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Old Aug 7, 2011 | 11:28 PM
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i have put in a switch that goes into the panel on the right of the steering wheel in an 98 zj.
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Old Aug 8, 2011 | 01:22 AM
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Originally Posted by lil01cherokee
hahaha i do the same thing, if someones too close for my likings i give them a little spray
I thought I was the only one who did this! I do it at red lights all the time just to pass the time. It's hilarious watching the people crack up in the car behind me. I think it's funny because it looks like my XJ is peeing on their little honda
Old Aug 8, 2011 | 07:46 PM
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Originally Posted by blue_on_blackXJ
Don't think I've posted my stuff In here yet: hood vents, roof rack, and rear bumper.

Sent from my Garminfone while fighting off ninjas
Defiantly the best vents ive seen, looks awesome!!1
Old Aug 8, 2011 | 09:18 PM
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I love it!!
Old Aug 8, 2011 | 09:23 PM
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Old Aug 9, 2011 | 12:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Gstomp
I've posted this before as well, but I Raptor lined the lower half and primed the top half and roof. I will never use another bedliner again since I found them. Next I'm trimming up my front fenders and starting a few other things.
Wow minus the Exo our jeeps are stunt doubles.
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Old Aug 9, 2011 | 07:55 AM
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Pitbull, your rig is ready for the next mad max movie
Old Aug 9, 2011 | 10:02 AM
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I love your exo pitbull
Old Aug 9, 2011 | 12:53 PM
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Originally Posted by KennethXJ
I love your exo pitbull
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Old Aug 9, 2011 | 01:55 PM
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hey pit bull,
Can you put your doors back on? If so i would love some more info on the exo. Looks to be very well built.
Old Aug 11, 2011 | 02:18 PM
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Here are a few of mine. There is no way I am going to get anywhere close to getting all mine into this post but I will run a few highlights

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Ghetto Cowl Hood (helps my engine run a lil cooler, both on the highway, up and down hills, and crawlin on trails) I put 3/4" spacers and longer bolts in hte hood
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Tablet holder - Plugs into my stereo for tunes and I have internet on it.
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Cut and rolled fenders
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This one is not pretty, but functional. My wire harness melted to my head. I cut out the fused wire block and patched the bad wires. Then made a bracket that bolted the the head bolts and raised the harness away from the heat.
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And my favorite I moved the sound bar I got from a buddy up front so I can hear when I have the tube doors in.
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There are a crap load more. I just am not good at documenting them as I do them.

I have the Aux fan on a relay so that I control when it turns on. I also have those expensive rear lights that are posted about 30 pages back. I welded 3/16 tabs onto them to hold them better to the truck. I made a CB antennae bracket, that is bolted to on of the lights. I moved the vacuum ball to up inside the bumper.

Have switched LED reverse lights in place of the stock ones. I can turn them on whenever, even when I am being tailgated. LED Tractor brake/running lights, 600 lumen LED driving lights, I removed the restriction out of the air box. IDK there is way more. I will try to update this when I get the list together.

Future things include rear disks, cowl intake, and I think I used all my memory already. I have a massive list of things I am planning to do still. I have only had this jeep 3 months.

Here is them LED Lights. These are stupid bright.
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Old Aug 11, 2011 | 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted by gaboy1911
Ghetto Cowl Hood (helps my engine run a lil cooler, both on the highway, up and down hills, and crawlin on trails) I put 3/4" spacers and longer bolts in hte hood
That's incredibly dangerous to you and your passengers. If you ever hit something that hood will fly straight through your windshield. You elimated the crumple zone that the hood provides. Do a cowl hood/hood vents the right way.

ESPECIALLY since you used washers instead of solid spacers, and you used grade 5 hardware. Those bolts are not meant to take the moment forces that a collision will now apply to them. This is a recipe for disaster.

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Old Aug 11, 2011 | 03:18 PM
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When I find the time in the next month to cut up the hood I will. Until them this is good to go. But thanks
Old Aug 11, 2011 | 04:19 PM
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got the windshield replaced. went to get it inspected, emissions failed though.
Old Aug 11, 2011 | 04:19 PM
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Do mod first, do research later! Bahaha but it does look good and I'll bet that sucka runs cool!



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