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Old Jun 25, 2016 | 01:16 AM
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Yeah kinda does.
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Old Jul 2, 2016 | 01:02 PM
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Another shot of previous XJ in new hands.
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Old Jul 2, 2016 | 02:54 PM
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Did they do the door jams and engine bay and all or is it a cheap paint job?
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Old Jul 2, 2016 | 03:42 PM
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Originally Posted by SatiricalHen
Did they do the door jams and engine bay and all or is it a cheap paint job?
I'm not 100% sure, but that's something I can always check out in the future.
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Old Jul 2, 2016 | 04:23 PM
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Originally Posted by thatXJguy
I'm not 100% sure, but that's something I can always check out in the future.
I was just curious because that's a major color change right there.
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Old Jul 12, 2016 | 08:28 AM
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question - what did you think about the STT pros in the time that you had them? Especially in the wet.

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Old Jul 26, 2016 | 02:58 PM
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Originally Posted by dukie564
question - what did you think about the STT pros in the time that you had them? Especially in the wet.

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I loved them. I used them in all kinds of weather and they grabbed the road well. I'm planning on having another set for the Wrangler soon.
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Old Jul 26, 2016 | 03:00 PM
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I did some new vinyl today:


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Old Jul 27, 2016 | 12:12 AM
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Nice vinyl.


I'd walk back into that dealer tho and slap somebody.
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Old Jul 27, 2016 | 09:30 AM
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Originally Posted by thatXJguy
I loved them. I used them in all kinds of weather and they grabbed the road well. I'm planning on having another set for the Wrangler soon.
cool. Thanks for the input.
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Old Aug 5, 2016 | 01:00 AM
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Originally Posted by dukie564
cool. Thanks for the input.
No problem!
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Old Aug 5, 2016 | 01:01 AM
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More, matching vinyl

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Old Aug 28, 2016 | 04:40 PM
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I removed the plastic bumpers from the JK and added the steel Rubicon Hard Rock ones. Includes a steel skid plate up front to replace the plastic air dam:







And I also added the clear marker lights, so now it looks more like a 2016:

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Old Aug 29, 2016 | 03:02 AM
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That looks a lot better than the rubber crap. More functional is good too
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Old Aug 29, 2016 | 10:36 AM
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Thanks - yeah the Hard Rock bumper is really cool. It's made out of the same thickness metal almost as the Rough Country bumper I had on the XJ, and it's modular, so you can turn it into a stubby bumper if you want to.

Another feature of it is the ability to add a winch and fairlead if I ever wanted to, and it sits low in the bumper as not to block the radiator.

The back bumper is also steel, and it has a spot for a larger tire carrier.

Everything was a direct bolt-on, but I had to grind some nuts off of my trailer hitch because the rear bumper has 4 threads in it that replace the weld nuts on the hitch.
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