What did you do TO your Jeep JL today?

[hoag4147]

Small addition today. Cheapest mod yet

 

[Roky]

So...these little frickin birds have been crappin all over the cars in the neighborhood and pecking at the mirrors. The nextdoor neighbor has a car that's pretty new and one of these damn birds chipped the mirror. Mine are getting scratched up. Everyone is folding in their mirrors around here and some are covering them. These little pricks chase off dove and raid nests to drive other birds out. They make a loud screechy chirp and I'm tired of it. All the neighbors are tired of it. They are called House Wrens.

So, about half a bottle thru a great Napa Cab, it struck me: I needed a "scarecrow". Or in my case, a scare-wren. I figured, since we have a lot of red-tail hawks around here, that should work. Of course the internet was the first place to go. I saw the usual foam and plastic owls, and even a small foam hawk with its wings spread to look like it was flying. But I wanted something full size that would scare the bigger birds like crows away. They crap all over our cars too.

Another half a bottle of cab and I had an idea to cut out a hawk from a sheet of 1/4" door skin plywood that's been laying in garage for a few years. I drew the hawk up freehand from some web pix and cut it out yesterday. Later, my wife brought out her acrylics and painted it up.

Now I need to find a good place to hang it. If it works, I may make some more.

Good work there, looks like a hawk to me.

 

[Makosdad]

Redline Tuning hod struts installed . . . easy install, about 15 min, only thing needed is a 10mm socket. The one thing missing from instructions is there is a small piece of trim that has a plastic anchor in the way that you need to remove and reinstall using a trim removal tool. Didn't remove the original yet, but will do that too. Works, lifts and holds great.

 

[J&L'sJLU]

Added a bumper hoop to the front.
Rugged Ridge XHD Over Rider hoop, bolted to the frame, trimmed stock bumper to fit.
Thanks to Rick12785
https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/forum/threads/front-bumper-hoop-mod.12236/

 

[ale70]

Looking a lot like Levittown there

Very very close!!
Lol

 

[psdtime]

So...these little frickin birds have been crappin all over the cars in the neighborhood and pecking at the mirrors. The nextdoor neighbor has a car that's pretty new and one of these damn birds chipped the mirror. Mine are getting scratched up. Everyone is folding in their mirrors around here and some are covering them. These little pricks chase off dove and raid nests to drive other birds out. They make a loud screechy chirp and I'm tired of it. All the neighbors are tired of it. They are called House Wrens.

So, about half a bottle thru a great Napa Cab, it struck me: I needed a "scarecrow". Or in my case, a scare-wren. I figured, since we have a lot of red-tail hawks around here, that should work. Of course the internet was the first place to go. I saw the usual foam and plastic owls, and even a small foam hawk with its wings spread to look like it was flying. But I wanted something full size that would scare the bigger birds like crows away. They crap all over our cars too.

Another half a bottle of cab and I had an idea to cut out a hawk from a sheet of 1/4" door skin plywood that's been laying in garage for a few years. I drew the hawk up freehand from some web pix and cut it out yesterday. Later, my wife brought out her acrylics and painted it up.

Now I need to find a good place to hang it. If it works, I may make some more.

Like we need more pricks in California! I hope they don't fly North!

 

[Shawn_1121]

Wall hangers went up this morning and I had to “make sure” they worked

 

[Mugzzzee]

I previously had 1/4" hollow rubber between the body and fenders. Based on suggestions made on our forum I purchased 3/8" solid rubber. So I took off the 1/4" on the drivers side and left the 1/4" on the passenger side. I will monitor both sides to see what works best. An old guy doing a science experiment. LOL

 

[Bril]

Added a hatch to the rear deck so I don't have to pull out a bunch of gear to get access to the storage cubby. Had no idea the rear deck is literally made of cardboard.

 

[ale70]

Added a hatch to the rear deck so I don't have to pull out a bunch of gear to get access to the storage cubby. Had no idea the rear deck is literally made of cardboard.

That looks great!

where did you buy the hatch?

 

[jlgolfcart]

I previously had 1/4" hollow rubber between the body and fenders. Based on suggestions made on our forum I purchased 3/8" solid rubber. So I took off the 1/4" on the drivers side and left the 1/4" on the passenger side. I will monitor both sides to see what works best. An old guy doing a science experiment. LOL

I also did the same thing but I thought the 3/8 was to big so I put in 1/4 inch solid I think that 1/4 is the best fit

 

[Bril]

That looks great!

where did you buy the hatch?

https://www.go2marine.com/Inspectio...sin-Low-Profile?quantity=1&color=207&size=448

 

[Jitzy]

Very very close!!
Lol

It was either that or Wantagh with all those Levit houses.

 

[Trauma Jeep]

Installed a Bolt hood lock and plastic dip the grill (testing the look).

 

[BrassMan]

Hung my doors in the garage today. $27 for four brackets at Home Depot.