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Old Aug 29, 2018 | 04:30 PM
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Just doesn't come with tail light fillers for the pre '97 models for some reason. Made our own with scrap pieces. Sits flush with the rear crossmember of the body
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Old Aug 29, 2018 | 06:48 PM
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Originally Posted by unidentifiedbomb
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Just doesn't come with tail light fillers for the pre '97 models for some reason. Made our own with scrap pieces. Sits flush with the rear crossmember of the body
Yeah, I like that ! Not too big or bulky ! Well the UPS man did finally make it today ! Just too late in the day! By the time he got here, it was hotter than four kinds of **** !!! I decided to press on. Got the new axle bearings and seals installed. Started to putting the LOKKA lunchbox in, and the "C" clips would fit down inside the cup side of the spacer that locks them in !!! Holy, snappin' arsels Margaret ?!?! What's gonna happen next ??? So, I retreated to the shade of the garage, broke out the ol trusty Dremel,,, and fired that mother up !!! Had those "C" clips droppin' down in the cups in no time !!! Now that I'd moved out of the sun for 20 minutes or so,,, I just didn't feel like gittin' back out in it !!! So, tomorrow, I'll get after it early !!! I'm gonna be all over this thing like a pit crew on acid !!!

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Old Aug 30, 2018 | 05:16 AM
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Switched out the headlights for LEDs with a RBG halo. Now quick questoion. I hot wired the halo lights to my parking lights. Now my right blinker goes 100mph. Its like twice as fast. Any ideas why?




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Old Aug 30, 2018 | 05:24 AM
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Originally Posted by shipyard
Switched out the headlights for LEDs with a RBG halo. Now quick questoion. I hot wired the halo lights to my parking lights. Now my right blinker goes 100mph. Its like twice as fast. Any ideas why?
Been doing a little research cause I want to put LED turn signal and parking lights in my Jeep. There is something called hyper-flashing. Apparently LED's draw such little power that the flasher thinks the bulb is burnt out. Appears an LED flasher solves this problem. At Napa the part number is EP27L. Now my guess is because you hot wired the headlights to the parking light is why you are having this problem. But this is just a guess.
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Old Aug 30, 2018 | 05:25 AM
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I replaced the flasher relay with an electronic one;
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Old Aug 30, 2018 | 06:57 AM
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Drove from Rochester, NY to Boston and back in less than 48 hours (had to go for work) without issue (normally a mundane task, but nowadays seems remarkable when driving a 21-year-old Jeep). Driving into that city without functioning A/C and a stick is something I don't ever want to do again. Even still, I was very impressed by my little "stocker's" performance. I averaged about 75 mph when there wasn't traffic (which there was for a solid hour and a half trying to leave the city) and thought I was going to use a whole lot more fuel than I did. 3.07 gears are good for something, I guess.

There was a moment in traffic where I dropped down into second and ran through the gears in a tunnel. Man, health 4.0 liters will always get my attention when under load. You AW4 guys are missing out.
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Old Aug 30, 2018 | 10:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Ralph77
Been doing a little research cause I want to put LED turn signal and parking lights in my Jeep. There is something called hyper-flashing. Apparently LED's draw such little power that the flasher thinks the bulb is burnt out. Appears an LED flasher solves this problem. At Napa the part number is EP27L. Now my guess is because you hot wired the headlights to the parking light is why you are having this problem. But this is just a guess.
thanks man i was thinking the fake bulb burn out as well. Im wondering if a standard load resistor might help as well. I'll check out that flasher i appreciate it
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Old Aug 30, 2018 | 10:48 AM
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Can you say,,, "LOKKA" ??? OK, lets try another one. This one's fun !!! Are you ready ??? Say, " Clickety, clickety, click !!! " Sure,,, I thought you could !!! Now, lets go find Mr.McPhealy, and get these **** brakes back together !!!
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Old Aug 31, 2018 | 03:11 PM
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jessenator comes through. So excited. I received this in the mail today. Please be aware that my pictures are not doing this justice. Now just have to duplicate an Up Country Suspension to make it official. Someday. LOL.
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Old Aug 31, 2018 | 03:57 PM
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Looks good man, hes doing great work with those decals! Gonna have to hit him up once my rig is ready for dolling up, lol.

Mine, i got the front clip smoothed and primed. Planning on puttin color on these parts come monday, see how i dig the choice i made!

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Old Aug 31, 2018 | 04:42 PM
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blacked out the front end today. pretty satisfied with how it turned out
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Old Aug 31, 2018 | 05:59 PM
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Originally Posted by TwistedWrench
Looks good man, hes doing great work with those decals! Gonna have to hit him up once my rig is ready for dolling up, lol.

Mine, i got the front clip smoothed and primed. Planning on puttin color on these parts come monday, see how i dig the choice i made!
What color? Are you changing it !!! The blacked out front end looks good in the post after yours. Wonder what he used ???
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Old Aug 31, 2018 | 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by CRLAMBERTJR
What color? Are you changing it !!! The blacked out front end looks good in the post after yours. Wonder what he used ???
Going with a slightly tinted variation on the 17/18 Wrangler color "Gobi".


Have a set of 15x8 D-window wheels on order im gonna paint to match.
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Old Aug 31, 2018 | 06:25 PM
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Great looking mods guys.

I ordered a whole new AC system to convert this 93 to R-134
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Old Aug 31, 2018 | 06:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Outlaw Star
Great looking mods guys.

I ordered a whole new AC system to convert this 93 to R-134
You mean the r12 system can't run r134a?
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