China + SEMA 2018 = More Stupid JK Grilles

[Equilibrium31]

These ridiculous grills are nothing new. Here's one from 1986...
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Maximum Overdrive. Great soundtrack, as I recall. Silly-ass movie, but entertaining.

Look kids! Here comes a truck full of toys along with a goblin face that will haunt your dreams for the rest of your life!

 

[Erik V]

Man, and I just thought chrome grills were ugly.
These new China ones are down right nasty.

 

[Boinked]

They're supposed to lift brush an branches up and over your roof easier.

Those are actually limb risers, designed to give low-hanging tree branches and whatnot something to ride up and out of the way, instead of smacking your windshield. And they're actually cables, not rods. Like that thing will ever see anything but a mall parking lot...

Thanks. In over 40 years i have never seen that. Of course in Phoenix

 

[Kiwi TJ]

Oh hell no!!!...here we go again with another 10 years of bad JL custom mods....!!!

 

[psrivats]

@Chris' favorite company Fab Fours is showing these at SEMA. I'm sure he is eagerly looking forward to seeing these on the road, just as @Starrs is eager to see AEV stuff :risas3:

 

[Chris]

@Chris' favorite company Fab Fours is showing these at SEMA. I'm sure he is eagerly looking forward to seeing these on the road, just as @Starrs is eager to see AEV stuff :risas3:


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That literally looks like a giant version of one of those RAZR off-road vehicles.

I really hate what Jeeps are turning into

Same thing that happened to Hondas in the 90s.

I guess the good thing is that with all these monstrosities starting to show up, it just makes our TJs look that much more classic!

 

[Starrs]

@Chris' favorite company Fab Fours is showing these at SEMA. I'm sure he is eagerly looking forward to seeing these on the road, just as @Starrs is eager to see AEV stuff :risas3:


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You sure there isn’t any metalcloak puked on the jeep anywhere? Lol

 

[FireJeep]

Anyone else notice, it is all FabFour crap.......on the green one.....

 

[Chris]

Anyone else notice, it is all FabFour crap.......on the green one.....

That's not surprising. Whatever is the "flashiest" is what sells these days I guess. I mean look at the amount of 4-door Wranglers with angry grilles. That says it all.

 

[Thunderhead]

@Chris' favorite company Fab Fours is showing these at SEMA. I'm sure he is eagerly looking forward to seeing these on the road, just as @Starrs is eager to see AEV stuff :risas3:


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I'm just confused now. I don't know where to start

 

[Erik V]

That's not surprising. Whatever is the "flashiest" is what sells these days I guess. I mean look at the amount of 4-door Wranglers with angry grilles. That says it all.

Just a bunch of angry JK’s and JK owners I guess, lol

 

[psrivats]

That literally looks like a giant version of one of those RAZR off-road vehicles.

That's a perfect description of these monstrosities. Beleive it or not .. these are worse ones in SEMA this year.

But you should see the currie jeep. That thing is nuts. I shudder to think about the price though.

 

[Chris]

Just a bunch of angry JK’s and JK owners I guess, lol

Kids these days have to express themselves somehow... enter angry grilles and social media.

 

[Chris]

That's a perfect description of these monstrosities. Beleive it or not .. these are worse ones in SEMA this year.

But you should see the currie jeep. That thing is nuts. I shudder to think about the price though.

Wow, that must cost a small fortune!

 

[Sancho]

I GET IT NOW!

They just want a Jeepney. Now it all makes sense, JK drivers want to be a 3rd world taxi.

Or Japanese delivery trucks

 

[Squatch]

I GET IT NOW!

They just want a Jeepney. Now it all makes sense, JK drivers want to be a 3rd world taxi.

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Or Japanese delivery trucks

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At least those are entertaining to look at. The JK stuff just annoys the hell outta me...

 

[Sancho]

At least those are entertaining to look at. The JK stuff just annoys the hell outta me...

I imagine they decorated their trucks and jeepneys with a smile.. where the JK stuff was put on with duck faces and tank tops.

 

[psrivats]

@Starrs

 

[Chris]

where the JK stuff was put on with duck faces and tank tops.

:risas3::risas3::risas3:

 

[AndyG]

Couldn't agree more.

In my mind (and I think most here will agree), the best thing is a Jeep that looks like a Jeep, especially the Wrangler, being as iconic as it is.

I 'll make a good comparison... Corvettes. You can't do much to a one's factory appearance that doesn't start to screw it up fast , rims , spoilers , flares ...ruins em.

Remember when they changed to New Coke?

Don't mess with a classic .