What did you do TO your Jeep JL today?

[mimedina]

That is nuts!

DS18 soundbar and a whip...

Now that you have had this about a year, what do you think? I’m thinking of installing this soundbar on my JL.

 

[Jjirish]

Wanted to install these new Lil toys. But it's too cold and too wet outside. Plus I like the attention I get installing things under the beautiful Florida sun.

So I will wait.

 

[WaldorfJL]

Really cool idea.... I am not familiar with that module.. however, I am a fan of LadyAda and Adafruit... question.. how do you power the unit? are you going to feed it with USB 5V .. or are you going to provide your own separate source of power?

I wanted to do this...I have a couple of the 100watt capable exterior speakers from emergency vehicles...I just wanted the air horn sound...but with a cheap sound module and apparently, a cheaper 100watt amp...it was pretty lame...so I scrapped it....trying to find the actual driver unit with amp from an emergency vehicle was too pricey...I'm still looking though...It worked, but the output wasn't worth the effort. Good luck....

 

[WaldorfJL]

Did my first oil change with the valvomax oil plug adapter...piece of cake...then rotated the tires. Good saturday morning at 26 degrees.

 

[Matanzas]

Plugged a tire:

 

[Dyolfknip74]

Now that you have had this about a year, what do you think? I’m thinking of installing this soundbar on my JL.

That member hasn't been on the forum since they posted that post. A year ago.

 

[Catiajockey]

Installed Steersmarts, tie-rod, draglink, and steering stabilzer, and already had their track-bar. I also installed the Dynatrack HD balljoints, and Teraflex sway bar disconnects. The tie-rod was really hard to torque, but finally got it.

Very happy! No more death wobble and sloppy steering, everything is rock solid. I can't wait to go back to the North Georgia mountains to try it out.

looking very solid upfront! I have the same Arcus bumper, what skid plate is that under the bumper?

 

[Maverick909]

Finally my Method dbl standard wheels came in. Took it to my local America’s tire to pick-up and install the wheels. Love the bronze with GC paint

 

[LooselyHeldPlans]

View attachment 557597 Finally installed my hidden winch. That's a Smittybuilt H2O gen 2 tucked entirely in the front factory bumper.

 

[TroyBoy]

Really cool idea.... I am not familiar with that module.. however, I am a fan of LadyAda and Adafruit... question.. how do you power the unit? are you going to feed it with USB 5V .. or are you going to provide your own separate source of power?

I bought a 12v to 5v converter. You can find a parts list here:
https://www.markroberbuildinstructions.com/courtesy-horn
and more info here:

 

[echelon37]

Finally got time to put the ACE rock rail / steps on. Patience and a blow torch motivated the body bolts off without incident

 

[BradyW]

Finally got time to put the ACE rock rail / steps on. Patience and a blow torch motivated the body bolts off without incident

Congratulations on the body bolt removal! It’s a big moment when you get the last one out if you know the risks before going in. I agree the torch helps quite a bit. Slow, steady, and hot wins the race against brittle body bolts coated in red loctite.

 

[TheBirdie72]

Ordered a bunch of carbon fiber interior / dash pieces online yesterday, and got a car wash today to remove all that New England road salt…

 

[TheBirdie72]

Wanted to install these new Lil toys. But it's too cold and too wet outside. Plus I like the attention I get installing things under the beautiful Florida sun.

So I will wait.

Those “badass girl” badges are cool in a fun, jeepy-female-empowering way. . Good on ya!
But there’s no equivalent badge like that for boys. Like for me, can I get an equivalently appropriate badge that reads, “driven by a wimpy welp of a man”? . Not all men are as badass as you are, not me anyway lol
…or at least a “driven by an average dude” badge, maybe?

 

[echelon37]

Congratulations on the body bolt removal! It’s a big moment when you get the last one out if you know the risks before going in. I agree the torch helps quite a bit. Slow, steady, and hot wins the race against brittle body bolts coated in red loctite.

I put it off for more than a month, debating if I should do it or not after reading the horror stories. Had I gone in blind, I probably would have broken something, but knowing what was in front of me and what it would take to fix a mistake made me pretty nervous!

In the end, install was pretty easy. Use a torch, take your time, and don’t be afraid to to do a lot of “in and out” to clean the threads.