No, it won’t. You need to fluid film it every year. Pay attention to the body as well. They didn’t paint the bottom of the tubs, and when they spot welded them together, the zinc plating was burned off. That’s where the rust starts on the tubs…between the seams where you can’t see it until it’s too late.
The rust on the frames starts inside. If it were me and I was planning on driving year round in the Midwest, I’d use the Eastwood frame coat and fluid film afterwards
No joke, I’ve been through this exact thought process a non-zero number of times.
Being in a celebratory mood, I made myself a Stanley Tucci Tuscan Negroni to reflect upon the great success of the day
Thanks my Dude!
Thanks my Dude!
You couldn't be more wrong. My TX Jeep started to rust within two years of being in Washington D.C. I cleaned and treated everything after finding this "dime bag" inside the frame.
Dude - EVERYTHING rots in DC after two years. I'm glad I got reassigned whilst I had a few brain cells left.
That explains what happened to Joe.
He's not alone. I think every politician has been affected. But this discussion might be better in a different forum
I use multiple cans of Eastwood internal frame coating BEFORE spraying Fluid Film inside the frame. I power wash my Jeep off immediately after driving on salted roads. The Fluid Film comes off with the salt.
that's what I did years ago, began with a good internal frame prep with the 'pummeler' followed by cleaning with forced air, vacuuming & running a magnet through to pick up anything that way, drilled drain holes, then in with multiple cans of Eastwood from stem to stern, then a final application of Fluid Film on top of that just in case there is a breach of the Eastwood, the Fluid Film will seep in there & prevent water/oxygen from getting at the bare iron & doing what it does. A couple times a year I check the condition of the film to confirm it's still there & still viscous, though it never leaves my garage unless it's a sunny day and the roads are dry. I can tell you that it's been a few years since the first application & it feels identical to the day I squirted it all in there.
He's not alone. I think every politician has been affected. But this discussion might be better in a different forum
I was talking about a different Joe. I follow the rules here.
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once i get the LJ back together we should meet up and grab a beer!