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The OEM radiator in my 2006 LJ Wrangler/pickup lasted 16 years and 120,000 miles. About 2 years ago I replaced it with an aluminum one from Summit. It lasted about 4 months before it started dripping. I called Summit and they gave me credit for it and recommended a slightly more expensive...

Back in 2011 when I was designing the fiberglass trailer tub that became the Dinoot kit, a very nice pair of Savvy LED tail lights was generously donated to the project: A few years later I sold that prototype trailer but I kept those tail lights and moved them to my larger Jeep-tub camper...

I've been working with MORryde on a cargo slide; it's for the JKU and JLU Wranglers and the Bronco. It also installs in the Ineos Grenadier (hey, now that I've got a Grenadier, I'm not going to miss an opportunity to adapt something to it). In the JKU: The TJ/LJ isn't on MORryde's radar for...

18,000 lb. recovery job... One of the things we're doing to our new-to-us 200-year old house is restoring the exterior - a lot of the siding has seen much better days. Today the contractor brought a cherry picker so they could work on some of the higher spots. It was cold in the morning and...

Auxbeam Slim Switch Panel Systems AS-400, AS-600 and AS-800 Auxbeam has been a major player in the switch panel market for quite a while and has a range of 6- 8- and 12-gang panels, some of which include Bluetooth and remote controls. They recently released a new series with slim-line panels...

Auxbeam has introduced new switch panels in a slim in-line format. My contact at Auxbeam emailed me the other day to tell me that they've shipped one of each model to me to test, review and post about so stay tuned for reviews of these new panels. I'm looking forward to getting them, the new...

There were only a few TJ's at SEMA this year and no LJ's. Time constraints prevented me from touring the south hall (tires, shop equipment) but I doubt there would have been any TJ's there; these are all I saw: This looks more like a JK than a TJ but I guess if you want to start...

Review: Auxbeam Rock/Underglow Lights I spent some time with my friends at Auxbeam last November at the SEMA Show and one of the new products they had on display was a set of rock/underglow lights. Lighting up the road below the Jeep with lots of colors and strobe effects isn't really my...

Auxbeam just introduced a new set of 7" LED headlights they're calling "Starlight Flow" lights. They say these are rated at 8000 lumens per pair in low beam and 16,000 lumens per pair in high beam, which is quite a bit higher than the Wrangler's factory headlights - an average halogen sealed...

Recently Auxbeam upped the game in switch panels when they released their new 12-gang panel. It's got a Bluetooth interface to a smartphone app, a handheld remote control, and 100 amps total capacity. A few weeks ago they sent me one to test and review. The kit includes the switch panel, a...

Tomorrow the SEMA Show opens. I got here today and went over to the convention center to help MORryde set up. Background story: Last year At the show I gave MORryde some suggestions on ways they could improve their booth display. You may know that MORryde is one of the largest RV OEM...

Spoiler alert: You can't install factory CJ front clip sheet metal on a TJ/LJ, none of the parts fit correctly. But some have requested info on how I did it, so here goes... Back in the early 2000's I had a rare CJ-8 Scrambler - the Scrambler itself wasn't too rare, but it had an export "World...

It's hard for me to believe but it was 15 years ago today that I drove my 2006 Wrangler out of my garage under its own power as a pickup. It's still a daily driver and has about 130,000 miles on it today. I did the conversion at about 28,000 miles, so it's been a daily driver pickup for over...

If you've followed my threads on various forums over the years you've seen me design and build dozens of fiberglass, metal and fabric projects to enhance my Jeeps. Many of them have become commercial products and many of them were just one-offs for my own use. I'm running out of storage space...

At the SEMA Show last fall an air compressor company I've done some work for gave me two small compressors suitable for air bag systems. I've got AirLift 1000 systems in the rear of all three of my Jeeps and I've always inflated them as necessary with a hand bicycle pump, but I wanted to...

On a trip back from India a few months ago I was watching bags go around the carousel at the airport and I noticed that some bags had built-in locks on their zippers. I did a little research and found that the locks are available on eBay for installation on your own bags, so I ordered some to...

Mahindra has been making Jeeps/jeeps in India since the 1940's. I use the word Jeeps with and without the initial capital because in the beginning Mahindra assembled CKD Jeeps (completely knocked down) shipped from the Jeep factory in Toledo (capital J Jeeps) but over the years they've included...

Accessories that suck (in a good way). At SEMA in November I can across a company called SeaSucker - they make cargo accessories for boats and vehicles that attach with powerful suction cups. Here's one of the products they were showing, it's a Rotopax holder that can stick to the side window...

The other day Overland Outfitters sent me a box of samples to test - a line of weather-resistant storage products they plan to release in the spring. In this photo: Tactical Spare Cover, SpareHopper bag, 6" and 12" weather-resistant MOLLE bags, a SpareSide bag and a MOLLEWrap for the spare...

I have the very common factory "RBK" AM/FM/CD in both of my '06 Wranglers. I pretty much never use the radio or CD functions, but I always use them with either Sirius on my phone or my ipod. Over the past few years, the volume controls in both Jeeps have stopped working properly - adjusting...