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Old 01-23-2018, 02:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Ozalid
Hey, My bar is an Aires...Looks alot like the one in your pic..
Maybe mine is too. Every picture I see online, at Amazon, etc, there are only 3 cross bars in the front.

https://www.ariesautomotive.com/part/1043

That is why I was thinking mine might be a Manik cause theirs have 4. But if you go to the site above and add it to your vehicle it shows this.
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Old 01-23-2018, 03:00 PM
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Originally Posted by unidentifiedbomb
For seats and body panels I think it'll last and hold up fine. I wouldn't expect it to last if you're tossing tools and such in the back of the Jeep. The cans were only $7 so at worse try it and maybe it'll hold up just fine.
Thing I like about the Jeep Factory one is it serves as a one piece. The flaps that would expose your tie down are tight. Betting it would hold water just like my Rugged Ridge. Just the lighter color won't match the other Rugged Ridge ones. I know it sounds petty but would bug me.
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Originally Posted by Ralph77
Thing I like about the Jeep Factory one is it serves as a one piece. The flaps that would expose your tie down are tight. Betting it would hold water just like my Rugged Ridge. Just the lighter color won't match the other Rugged Ridge ones. I know it sounds petty but would bug me.
I dyed the carpet in my jeep black and the front carpet took really well and is a nice dark black, but the cargo carpet must be slightly different because it didn't change color st all. I thought it would drive me crazy, with the back seat up I can't even tell and when I go to the trunk all of it back there is grey so I'm okay with it.
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Originally Posted by SatiricalHen
I dyed the carpet in my jeep black and the front carpet took really well and is a nice dark black, but the cargo carpet must be slightly different because it didn't change color st all. I thought it would drive me crazy, with the back seat up I can't even tell and when I go to the trunk all of it back there is grey so I'm okay with it.
I would like to think the out of sight out of mind thing would work for me too. After awhile. Thinking it won't though. Just if I am not going to use it I will try and sell it. Thinking trying to get what I want won't work, trying to paint it, and make it unsellable. The plan before I found the mat, bought off of Ebay and was pretty sure I would not like it but had to see up close to be sure, was I want to do some sound deadening on the floor. Already did everywhere else. I figure I drill out the tie downs, pull the carpet, do what I want to do, put rivnuts in place of the rivets for the tie downs, make a small hole in my Rugged Ridge mat, and screw the tie downs in on top of the mat. This way it stays in one piece and should still hold water for the most part. Not like it gets wet back there but I bought the mats for a reason. What can I say. I want what I want. LOL.
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Removed the driver seat, broke a floor bolt of removing seat but was able to vice grip it down and out. The seat was like sitting in a old broken down recliner, was hoping loose bolts, not. Removed the backrest then slid the bottom cushion away from the seat structure and I had three pieces in my floor. Was easy to see where things went back together so I clamped it back into align and got that mig welder going that I don't need very often but times like this makes it worth while. Together with a whole new feeling seat, springs on the bottom even got tight.
Then I went ahead and remover the brake master and tore it apart and cleaned the gunk out. Then I hooked up my mighty vac and got clear fluid and a firm pedal.
I have a question about the idler pulley for the belt. Has anyone pressed a new bearing into the pulley? I have looked at these type pulleys before and I have the exact bearing that I have spares of, I think I am going to try.
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Originally Posted by unidentifiedbomb
Picked up a set of RX 8 seats and painted them for the Jeep. Dupicolor Seat/Vinyl paint is flexible for seats.


That headliner looks like an old Coleman innerds of a sleeping bag I used to have LOL
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Originally Posted by SatiricalHen
I dyed the carpet in my jeep black and the front carpet took really well and is a nice dark black, but the cargo carpet must be slightly different because it didn't change color st all. I thought it would drive me crazy, with the back seat up I can't even tell and when I go to the trunk all of it back there is grey so I'm okay with it.
Duplicolor makes an interior paint in a spray can that you can use on carpet. I believe it's the same one that you can use on the seats and whatnot.

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That headliner looks like an old Coleman innerds of a sleeping bag I used to have LOL
HAHA! I've seen those sleeping bags!
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Originally Posted by Basslicks
Duplicolor makes an interior paint in a spray can that you can use on carpet. I believe it's the same one that you can use on the seats and whatnot.
I don't care about that stuff anymore. Too much work. I just try to keep them running now. It's fine the way it is.
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Originally Posted by roninofako
That headliner looks like an old Coleman innerds of a sleeping bag I used to have LOL
Haha looks very natural in the woods.
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I liked the red seats with the headliner.
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Originally Posted by MotoBoss
I liked the red seats with the headliner.
The guy had a set that were brown that would of been nice, but wanted much more. The grey looks nice, matches the interior panels
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Got head

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Originally Posted by 5-Speed
Got head

Oh man... That's purdy. Are those conical springs? Or just my eyes?
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Originally Posted by Bugout4x4
Oh man... That's purdy. Are those conical springs? Or just my eyes?
Bugout, put them glasses back on! They are straight as can be. Its all stock sadly. But everything is nice, new, shiny and should work just fine!
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Originally Posted by 5-Speed
Bugout, put them glasses back on! They are straight as can be. Its all stock sadly. But everything is nice, new, shiny and should work just fine!
Lol... Optical illusion I guess. The first several from the left kind of looked conical but apparently it is the spring gap at the top creating an illusion. Lol


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