What did you do TO your Jeep JL today?

[Mikeyut3]

Finished install of my Red Line Hood Struts.

Rather than trying to get the top brackets underneath the hood insulation, I decided to just trim it back. I traced the outline of the top bracket with a pencil, took some small scissors and cut/removed the material underneath the bracket. While it is a small detail, now the top hood brackets fit flush.

Worked great and looks like it should have been done at the factory. Very happy with the install and the product.

Is it supposed to go under the insulation? I dont remember that in the instructions. I must have just kept the insulation under it? Does it matter in some way in not thinking of?!

 

[Renegade Wrangler]

Finally getting around to installing my birthday present. AAL Highline Kit. Got one done, knock out the other tomorrow. I’m keeping the stock fender liners.

What tiers do you have on. Your wheels are 17" right. A bit late but Happy birthday. I just purchased a set of Venoms and was looking for tiers.

 

[JLURUBI]

A lot of people have had the same issues, myself included. I had both batteries replaced under warranty in April.

Had both of my batteries replaced under warranty at 20 months on my 2018. Dealer load tested both batteries and replaced them under warranty after the ESS stopped working

 

[JLURUBI]

Had SunTek Ceramic window tint installed on both doors and rear windows. Looks much better with the front windows tinted and really cuts the heat on sunny days

 

[Suffolklou]

My dealer is offering the Mopar lift for $2,000, installed. The lift normally sells for $1,400, which means they are offering the installation for $600.

She is going in next week.

My dealer did mine for $600 also. Included checking the torque 3 times and 2 alignments.

FYI. The springs in the mopar lift are corner specific. My dealer screwed this up the first time, so they had a redo. I checked the part numbers after the install. The instructions are specific about this, although it isnt obvious.

 

[Rock Hopper]

Is it supposed to go under the insulation? I dont remember that in the instructions. I must have just kept the insulation under it? Does it matter in some way in not thinking of?!

Yes. According to Redline the preferred installation is to have the hood bracket tucked under the insulation. The directions were not explicit about this, so I contacted Redline who emailed me back during my install. They rather have the bracket sit flush against the hood and it won’t do that with the side of the bracket placed over the insulation. I ended up just tracing the outline of the bracket while it was in place and then loosening it, and trimming the insulation and then retightening them. It made for a custom fit, and the end result is that the bracket(s) are now flush against the hood As Redline recommends.

It only took a few minutes per side and was worth the effort.

 

[Goin2drt]

Or you can take a pair of scissors and just cut about 1/2 off and it will end right at the bracket. That’s what I did.

 

[306overland]

Got the new tires on! Bit of an issue with the spare as it looks like I will need to get or make a relocation bracket. Need to lift the spare up about 1/2”. Had to drop the air pressure down to 20 psi to close the tailgate.

 

[MauiSteve]

Yesterday I finished the bumper and winch install with some small Quadratec lights. I also installed the pedal extenders so my wife is farther away from the steering wheel, I used these extenders on my 97 TJ and they work well. I still need to do one or two things but it all went together smoothly.

 

[DSW21]

Much needed wash.

 

[Goin2drt]

Much needed wash.

The best!!!

 

[BadA$$Rubi]

Yeah, overall a huge improvement in feel. It places the knob in a higher more ergonomic position, which makes grabbing it on the fly feel more natural. The added leverage that isn't really needed, equals a more precise feel to the shift. And no more buried knob in 4lo. Here's pics of 2h, 4h, and a couple angles of 4l.

You just like showing off your knob

 

[MadDog27]

You just like showing off your knob

I appreciate him showing off his knob.

 

[Rock Hopper]

Or you can take a pair of scissors and just cut about 1/2 off and it will end right at the bracket. That’s what I did.

@Goin2drt

I think we are talking about 2 different things. From your photo I can see that you trimmed the weather stripping back to the bracket (looks great). However, what I and Redline are referring to specifically is the hood insulation, which covers about 90 percent of the underside of the hood.

It looks to me from this photo that you may want to take another look. The weather stripping looks great-however it looks like your bracket itself may be installed too far downward as a lot of the rectangular slot in your hood is showing (to my knowledge, it shouldn't). When I corresponded with Redline they suggested that the bracket itself should be; 1. Pushed up towards the front of the hood as that is the natural position of function. None of the opening of the slot at the top should show. 2. Be positioned UNDER the hood insulation (mat) so that it can lay flat against the bottom of the hood surface (this can also be accomplished by trimming the hood insulation).

Lastly, it is very difficult to tell some of these things from photos. As with mine. Since I trimmed away the mat (hood insulation) right around the perimeter of the brackets themselves, my brackets are now nesting inside of it, even though it may appear that they are on top. In my case, I was also able to leave the backing of the hood insulation (it's paper thin) in place so that likely the rest of the insulation won't separate from the hood in the future. The entire process took just a few minutes to get it right and have the struts and brackets installed the way that Redline suggests. *The Redline photo below mine on a red hood, shows it better with the bracket tucked under the hood insulation. Hope it helps.

 

[Goin2drt]

@Rock Hopper i see what you are talking about. Yeah with regards to the hood insulation I did not cut that. So thin I am not sure it matters. As for the brackets I do understand. I went with ”lower” as I felt it would open the hood more. Maybe not. I like the looks of your better not having the hole exposed. Maybe I will change it.