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Was out riding around in my 2dr. JL today and decided to drop by a local dealership (Kingston, NY) to look at any new arrivals.. Also they were handing out free soda, hamburgers and hotdogs.

So, I am there munching on a hamburger and I see a transport truck on the side of the building, off loading new JL's.

I went over to look at the new arrivals and I see this 4 dr. JLU and I had to take a double take!! You got to be friggin kidding!

How could this get through quality control, out of the factory, on a truck and no one ever said boo about...

I should mention that the Sales Manager was standing there and he was just shaking his head in disbelief. I won't repeat what he said..

How can they miss this and not be missing lets say, other things that are less conspicuous. The friggin guys at the factory and all along the way to the dealership must be blind as bats.


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Yeah, I thought I was seeing things..

By the way, at that Kingston, NY dealership they have both a newly arrived Red and a Mojito 4 dr. Rubi JLU's on the lot. Both fully loaded and unspoken for. Both were really nice looking. Altogether that dealership has about 22 JLU's and no 2 dr. JL's.

Across the river about 11 miles away, the Rhinebeck dealer has about 17-22 JLU's and one bright white, 2dr, hard top, Sport. All are unspoken for.
 

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Year ago I saw a brand new Chevy Blazer on a lot with GMC Jimmy badges on the doors. But that top has that beaten, for sure.
 
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@Wanderingwheelz A few months ago a forum member bought a new Rubi, JLU. Got it home and THEN realized it only had one Rubicon decal on the hood... only had one on one side. How that could get by... that also had me shaking my head in disbelief. Geeez, the buyer even missed it.
 

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@Wanderingwheelz A few months ago a forum member bought a new Rubi, JLU. Got it home and THEN realized it only had one Rubicon decal on the hood... only had one on one side. How that could get by... that also had me shaking my head in disbelief. Geeez, the buyer even missed it.
Those things happpen! I once saw a brand new $100,000 911 that was delivered without stone guard film in front of the rear wheels, but that’s more or less invisible.
 

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A few months ago I saw a Billet Silver JL and the freedom panels were painted silver but the rear part of the top was black. He got it from the dealer lot like that. But at least they matched the body color. Maybe they have a really short person doing the final checks...
 
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Id buy that over those dealer modified versions with the grumper grill and obnoxious blower looking hoods for 60k.
 

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How can they miss this and not be missing lets say, other things that are less conspicuous. The friggin guys at the factory and all along the way to the dealership must be blind as bats.
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They are- look at the weld threads
 

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Was out riding around in my 2dr. JL today and decided to drop by a local dealership (Kingston, NY) to look at any new arrivals.. Also they were handing out free soda, hamburgers and hotdogs.

So, I am there munching on a hamburger and I see a transport truck on the side of the building, off loading new JL's.

I went over to look at the new arrivals and I see this 4 dr. JLU and I had to take a double take!! You got to be friggin kidding!

How could this get through quality control, out of the factory, on a truck and no one ever said boo about...

I should mention that the Sales Manager was standing there and he was just shaking his head in disbelief. I won't repeat what he said..

How can they miss this and not be missing lets say, other things that are less conspicuous. The friggin guys at the factory and all along the way to the dealership must be blind as bats.


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Well perhaps the lighting for the assembly line and quality control line was dimmed. This could have contributed to the wrong top being installed. Lol

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Okay this made me laugh out loud! That’s good... :facepalm:
 

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And somewhere, there's a Hella Yella Jeep with one black panel on it :)
I'm not kidding! Somewhere on this website, there was a post with a picture of a JL with just one black roof panel. But it was a Nacho one, if I remember it correctly. It was a thread about quality control. I can't find it.
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