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I forgot just how bad your hood was before. Great photo documentation of your process. Maybe Jeep will take notice and do something. Or maybe not.

So the aluminum sprung back to its original form. My assertions that the damage is permanent have been debunked. Which is a good thing.

Excellent outcome. And to think that Jeep hasn't figured out what you did with some practical know how. I never saw a before photo of yours but was it as bad as NeilP's hydro blue hood?

This photo explains it. I never looked from the hood inward, only from the back side up. It's clear now what has happened to the hoods with the dents. Either A - the gap is normal and the installer overtightened the nuts causing the pinching. Or B - the gap shouldn't be there and...

Great news. Let's see the results of your fix. Please.

Of course the dealership considers it normal. 50 percent of the Wranglers into and out of their possession over the past six years have had the issue. They leave the Toledo plant dented, meaning that they passed the final inspection and deemed good to ship. It's mystifying that an auto...

Started but saw that there is no loosening of anything. The nozzles pop right out - it's the hood that was damaged in manufacturing. You'll see when you peel the blanket back.

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Let me guess - the service writer acted like they had never seen this before. The service manager at my dealership said that I should wait until the hinges and doors start bubbling and have it all fixed at the same time. Unbelievable.

Like Dlit said above, the mounts were overtightened and the damage was done then. This happened on the production line and Jeep obviously doesn't give a shit or they'd tell someone to back off on the torque/impact when those things are installed.

That was a point that I made originally - that a perfectly smooth, defect-free hood would be damaged on the production line by an overly aggressive machine that installs those simple plastic rests/nozzles. And that those workers with the white gloves, seen stroking the Jeep in final inspection...

I have been receiving notifications that my conversation, started 2.5 years ago, has been rekindled. I determined then that there was no fix short of replacing the hood so I learned to live with the defect and move on. Eventually I moved on to the point of selling the Jeep last May, not for...

This seemed like the right place to say that I am done with this shit clutch, the three recalls and Stellantis’ pathetic, ineffective responses. I sold it today at 15% depreciation after 2 years so no regrets financially. It was a blast to drive, I just lost confidence in the Wrangler and more...

I’d keep this on the downlow. If NHTSA catches wind of this problem, they’ll issue a stop sale/do not operate order until the screw is identified and installed property by a qualified Jeep technician. And you don’t want that.

This third recall is having ripple effects, from manufacturing to sales and finally to owners and those waiting to be owners. I have been wary of this clutch issue since the 2001 Y07 recall but took delivery anyway, assuming that the fix at the factory was legit. Shame on me for making such an...

Why not keep it local and start with Koons in Tysons Corner? There is a thread started by a salesman named Craig posted on 4/27 who is offering 6% below invoice on 2024s. I would include the link but can’t figure that out. Type Koons in the search and there it is. Good luck.

I believe that every unit is water tested at the factory before the final inspection. If the gate leaks, they slap on that sealing tape? It isn’t pretty, but probably effective enough.

"A functional hood scoop feeds the Wrangler Rubicon 392’s engine with cool, denser, outside air, which leads to enhanced performance." Interesting that they specifically use the word functional. This is an obvious effort to quell reasonable assumptions that the hood scoop will be decorative...

My experience was similar to yours. My color choice came down to Snazzberry or Hydro, neither of which the dealership remembered having brought in that year (spring 2021). On top of choosing that crazy wild blue color, I added to their incredulity by opting for the manual. They thought that I...

And as others have mentioned, buyers often buy what’s on the lot. The dealers are also scared. Scared of sitting on brightly colored inventory thinking that people might love the look but won’t be daring enough to live with the look. In the end, though, they order what they know will move...