Gas cap tether too short?

[RussJeep1]

I'll have to say after watching the first minute and skipping through it to see what it was about I won't be buying one, so in that respect I'm glad it was 26 minuites....it was a good warning to lazy people like myself

I completely respect why you would feel that way.

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[RussJeep1]

I see some saying it's too short but others saying loner ones let the cap scratch the paint. My Suburban doesn't have a gas cap at all. I like that. But then again I don't plan on running it in the mud up to the windows. Maybe Jeep will make long tethers optional for $5

(Smothering sarcasm)

But hopefully, for those willing to pay more, the added feature of pre-brittling the tether; marketed as the "easy break" option; a play on the child's toy of my generation: the "easy bake" oven.

 

[wvgasguy]

Sean, with sarcasm, don't you know that loving a brand of vehicle is defined as accepting the fact that no other brand designer in his/her right mind would fail to include a feature like a gas cap cover, that we as Wrangler owners have come to expect is an accesory?

I literally coined a word for it:

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=chjeeped

As an aside, I just looked at my link for the locking gas cap cover and it reads:

"Wrangler JL Keyed to Ignition Locking Gas Cap"

I'm going to suggest that the sellers re-word this title to read:

"Wrangler JL Capable of Bring Keyed to Ignition Locking Gas Cap with Needle Nose Plyers, Previous examination of an instructional video, and a Sedative"



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Definately the MOPAR description lacks a certain amount of honesty

 

[wvgasguy]

Tether Problem solved! Still working on the lock

 

[Sean L]

Sean, with sarcasm, don't you know that loving a brand of vehicle is defined as accepting the fact that no other brand designer in his/her right mind would fail to include a feature like a gas cap cover, that we as Wrangler owners have come to expect is an accesory?

I literally coined a word for it:

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=chjeeped

As an aside, I just looked at my link for the locking gas cap cover and it reads:

"Wrangler JL Keyed to Ignition Locking Gas Cap"

I'm going to suggest that the sellers re-word this title to read:

"Wrangler JL Capable of Being Keyed to Ignition Locking Gas Cap with Needle Nose Plyers, Previous examination of an instructional video, and a Sedative"



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Well I just clicked through my dealer's inventory and noticed all of the Saharas have the gas door. I'm wondering if mine was supposed to have it now....

Edit: love the new term lol!

 

[RussJeep1]

Well I just clicked through my dealer's inventory and noticed all of the Saharas have the gas door. I'm wondering if mine was supposed to have it now....

Edit: love the new term lol!

My Sahara, purchased in April, also lacked one from the factory.

 

[Sean L]

My Sahara, purchased in April, also lacked one from the factory.

Ah, got mine in March, and She's an early January build. Look what we get for buying early...

 

[Shots]

Am I the only one here that doesn't have the gas door?

Must be.
Seriously though, the Rubicon comes with one, all the rest of us have to add it later.

As for the tether length. I have no issues. I added a fuel door, then stuck one of those 3M hooks to the inside of it, to hang the cap from (painted the hook black of course). Prior to that I didn't have any issues with the cap being in the way though.

 

[RussJeep1]

Tether Problem solved! Still working on the lock

Joe, one serious tongue-in-cheek suggestion to what clearly is a humorous picture on your part....

do kindly fabricate it in brass please...the sparks thing and all with other metals

….things could "end badly" otherwise.

 

[BWWJL]

You guys don’t have your assistants get gas for you?

 

[Sean L]

Tether Problem solved! Still working on the lock

You need a padlock that will get as cold as possible but have a tiny key so you can't unlock it wearing gloves... like the gate at my office...

 

[Shots]

Well I just clicked through my dealer's inventory and noticed all of the Saharas have the gas door. I'm wondering if mine was supposed to have it now....

[Edit to include correct quoted response]
Sounds like something your dealer is adding themselves. That or maybe a change for 2019, but it wasn't an option or standard item for 2018 MY on anything but the Rubi.

 

[wvgasguy]

My Sahara, purchased in April, also lacked one from the factory.

Black Fuel Filler Door is listed as a standard feature on the Jeep website where you "build" a 2018 JL Sahara

Exterior Design

• "Jeep" Badge
• "Sahara" Badge
• "Trail Rated" Badge
• "Wrangler" Badge
• Black Front Frame Overlay
• Black Fuel Filler Bezel
• Black Fuel Filler Door
• Body Color Fender Flares
• Non-Locking Fuel Filler Cap Without Discriminator
• Tethered Fuel Filler Cap

But it could be that it was added sometime during the year as a standard feature

 

[Shots]

Must be. I got mine in July, and it wasn't an option then.

 

[RussJeep1]

You guys don’t have your assistants get gas for you?

Funny you should ask. When I go over to NJ for other reasons, I tend to fill up there because gas is cheaper than in NY, and Jersey mandates that gas must be filled by an attendant.

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Anecdote: the other day a young lady pulls her vehicle up to a pump near the one I'm using (in my NY.) She has California tags and I can see she's confused (this is State, NOT gender based ignorance) that she's not able to get gas to flow without holding on to the squeeze trigger.

"New to NY," I ask with a smile. Different States, different gas fill up requirements, as I explain to her that NY requires dead man switches (i.e. must be attended during refill) on gas nozzles.

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