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Fuel Door Bug Scraper and Ice Scraper..

I posted earlier in this thread about the Etsy offering advertised as a Fuel Door Ice Scraper...

Yes, it is a very cool Ice Scrapper with a custom holder for the JL .... but guess what.... it makes an excellent BUG Scraper, too.. So, now I have a goodie that is useful year around regardless what geographical location I am in....

Yup, when you get Love Bugs/ Bugs on your windshield.... Pull over, Spray the Windshield with Spray Way Foam Window Cleaner, let it sit/ let it soak for a minute.... and then scrap a way with your terrific Skóda scraper that you had stashed behind the fuel door.

For me no more using a single edge razor blade in the middle of the day/night to scrap off those frigging Love Bugs/Bugs..

For the record, no I am not Polish... and am not related to the fellow that is offering this goodie...

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Fuel Door Ice Scraper / Ships from Kraków Poland
Retails for just under $20 which includes shipping to the USA

Features the very highly regarded Škoda Ice Scraper / Scraper also has a tire depth gauge...

My install:

Fits 2018+ Jeep Wrangler 2-door (JL) and 4-door (JLU)
Will not fit:
• Diesel Wranglers with AdBlue blue cap
• 4xe hybrid Wranglers
• Wranglers with LPG/CGN cap next to fuel cap
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. https://www.etsy.com/listing/1126016685/fuel-door-ice-scraper-for-jeep-wrangler

Interesting idea! Just had to purchase one

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[beammmer]

License plate mounts. Threaded inserts screwed into the plastic style bumpers. Clean and effective. About $18.00 for the inserts and 20 minutes of your time.

How are you keep the inserts "locked" into the bumper?

 

[Northernlites]

How are you keep the inserts "locked" into the bumper?

I epoxied the threads before screwing them in. Just don't drill the hole to big so the threads have a good bite. It took a little effort to screw them in without the epoxy.

 

[zouch]

nice; i hate the way the stock 'solution' is to screw self-tapping screws into the plastic.

could you please share where you sourced these?

License plate mounts. Threaded inserts screwed into the plastic style bumpers. Clean and effective. About $18.00 for the inserts and 20 minutes of your time.

 

[Northernlites]

nice; i hate the way the stock 'solution' is to screw self-tapping screws into the plastic.

could you please share where you sourced these?

I bought them at a Menards. I believe many other home improvement stores (Lowes, Home Depot) and woodworking stores carry them too. I agree the lag screws holding plates on are pretty tacky for 50K+ Jeeps.

 

[SWISTAK]

I epoxied the threads before screwing them in. Just don't drill the hole to big so the threads have a good bite. It took a little effort to screw them in without the epoxy.

What kind of epoxy did you use?

 

[Northernlites]

What kind of epoxy did you use?

Interior/Exterior 2 part mix.

 

[Rhinebeck01]

Fuel Door Bug Scraper and Ice Scraper..

I posted earlier in this thread about the Etsy offering advertised as a Fuel Door Ice Scraper...

Yes, it is a very cool Ice Scrapper with a custom holder for the JL .... but guess what.... it makes an excellent BUG Scraper, too.. So, now I have a goodie that is useful year around regardless what geographical location I am in....

Yup, when you get Love Bugs/ Bugs on your windshield.... Pull over, Spray the Windshield with Spray Way Foam Window Cleaner, let it sit/ let it soak for a minute.... and then scrap a way with your terrific Skóda scraper that you had stashed behind the fuel door.

For me no more using a single edge razor blade in the middle of the day/night to scrap off those frigging Love Bugs/Bugs..

For the record, no I am not Polish... and am not related to the fellow that is offering this goodie...

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Fuel Door Ice Scraper / Ships from Kraków Poland
Retails for just under $20 which includes shipping to the USA

Features the very highly regarded Škoda Ice Scraper / Scraper also has a tire depth gauge...

My install:

Fits 2018+ Jeep Wrangler 2-door (JL) and 4-door (JLU)
Will not fit:
• Diesel Wranglers with AdBlue blue cap
• 4xe hybrid Wranglers
• Wranglers with LPG/CGN cap next to fuel cap
.
. https://www.etsy.com/listing/1126016685/fuel-door-ice-scraper-for-jeep-wrangler

Bump to a terrific thread. It is well worth the time to read through this whole thread..

Also, the price for the Škoda Ice Scraper with Custom JL Scraper Holder has dropped to $16.77. Unbelievable low price on this terrific offering..
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1126016685/fuel-door-ice-scraper-for-jeep-wrangler

 

[Eznk]

OMG! OMG! So I just heard about this fabulous ICE SCRAPER! It is AMAZING! It's hard to explain. It involves some plastic stuff, a fuel door if you have one, something about Europe...well, it's complicated, like I said. I suspect it will take the majority of this thread for everyone to understand.

You convinced me so I yielded to the peer pressure....

 

[Rhinebeck01]

Well for the 4xe owners, I hate plugging in when it’s dark out, so I bought a cheap button lamp on amazon and stuck it to the inside of the charger port door. Flick it on when you need it and off when you’re done.

Not bad for $4.99!

I purchased these after reading this post. Real nice they are and especially for the price.

 

[Wkaz]

Guess I’m old fashion. I have an ice scraper that has a metal blade. It’s at least 15 years old.

Mine only 7 years old. Brass edge. Just don't use it on your side view mirrors.

 

[Jturn112]

Yes, I have a metal blade scraper also.... mine is probably 15+ years old too..

Having the small plastic scraper in a very handy exterior holder though, is a real plus for use in Love Bug season and for those mornings when you just have a bit of ice to get off the windshield before you get in the vehicle..

I really don't understand the tiny scraper for ice. I have a large one that lives under my backseat in the winter. Is this a just in case for people who forget theirs? maybe I'm just impatient but seems very small for ice and snow...

 

[Northernlites]

I really don't understand the tiny scraper for ice. I have a large one that lives under my backseat in the winter. Is this a just in case for people who forget theirs? maybe I'm just impatient but seems very small for ice and snow...

I see it more as novelty item. One of those "cute" Jeep add ons as my wife put it. Plenty of room in the Jeep for a regular ice scraper.

 

[Jturn112]

I see it more as novelty item. One of those "cute" Jeep add ons as my wife put it. Plenty of room in the Jeep for a regular ice scraper.

gotya, thats what i thought... i see way too much ice to deal with a tiny scraper... snow brushes off but i got no time for ice, i bought one of those magnetic covers for the windshield but a lite breeze blows it off...

 

[Rhinebeck01]

I see it more as novelty item. One of those "cute" Jeep add ons as my wife put it. Plenty of room in the Jeep for a regular ice scraper.

Actually it is more then a "novelty".

Indeed it is not the full size regular scrapper that I also have and carry... I need a full size scraper as one of my residences is in Upstate NY..

....but the small Škoda scraper is a real nice tool to use for light frost/ice on the windshield.... also it works really well to scrap off Florida "Love Bugs".

Sometimes/very often, it is overkill to pull out a large scraper to scrape off some light ice/slush accumulation... and for Love bugs you aren't going to whip out your full size scraper.

Don't let the size of the Škoda scraper fool you.. It does the intended job. There is a reason why the
Škoda scraper is found on high end vehicles in Europe.

And yes, the Škoda scraper is a friggin "cute" add on as your Wife says...

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