Thank you. I try, it's the little things that separate a great vehicle from a good vehicle.

Yessirrrrrrr! Thank you.

Yes it will, and I will go over the rear with the Herculiner when I get another nice day, and thank you for the compliment.


So I figured out the ground wire for my sub wasn't making a real good connection which is why it stopped working. It's connected on the little bracket under the rear seat for the jack, so I just sanded the bracket down some more and made sure the connection was real tight. Works fine now. It's good to have bass again!

I'll be looking into doing more things that cost little to no money, and some more maintenance. Still need to change all fluids besides tranny and oil, recharge a/c, fix broken liftgate latch, and replace an o2 sensor. I will be replacing all my interior lights with LED's. Also going to shampoo my seats and carpet, and repaint my seat brackets which have some rust on them.

I went to Aubuchon Hardware and picked up 10 new screws to replace the old rusty one holding the door sill plates on.

Before, dirty and rusty.


Reeeeeal dirty underneath


All clean. Notice the rust on my seat bracket...


I used a combination of paper towels, sponge, q-tips, and toothbrush to clean this stupid thing trying to figure out what works best. It's tedious and time consuming no matter what, but I guess the toothbrush probably worked the best.



Old screws versus new screws. If I remember correctly, they were 10 x 1/2 and you really have to wind them in because they are slightly bigger than the originals. Closest I could find, though.



It may be raining, but at least I have shiny screws!

 

 

A little flex...

 

Got my Black Diamond steering stabilizer on, and got some 784 injectors from EVILXJ. Only $45 shipped, cleaned, and with o-rings. Can't argue with that! Thanks, man! Not putting the injectors in until I get my throttle body bored and probably a CAI as well. I'll be on a very tight budget for the next couple months, but I'll still be doing some little things.

I loooove this Jeep!

 

Can't see the trail because of all the grass, but this was a crazy climb.

 

Loving the jeep! I agree with the side moldings makes the jeep look so much more modern with them off, trying to get that glue off is a pain in the ***. Your lucky that you got both of your jeeps in black!!

 

Yes it does, thank you. That glue really is a pain, but so worth it. I really love black, but it is so hard to keep it clean and every little scratch sticks out. But when it's clean... whoooooa!

Used a clay bar on the jeep yesterday and wow! I can't believe I didn't do it sooner. It takes all the bugs and dirt that have been ground into the paint and smooths everything right out. Followed with some wax and it shines like new. I usually do polishing and waxing by hand, but I broke down and bought a 6" buffer. It works great, but you still have to do some of the tight spots by hand.

 

this is definitely up there with my other fav xj's on here. i love the tires and wheels. and how much was the herculiner?

 

Thank you! I really fell in love with these wheels. I bought it about a year ago and didn't use it until now, but I think it was about $75. I got the kit that came with a couple rollers and brushes too. I doubt you'd need more than just the quart unless it's for an entire vehicle.

 

i found rustoleum roll on bed liner and its about 25 for a gallon i think. im gonna do the lower part of my doors fender flairs bumpers... will it go on different with a brush? i have some peices like wipers that need painting as well.

 

Love those wheels and man does that clean up nicely. I just did my silverado with the same cleaning and polishing. I didn't realize how good the clay bar works. My jeep needs some paint not polish unfortunately.
I'll stay tuned keep up the good work.

 

have you thought about tinting your tailights with vht? i think itd top off the look of jeep

 

It will go on different if you use a brush. I have a friend that brushed the same stuff on his bumpers, and it comes out nice, but it's a lot smoother and doesn't have the texture that mine have.

Thank you! Yeah, it does work really well. I have Mother's polish too, and after I waxed half of it, I realized I had forgotten about it. Polish will reeeeally make a big difference if you take your time on it. Any plans to paint it?

I am looking for ideas for the rear of my jeep because I haven't done anything back there except paint the end caps. I could tint the brake and tail light, but I would not want the reverse lights any darker. I'll look into it. Keep the suggestions coming!

 

It's fairly easy, just need two cans , High count sand paper clear coat etc there's a really good video on utube and it's fairly cheap.

 

I left my reverse lights untinted.