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Stock white 2018 Jeep Wrangler JLU Sahara
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Added some Mopar additions to the interior.
-All weather floor mats
-door sills
-grab handles
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-tailgate table
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Next I installed the 2in mopar lift with fox shocks. Along with XD series rockstar 2 wheel with 35in BFG KO2 tires.
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With the heavy/bigger spare tire on the tailgate, I needed to reinforce things and raise the tire up. I installed the mopar tailgate reinforcement kit and the rough country spare tire relocation bracket. The two pieces worked together perfectly, and I saved some money on the mopar heavy duty sparetire holder and light relocation piece.
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After that I felt like the grey trim on the grille and bumper would look better black. So I ordered the unpainted grille trim and bumper trim pieces, and swapped them out. Turned out great!
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Now I'm looking at aftermarket front and rear bumpers, and rockslides with side step attachments. Once the new additions are on, I'll update the post with new pictures.
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I love this! It looks incredible.

Where did you order the unpainted grille and bumper trim pieces?
 
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That Mopar tailgate reinforcement isn't really necessary but the build looks great!
Thanks! And yeah it's probably not necessary, but a little extra reinforcement doesn't hurt. Plus the black goes with the black and white look of the jeep.
 
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Thank you! So you just installed these as is correct? How do you think the unpainted surfaces will hold up?
Correct. There is a slight difference in the black on the bumper trim, which is more of a satin, where the grill trim was flat. But it's not enough to notice it. As far as holding up, so far so good. No paint to chip off or get scratched.
 
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So after installing the RC tire relocation bracket, I ran into the issue with the tire bumper stabilizers no longer reaching the tire. I read in another thread about making stabilizer extenders from PVC and a rubber foot for a chair leg. Cost less than $5 and was really easy to make.
Got 2ft piece of 1in PVC pipe, and two 1 1/4 inch rubber furniture feet. Measured out what I needed and cut the pipe. Next insert one side of the PVC into the rubber foot, and the other into the bumper stabilizer. Then just insert the stabilizer back into the slot on the tailgate, and tighten down the spare. Works great!
I did plasti dip mine black to match. Extra $8 for the spray can.
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