Rubi Recon

[ExpeditionBuilds]

We ran Wheeler Lake today, amazing trail!

Here's a couple of pics from today. We spent a lot of time recording the trail...look for an upcoming video review soon.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5HJ5REOo6XbFuakJem6TTw


-Steven

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[JJsJL]

We ran Wheeler Lake today, amazing trail!

Here's a couple of pics from today. We spent a lot of time recording the trail...look for an upcoming video review soon.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5HJ5REOo6XbFuakJem6TTw


-Steven

Awesome!! Not going to lie. A little jealous!!

 

[ExpeditionBuilds]

Awesome!! Not going to lie. A little jealous!!

Thanks JJ! Wheeler Lake is such a great combination of technical (7/10 rating), scenic, water, 12,000' elevation.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5HJ5REOo6XbFuakJem6TTw


-Steven

 

[mikem20]

Wow! ??

 

[JJsJL]

Thanks JJ! Wheeler Lake is such a great combination of technical (7/10 rating), scenic, water, 12,000' elevation.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5HJ5REOo6XbFuakJem6TTw


-Steven

I’ll be back! I guess I can still look forward to it!

 

[ExpeditionBuilds]

Starting up one of the bigger obstacles on Wheel Lake...

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5HJ5REOo6XbFuakJem6TTw


-Steven

 

[ExpeditionBuilds]

In we go...one of my favs...

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5HJ5REOo6XbFuakJem6TTw


-Steven

 

[ExpeditionBuilds]

Pushing along through one of the many water obstacles on Wheeler Lake...

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5HJ5REOo6XbFuakJem6TTw


-Steven

 

[JJsJL]

Pushing along through one of the many water obstacles on Wheeler Lake...

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5HJ5REOo6XbFuakJem6TTw


-Steven

Thanks for sharing the photos. How was the width of the trail. Much pin stripping risk? I recall seeing that and wondered how bad it really was.

 

[ExpeditionBuilds]

Hi JJ, in the last pic you get a good idea of how tight the trail is generally. It's actually quite a bit tighter in places which keeps you on your toes. There are places where you just fit, without scratching paint if you're careful and go slow.

Granted, it was the end of the season and things were a bit overgrown (I think). I remember seeing a Mile-Hi Jeep club trail sign at the beginning. It looks like they are doing a good job at trail maintenance. I got through without any scratches. Some of the water crossings are axle deep...we found several hidden boulders so you want be cautious as to what you can't see. All of my armor got a good workout on this trail.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5HJ5REOo6XbFuakJem6TTw


-Steven

 

[JJsJL]

Hi JJ, in the last pic you get a good idea of how tight the trail is generally. It's actually quite a bit tighter in places which keeps you on your toes. There are places where you just fit, without scratching paint if you're careful and go slow.

Granted, it was the end of the season and things were a bit overgrown (I think). I remember seeing a Mile-Hi Jeep club trail sign at the beginning. It looks like they are doing a good job at trail maintenance. I got through without any scratches. Some of the water crossings are axle deep...we found several hidden boulders so you want be cautious as to what you can't see. All of my armor got a good workout on this trail.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5HJ5REOo6XbFuakJem6TTw


-Steven

Great. That’s the kind of report I hoped for! Makes me even more ready to tackle that trail!

 

[JJsJL]

Here's some more pics of the Baja Designs LP4's. They have a very cool feature that allows for an amber backlight/DRL. It's visible during the day and way cool at night...

Look for some video soon on Expedition Builds-YouTube.


-Steven

Steven,

Going way back to an old post. Can you tell me how or where you tied in the amber backlight of the LP4’s.

Thanks

Justin

 

[ExpeditionBuilds]

Steven,

Going way back to an old post. Can you tell me how or where you tied in the amber backlight of the LP4’s.

Thanks

Justin

Hey Justin, it's been awhile since I did that mod and had to think for a sec? I snapped a pic for you.

This is the main fuse board(between battery/firewall).

This was straight out of the instructions from Baja Designs. My tie-in is the red wire running on the bottom right of the fuse board. Let me know if you need more details for the fuse number I used? On most of my Diode Dynamics lights I am tying into one of the pins from my Tow Package Harness.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5HJ5REOo6XbFuakJem6TTw


-Steven

 

[JJsJL]

Hey Justin, it's been awhile since I did that mod and had to think for a sec? I snapped a pic for you.

This is the main fuse board(between battery/firewall).

This was straight out of the instructions from Baja Designs. My tie-in is the red wire running on the bottom right of the fuse board. Let me know if you need more details for the fuse number I used? On most of my Diode Dynamics lights I am tying into one of the pins from my Tow Package Harness.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5HJ5REOo6XbFuakJem6TTw


-Steven

Great. That’s helpful and pics are priceless. Is that a fuse then that’s accessory power or tied to some lighting?
Where are on the Jeep are you accessing the towing harness power. At the back or under the hood somewhere?

 

[ExpeditionBuilds]

Great. That’s helpful and pics are priceless. Is that a fuse then that’s accessory power or tied to some lighting?
Where are on the Jeep are you accessing the towing harness power. At the back or under the hood somewhere?

Let me look back through my notes/pics, as I don't want to post bad info.. I'll get back to you shortly with more info soon.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5HJ5REOo6XbFuakJem6TTw


-Steven

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