Jondrew
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- First Name
- Bob
- Joined
- Dec 3, 2018
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- Location
- Central Fl
- Vehicle(s)
- 2018 Rubicon
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- #1
I’ve had my Rubi since December. I really had no firm plan of what I wanted to do to it. Reading thru the forums, watching YouTubes and seeing what people around me are doing to thier jeeps are giving me ideas and I’m changing it up as I go.
So far I’ve installed Ace Rock Sliders and Quake RGB Halo headlights. The sliders were first in line because my wife and daughter wanted something to step up with. I like the Ace sliders because of their simplicity and utilitarian look. The Quakes just sort of happened. I knew I wanted to do some sort of LED headlight upgrade, but was not sure which one. Then I came upon someone selling these on the forum cheap. They seem pretty decent. I think the RGB programmable halos are a nice novelty. Anyway, I decided to to with matching Quake fogs.
Now for the stuff I’ve bought, but have not gotten installed yet. I found a used OEM bumper & skid plate and a pair of LED Rubicon fenders with OEM LED lights. So I now have all my front end lighting set up. The bumper has OEM LED fogs which I’ll probably sell off shortly. As you can see from the picture, I also have a Stealth Winch, winch plate and Warn recovery points. I need a couple of nut inserts and frame brackets to do the bumper. Until I get those, everything else has to wait. I’m shooting for next week to get all the extra parts. The new fenders with LEDs don’t have inner fenders, so if I use them, I’ll have to pull the inner fenders from my existing ones. One of the fenders has some scratches on it, so I may not use that one. In any event, I’ll need some plastic rivets to do that job and I’m waiting for the rivets and took to arrive from amazon. The Warn recovery points require some cutting of the bumper, so obviously I’ll need the bumper installed before I put them on.
I’d like bigger tires and different wheels, but stock 33s are good enough for me now. I’ll probably wait till I wear those out and then decide to move up to 35s. I don’t know about bigger. Lift kits and re gears are not really of interest to me. Definitely thinking about adding the Diabolical rear storage area. Also looking at center console vaults. Those will probably happen after I get the stuff I have already installed. I also have an itch for a Gobi Roof rack or something equivalent. Seems like that would be good for carrying oversized items like kayaks, paddle boards, oversized pop up shelters like my Clam. And since they are removable its not something I’d have to leave on all the time. Maybe the last thing I’ll do is a rear bumper. Not sure what I’d be looking for in a rear bumper. The OEM steel one is ok, but I dont see spending much for one of those to replace the stock plastic. And I think my spare tire carrier and bumper are ok for 35” tires if I go there.
So far I’ve installed Ace Rock Sliders and Quake RGB Halo headlights. The sliders were first in line because my wife and daughter wanted something to step up with. I like the Ace sliders because of their simplicity and utilitarian look. The Quakes just sort of happened. I knew I wanted to do some sort of LED headlight upgrade, but was not sure which one. Then I came upon someone selling these on the forum cheap. They seem pretty decent. I think the RGB programmable halos are a nice novelty. Anyway, I decided to to with matching Quake fogs.
Now for the stuff I’ve bought, but have not gotten installed yet. I found a used OEM bumper & skid plate and a pair of LED Rubicon fenders with OEM LED lights. So I now have all my front end lighting set up. The bumper has OEM LED fogs which I’ll probably sell off shortly. As you can see from the picture, I also have a Stealth Winch, winch plate and Warn recovery points. I need a couple of nut inserts and frame brackets to do the bumper. Until I get those, everything else has to wait. I’m shooting for next week to get all the extra parts. The new fenders with LEDs don’t have inner fenders, so if I use them, I’ll have to pull the inner fenders from my existing ones. One of the fenders has some scratches on it, so I may not use that one. In any event, I’ll need some plastic rivets to do that job and I’m waiting for the rivets and took to arrive from amazon. The Warn recovery points require some cutting of the bumper, so obviously I’ll need the bumper installed before I put them on.
I’d like bigger tires and different wheels, but stock 33s are good enough for me now. I’ll probably wait till I wear those out and then decide to move up to 35s. I don’t know about bigger. Lift kits and re gears are not really of interest to me. Definitely thinking about adding the Diabolical rear storage area. Also looking at center console vaults. Those will probably happen after I get the stuff I have already installed. I also have an itch for a Gobi Roof rack or something equivalent. Seems like that would be good for carrying oversized items like kayaks, paddle boards, oversized pop up shelters like my Clam. And since they are removable its not something I’d have to leave on all the time. Maybe the last thing I’ll do is a rear bumper. Not sure what I’d be looking for in a rear bumper. The OEM steel one is ok, but I dont see spending much for one of those to replace the stock plastic. And I think my spare tire carrier and bumper are ok for 35” tires if I go there.
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