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pdqgp posted reflections off his Jeep and b16gsr just did the same thing in his thread. Now I know this does not compare to their jobs but curious what you guys think. Now realize I am pretty clueless when it comes to detailing. Also this is just a spray wax after the wash today. Last time this was detailed for real, as good as I could do anyway, was in October.
I put cruise in my '00 that did not come with it. I had the same problem with boneyard parts. Or maybe one of Craigslist part out scores. Clockspring was no good. But I had extras so. Did you pull the parts? Were the wheels straight when you did? If not did you recenter the clockspring?
I tried what seemed like a good idea to me. I wound it in each direction end-to-end, and then cut it in half, and tried to install it there. That was what I had read. I don't know if that was the right thing to do?
I tried what seemed like a good idea to me. I wound it in each direction end-to-end, and then cut it in half, and tried to install it there. That was what I had read. I don't know if that was the right thing to do?
That is exactly what my '01 FSM says to do. What I did on the first one that crapped out and the second one I replaced it with that has been fine for maybe 3 years now. I don't know how but have to figure there is a way to check a clockspring with a meter. I mean it is a ribbon. Thinking it is supposed to have continuity. Maybe? There are guys that have fixed them. Seen a write up or video or two. Not something I am willing to mess with though.
Yeah. Once I get my other two projects out of the way, I'll go back to tackling this one. I'm posting a thread on it to get the most views, since I want to start tonight, but I don't know what to do.
I'm lowering my truck by going leaf under axle at the rear, and I'm also doing a rear disc conversion. I used to think I would do both at the same time, but now I think I'll do extra work to do the jobs one at a time to minimize confusion.
Yeah. Once I get my other two projects out of the way, I'll go back to tackling this one. I'm posting a thread on it to get the most views, since I want to start tonight, but I don't know what to do.
I'm lowering my truck by going leaf under axle at the rear, and I'm also doing a rear disc conversion. I used to think I would do both at the same time, but now I think I'll do extra work to do the jobs one at a time to minimize confusion.
Wish I could be of more help. When it happened to me I just guessed clockspring. I got an air bag light within a week of doing it. I found two part outs in my travels both with cruise so I grabbed both. Had them both before I did the install. I just took the whole steering column. Made sure I tied it off so the steering wheel would not rotate enough to tear the ribbon in the clockspring. Figure the opportunity presented itself and I got both pretty cheap. Cause when dealing with boneyard or Craigslist part outs who knows what works and what does not. So for me to just throw the second clockspring in there was no big deal cause I had the extra one.
Had my new Bridgestone Blizzaks put on my extra set of wheels. I'm looking for a 15x7 Comanche 10-hole wheel like this one
https://www.hubcaphaven.com/p/1237/a...iABEgIa7vD_BwE
if anyone has one for sale or trade. Thanks!
New here so I've not had much time to jump in with both feet yet. Just picked her up mid last week so the only thing I've had a chance to really do is give her a fair once-over, a quick bath and I ordered up some new tires.
I just ordered up some new tires for it. Was originally going to go with some top-shelf Michelin's but after thinking about it and reading up on reviews and hieing the options, I chose to go with a set of: Yokohama Geolandar A/T G015P and bumped up one size to 235 /70 R16 in Raised Outlined White Letters I think the aggressive pattern and lettering will look awesome and is a good look for a stock vehicle from this era. Some will hate but that's okay. They rate really well overall from all the reviews I've read and most importantly are a great on-off road tire that is not noisy and handles rain and snow extremely well.
This weekend I was pushed for time but was able to bust out a full detail on the interior. Overall it was in excellent shape for it's age. No rips, stains, not much in the way of high traffic dirt even. The stock mats are still drying but they look brand new. For those that don't know, I took a home hobby to the max with my son who does 1-2 vehicles per weekend with me as the mentor/guide on projects. Today I steam-extracted all the carpet and seat areas and sanitized and cleaned all the hard surfaces. Looks and smells brand new. Ignore the blue tinge on some surfaces as it's the LED headlight I'm wearing as a light source combined with a cell phone as the camera. The shine to the hard surfaces buffs-down upon wipe off of the sealant too but it has to set for 1hr. As of this morning we're all set with a nice satin finish.
Passenger side was hardly used.
Seat is like brand new
No marks or stains or tears, nothing
Ignore the gloss as it gets buffed to a satin finish once the sealant has cured.
Minimal use over it's life
Under this mat is spotless. Previous owner took superb care of it
Even the driver side carpet is spotless. Dare I say cleaner than my car.
Driver seat is not broken down at all, solid, no wobble and looks brand new.
Lastly, I didn't have much time today, but I did begin the process of bringing the paint back to life. I pulled the front bumper, grill and headlight surrounds off as it makes for easier cleaning and polishing overall. I also completed the hood and front fenders.
Overall it is covered with oxidized clear coat and muck. My son took hold of the Flex 3401 polisher with a wool pad and I followed next with the Rupes Mille and a yellow finishing pad. The slightly sad news is the hood has early signs of "crows feet" which is a weakening of the clear coat. It's light to medium in nature so not bad enough to repaint but not perfect. I'm a little bummed but will get over it. It's not going to all be perfect right? I suspect the roof may have some as well but I didn't even get up there yet other than for a quick look-see. The side panels however are just fine which is great. That said, here are a few shots of what will soon be a full transformation. Next weekend I should have more time to do some 50/50 shots and some before and after vids. The other great news is the paint thickness measures in between 4-5 mils which stock was likely 5-6 if that. Plenty of material to work with.
Starting point - and the photo looks better than it really is. Notice the oxidation, tons of swirls an stains that were set in, likely from soap and car wash stains of water not fully rinsed just soaking into an oxidized clear finish.
Results are showing promise. The color is Patriot Blue Pearl and it really shows. This is a great color for an SUV. Some typical Jeep orange peel but overall the paint is correction just as expected.
Painted corrected nearly 100% outside a few chips and marks that I will fix later
That's all for now, as I'm going to be swamped this week. Saturday next week I'll make quite a bit more progress with plans to hopefully complete all the paint correction leaving Sunday for Coating the paint, trim and glass. Monday marks the day for new tires and wheel polishing and coating.
Thanks for reading all the above!
Just WOW thanks for sharing. As a hobby detailer myself I appreciate work like this. I also have a Flex 3401 (Limited pink edition) and love it to death. My old 7424XP has played backup now for a while but I am getting the itch to add something. I need to try out the new Mequiars set, as my 105/205 are old and I have been using 100 and Menzerna FG400 more. Keep up the good work looks fantastic.
Not really a mod but I picked up the Jeep pet kennel for the back. Was it Jeep's intention to use carpet that attracts and locks in dog hair? When I vacuum, I have to use a weird rubber brush along with a strong wet/dry vac, and even then, I can't get it all out. My Wrangler was the same way. And no , I'm not going to peel the carpet out and spray bed liner in the back!
Had my new Bridgestone Blizzaks put on my extra set of wheels. I'm looking for a 15x7 Comanche 10-hole wheel like this one
https://www.hubcaphaven.com/p/1237/a...iABEgIa7vD_BwE
if anyone has one for sale or trade. Thanks!
There were some of those at the junkyard when I went last weekend.
Changed the oil and filter, topped off the windshield washer fluid, hit all of the leaf spring, shackle, and shock bolts with PB Blaster in preparation for tomorrow's suspension job, cleaned my new-used wheels.
02-05-2019, 02:13 PM
I think the aggressive pattern and lettering will look awesome and is a good look for a stock vehicle from this era. Some will hate but that's okay. They rate really well overall from all the reviews I've read and most importantly are a great on-off road tire that is not noisy and handles rain and snow extremely well.
cleaned my new-used wheels.