What did you do TO your Jeep JL today?

[jlsahara]

Gave her a flat butt with a JEEP tramp stamp.

 

[Covered in Dust]

haha that’s awesome.

since you both have these rock rails, what should I do about the damage?

I really don’t want to send them back because it took over a month to get.

should I ask for some money back and just paint the area black? Also will you see the damage once it’s installed?

I did much worse damage to my rock rails the 1st time out. Me personally I’d just hit it with a little paint and move on. Life’s to short to worry about the small stuff.

 

[Roky]

Got my LOD rock rails in!

Man what a PITA it was to take them out of the packaging and I still got a little damage!

I have the other style, so I’m not sure how noticeable it will be. But I would take a picture and send it to LOD , tell them your not looking to send it back, could they suggest a diy fix, or help you out having it fixed.

Every time I’ve talked to them, they’ve been great to deal with.

I got front bumper hardware with my rear bumper, I had the right hardware within a couple days.

You can reach out to them on here @lodoffroad .

If it was me I’d spray with some black paint and call it a day, that’s not something that bothers me because we off-road often, and it’s all part of it. If it was bigger and a lot more noticeable or if it was structural damage then I’d be more upset. ...$.02.

 

[melendez69]

Got my LOD rock rails in!

Man what a PITA it was to take them out of the packaging and I still got a little damage!

Welcome... to the world of @lodoffroad . Packaging tighter than a wrapped mummy.

But that chip on the end... is sooooo very un-LOD-like...... that's unfortunate, and not their style.

 

[OnlyOne]

Gave her a flat butt with a JEEP tramp stamp.

Damn that thing must be heavy..........

 

[Stormin’ Moorman]

Got my LOD rock rails in!

Man what a PITA it was to take them out of the packaging and I still got a little damage!

I understand where you’re coming from. Spending that much money and waiting that long you shouldn’t get a damaged product. But they are in fact rock sliders so.....make up a cool story and rock on

I’m actually surprised someone doesn’t offer a “pre-scuffed” finish for an extra $100 so the mall crawlers don’t get low self esteem.

 

[lclaborn]

One side done... it took me an hour to get the factory decal adhesive off

Love the look, I'd like to do the same. What was your process for removal?

 

[jlsahara]

Damn that thing must be heavy..........

None of those parts are heavy at all.

 

[Heimkehr]

One side done... it took me an hour to get the factory decal adhesive off

I too removed my OEM decals, for replacement with custom work from Pixel Decals.

A quick pre-heat with a hair dryer allowed the originals to peel off easily, with no adhesive left behind. The job was done outside in a PA November, too. It's odd that you had issues with residue, esp. since you also used heat.

 

[deaner23]

added the rugged ridge phone mount, the jeep wave sticker(not sure if want to keep it or not). currently waiting on my winch and diodedynamics led fog lights to install with my new rugged ridge Arcus bumper

 

[Mr. Crawly]

Love the look, I'd like to do the same. What was your process for removal?

Fishing line first, a lot of heat & plastic razor blades & seems like 1/4 can of wd40... it was awful... took me 1-1/2 hours to get the glue off.
I must not be heating it up enough...

 

[Headbarcode]

Got my LOD rock rails in!

Man what a PITA it was to take them out of the packaging and I still got a little damage!

I've got the same LOD Destroyers. I've also chopped all the fenders, which visually opens up sight of that chipped corner. Still, it's tucked in so much that it wouldn't be easy to see when installed. Like Roky and others have suggested, spray it and enjoy them all the same.

Mine didn't arrive perfect either. On the front passenger outer edge of the step, I have a ding right on the end of the plate and an inward dent just forward of it. Right out in plain sight, but a month long wait so...

It bugged me for all of a minute, but stuff happens and it could've been a lot worse. A perfect condition part is always preferred, but a chip or ding is not worth the hassle. I'd rather save my energy for a battle worth fighting. But that's just my thoughts.

 

[Mr. Crawly]

I too removed my OEM decals, for replacement with custom work from Pixel Decals.

A quick pre-heat with a hair dryer allowed the originals to peel off easily, with no adhesive left behind. The job was done outside in a PA November, too. It's odd that you had issues with residue, esp. since you also used heat.

The lower decal came off easy-peasy. It was the chrome badge that was a royal pain in the ass

 

[lclaborn]

Fishing line first, a lot of heat & plastic razor blades & seems like 1/4 can of wd40... it was awful... took me 1-1/2 hours to get the glue off.
I must not be heating it up enough...

I've wondered how difficult those would be to get off. I guess the real question is are you glad you did it and would you do it again? And if the answer is yes do you want to come replace mine?

 

[Brew211]

I see a lot of these get set up like yours. Might want to consider a little re-wiring to help with your cable management. Not 100% certain this is the intent of the slots, but really can't see any other reason they'd be there. I just put a little piece of heat shrink on the wire where it passes through the slot as an extra layer of abrasion protection, though there's been no indication it was necessary:

Nice job! I was looking at the VOS compared to SPOD as there is a significant cost savings. Where are you grounding your accessories? I know the SPOD makes it easy as you ground inside the box, and I thought I read that the VOS you have to ground each to the vehicle. Thanks for the help.