Personalizing a Jeep

[AndyG]

We are at the Smokey Mountain Jeep Invasion in Tennessee.

There are crazy jeeps everywhere. There is “wonder woman” (we wonder if she is a woman) , a “Joker” tribute, and every manner of bright colors, hinge colors, sticker, applique, flag, stuffed animal and lord knows the duck inspired ideas running around. Of course it is mostly the 4 door crowd, as the TJ owners have too much dignity (or too little leftover cash) to participate.


I’m not sure any vehicle owners are more enthusiastic. There are even memes making fun of this - Jeeps are so personalized they don’t even stand out.

We have our “unfortunate “ threads that these have inspired.

While honestly we most all do this to a some degree , we tend to use a feather and not the whole chicken.

So here is my point-What makes a jeep look cool?

Knowing when to quit.

How do you guys feel about where to draw the line?

 

[John Cooper]

We are at the Smokey Mountain Jeep Invasion in Tennessee.

There are crazy jeeps everywhere. There is “wonder woman” (we wonder if she is a woman) , a “Joker” tribute, and every manner of bright colors, hinge colors, sticker, applique, flag, stuffed animal and lord knows the duck inspired ideas running around. Of course it is mostly the 4 door crowd, as the TJ owners have too much dignity (or too little leftover cash) to participate.


I’m not sure any vehicle owners are more enthusiastic. There are even memes making fun of this - Jeeps are so personalized they don’t even stand out.

We have our “unfortunate “ threads that these have inspired.

While honestly we most all do this to a some degree , we tend to use a feather and not the whole chicken.

So here is my point-What makes a jeep look cool?

Knowing when to quit.

How do you guys feel about where to draw the line?

Well I honestly think you went overboard on the "Beast" just saying
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[AndyG]

Well I honestly think you went overboard on the "Beast" just saying

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Did you see Strawberry Shortcake? What was that all about ?

 

[John Cooper]

Well I honestly think you went overboard on the "Beast" just saying

Did you see Strawberry Shortcake? What was that all about ?

Is this the one??

It's a Jeep built for a breast cancer fund raiser. We donated and took some pictures.

 

[Tray Burge]

I've never been a fan of the "pile on more shit" mentality? Less is always more with good design.
However, I like a well thought out plan that comes together, usually those Jeeps stand out and get two thumbs up.
We have a ton of them here.
These Jeeps above are just stupid looking and really, really horrible design.
I'm a Graphic Designer by trade, so I have the credentials to back that up! lol

 

[Tray Burge]

Is this the one??
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It's a Jeep built for a breast cancer fund raiser. We donated and took some pictures.

This looks like the guy had the, "hey, I found some more pink shit to stick on the Jeep!" design. haha
That's so nauseating?

 

[Tray Burge]

Well I honestly think you went overboard on the "Beast" just saying
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"My little pony" design on this one, great if you're 6 years old.

 

[AndyG]

I've never been a fan of the "pile on more shit" mentality? Less is always more with good design.
However, I like a well thought out plan that comes together, usually those Jeeps stand out and get two thumbs up.
We have a ton of them here.
These Jeeps above are just stupid looking and really, really horrible design.
I'm a Graphic Designer by trade, so I have the credentials to back that up! lol

You’ve probably done the best at making one unique as any around- yours looks like a special edition or a good one off build.

 

[Tray Burge]

You’ve probably done the best at making one unique as any around- yours looks like a special edition or a good one off build.

Thank you Andy, I've tried to be "deliberate" in my design.

 

[AndyG]

Thank you Andy, I've tried to be "deliberate" in my design.

I can see that ... it takes a pretty good vision to do that.

That is something that not everybody can do and that’s why some people think “just add more”

 

[Squatch]

Is this the one??
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It's a Jeep built for a breast cancer fund raiser. We donated and took some pictures.

And now, the rest of the story...

https://pepto-bismol.com/en-us/the-pepto-story

 

[John Cooper]

I will say this, while the JK and JL are not my cup of tea, I am glad they have the following that they do. After the TJ model the JKU kept the Jeep alive!!!

The folks personalizing their Jeeps is a good thing also, I don't like a lot of what folks do, just like others don't like what I do. I said all that to say this, if not for all the new folks buying Jeeps we probably wouldn't have a Jeep brand anymore.

 

[RINC]

I like me the scruffy beat to shite cant believe it still runs look.

 

[pagrey]

How do you guys feel about where to draw the line?

If you draw a line based on what other people think don't you end up with a bunch of closet weirdos?

 

[AndyG]

It came really close to going away in the mid 80’s- Lee Iococca and the Cherokee saved it-

If you draw a line based on what other people think don't you end up with a bunch of closet weirdos?

or a forum....

 

[pagrey]

Ya, some of that goes around. I cringe every time there's a thread about what color Jeep looks best or what wheels look best. I guess that's where some people are.

 

[Nickgsjeep]

Well I honestly think you went overboard on the "Beast" just saying
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For a second I thought I’d forgotten I’d taken mushrooms…





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