What did you do to your TJ today?

LJtobey · Mar 24, 2024

So I had a Barnes Pritchett canyon front bumper with a winch guard. The guard was not tall enough to have a thimble fairlead from BMB. So with @mrblaine expert help the winch guard was cut off. I also purchased Savvy winch guard and light mounts. I used Sd Powder Coating to powder coat everything since my rattle can job was so bad. It is all back together and looks soon much better.

Dave Kerr · Mar 24, 2024

Fulton_Hogan said:
In case the question comes up, I went with "Dark Slate".

Label:
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Cap vs. Product:
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I went with Dark Slate for two reasons; one, that's what my build sheet says for interior color, and two, I have two-tone (black/charcoal) seat covers.

So even if it's slightly lighter than the original interior it's good with the colorway I already have.

Did Jeep ever make half door inner panels in dark slate? All I've seen is a light gray and my interior is dark. I'd say it's black.

AdventurePig · Mar 24, 2024

My wife and my project from yesterday:
Rockhard4x4 Freedom bumper.

Stoked with how it installed and how it turned out.

TheBoogieman · Mar 24, 2024

Dave Kerr said:
Did Jeep ever make half door inner panels in dark slate? All I've seen is a light gray and my interior is dark. I'd say it's black.

2003 New Interior Colors:

Dark Slate replaces Agate
Khaki replaces Camel

p.s. Mine has dark slate gray interior listed on the build sheet.

Foxhound67 · Mar 24, 2024

Danarch said:
What method did you use to calibrate it? I need to do mine, 2006 6sp Rubicon. I’ve seen a few post about it but not sure how the parts work to calibrate it.

Plug this thing inline between the harness and the vss sensor on the transfer case, click the button a few times (easy to follow videos) and then ziptie it up. Total time: 8 minutes.
Speedo calibrator

Fulton_Hogan · Mar 24, 2024

Dave Kerr said:
Did Jeep ever make half door inner panels in dark slate? All I've seen is a light gray and my interior is dark. I'd say it's black.

I don't know what they did, honestly. I went over many threads here looking at comparisons and knew what I didn't want.

I see people paint them black and I know my full door panels are almost black, but not totally black. The interior latches and handles are darker. So that threw out the really black shades.

This looks close enough for me, so I'm not complaining. (I even considered a dark khaki just because I just like it.)

(Edit: Thanks @TheBoogieman for dropping that bit. I think I saw that info somewhere in my research, so I figured agate was out.)

bmcgc · Mar 24, 2024

We may need a companion thread "What should I do to my TJ today".

I have plenty of To-Do's, but when I turn the key and it starts and drives, it is on the bottom of my Spring To-Do list.

Taxes, lawn, hot tub, motorhome are all eating up my time right now.

I did hose the pollen off this morning, it was back by noon.

Fulton_Hogan · Mar 24, 2024

Between coats on passenger panel now. Decided to check how close.

Not too shabby. I'm good with this.

(I set it up to approximate the light that's hitting the full panel, because it does photograph lighter in direct sunlight.)

Dave Kerr · Mar 24, 2024

TheBoogieman said:
2003 New Interior Colors:

Dark Slate replaces Agate

Khaki replaces Camel

p.s. Mine has dark slate gray interior listed on the build sheet.

And yours has half doors with dark slate inner panels?

Danarch · Mar 24, 2024

Foxhound67 said:
Plug this thing inline between the harness and the vss sensor on the transfer case, click the button a few times (easy to follow videos) and then ziptie it up. Total time: 8 minutes.
Speedo calibrator

Thank you, I’ll take a look at it. I looked up online but didn’t see any instructions etc. Didn’t think YouTubing it

.

TrevorT · Mar 24, 2024

Peeled the old wrap off this hood and installed a black wrap to match the rest of the paint. Turned out quite well. If only there wasn’t so much pollen and wind today, might have been done 2 hours earlier.

JEEPCJTJ · Mar 24, 2024

TrevorT said:
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Peeled the old wrap off this hood and installed a black wrap to match the rest of the paint. Turned out quite well. If only there wasn’t so much pollen and wind today, might have been done 2 hours earlier.

Well from way up there (somewhere) it looks great!!!

MrTeak · Mar 24, 2024

Installed Super 35 with Eaton E-locker

Zorba · Mar 24, 2024

Danarch said:
Thank you, I’ll take a look at it. I looked up online but didn’t see any instructions etc. Didn’t think YouTubing it .

Better yet, use the 12o'clock labs website. Plug in your numbers and it will give you the EXACT procedure, no thinking, no calculating needed!

John Cooper · Mar 24, 2024

Unloaded the new to me Warn 8274 out of the TJ and onto the work table. Pulled all the wire rope off and will start the cleaning and servicing process next.

Hopefully will have it ready and mounted before summer.

Fulton_Hogan · Mar 24, 2024

I wasn't planning on getting to the half door exteriors today, but I dug in.

Hot damn, I've been wet sanding them for hours. Totally lost track of time. I think I'm packing up for the night.

However, the interior panels at least now look the part.

red02tj · Mar 24, 2024

Fulton_Hogan said:
I wasn't planning on getting to the half door exteriors today, but I dug in.

Hot damn, I've been wet sanding them for hours. Totally lost track of time. I'm think I'm packing up for the night.

However, the interior panels at least now look the part.

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Looking Damm good

AndyA · Mar 24, 2024

Installed Dirtworx front and rear bumpers, new winch, fog lights, light bar and new trailer wiring with bracket. Andy

All 4 Wheelin' · Mar 24, 2024

AndyA said:
Installed Dirtworx front and rear bumpers, new winch, fog lights, light bar and new trailer wiring with bracket. Andy

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I see that they quit putting their name plate on the left end.

TrevorT · Mar 24, 2024

JEEPCJTJ said:
Well from way up there (somewhere) it looks great!!!

Yeah had to put that DJI to work. It turned out pretty good

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