RedWranger
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- First Name
- Shawn
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- Redwood City, CA
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- 2019 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon
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So...after reading some threads and advice on here, I finally decided to go all in on the Diabolical Slipstream for my 2019 Rubicon Unlimited w/ sub-woofer. There are plenty of install threads here so I am going to skip all that and share some experiences and some of my own advice.
Those are my initial impressions and I’m very happy I got it. I will feel much safer with the top off now!
- Watch all install videos you can, beginning to end, before you start your installation. I had watched most of the supplementary ones specific to the JL but not the step-by-step hour long one. I wish I had. The step-by-step video is very good and was pretty much all you need but Dan could have highlighted some “gotchas” earlier one.
- One of those gotchas is dealing with the gap hider behind the rear seat if you have leather seats. In the step-by-step videos, its not present or removed, implying this needs to go before doing the installation. Much later in the video, Dan mentioned its not necessary and gave an idea on how it could be done without ripping up the gap hider. (Read my 1st advise above!) Ripping off the gap hider is VERY difficult and feels like its going to break when you try. It takes A LOT of force to do it, which I was able to do. It is very difficult to put back in if you don’t recover all the metal pins clips and repair them, which I was able to do. This easily added 30-45min to my install.
- Be very careful about scratching the roll bars when putting on the wing walls. I thought I was and I ended up putting two very small scratches on one roll bar. My advice is to put some tape or foam on the corners before putting it on. It will save some grief later on.
- The kit came with a larger foam seal strip and thin rubber gasket; however, the instructions that came with the kit or online didn’t reference what to do with these items. I put the rubber gasket around the hole of the wing walls that surround the roll bar (put it on before putting the wing wall on) and the foam seal on the gate door where it meets with the tailskin.
- Have lots of different sizes of 7/16” sockets, extensions, multi-bend extensions, etc. Be prepared to be frustrated and cures a few times with 2-3 of the hardest-to-reach screws...all on the sub-woofer side. Having both short and long sockets will help...and maybe a small child with small hands.
- While I understand why Dan created the wing walls with the cutout for soft top users, I only run hard top and am not a fan of the deign since it tends to bend up a bit more than the rest of the wing wall since it is only connected at one point. I would rather not have a cut out altogether or at least have the option to order way.
Those are my initial impressions and I’m very happy I got it. I will feel much safer with the top off now!
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