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Post by RubiRedLJ on Mar 15, 2008 21:04:31 GMT -5
Made a license plate bracket to mount to my roller fairlead. Law requires a front plate in Oregon...so I had to come up with something for the new bumper. I saw the kits you can buy online for $40, and was able to make the same thing for less than $20. Also, here's pics of the new front bumper. I still need to get some shorter bolts and ditch the stock tow hooks, so that I can move my fog lights in a few inches.    Looks Good!!!  Are those Mag lite clips? If so that's a great idea....what did you attach those clips to? |
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Post by nwquadriders on Mar 15, 2008 21:36:19 GMT -5
Those are the $5 mag lite clips. I went to Lowes and bought a small piece 6"x18" of light gage aluminum, and then trimmed it to the size of my license plate. Bought the license plate frame, and some assorted nuts/bolts, and it all came together pretty quickly.
Now, I'm noticing in the picture a little surface rust where the powder coating didn't get into the weld at my d-rings. Eh...one more little project that I'd better take care of before it gets any worse.
The best thing about the set-up is that you can take the plate off when you're off road, so that it doesn't get all bent to heck. The mag lite clips are on there really good, plus they're being held on by my rubber winch hook isolator, which I had to customize a bit with a belt sander.
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Post by ebtek on Mar 16, 2008 23:55:43 GMT -5
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Post by nwquadriders on Mar 18, 2008 20:42:30 GMT -5
Took the stock tow hooks off the new bumper tonight. I found some of the stock (shorter) bolts from when I took off the stock rear bumper and was able to put them in place of the long ones on the front bumper. This also allowed me to move my fog lights in a few inches, and it looks a heck of a lot better with them more towards the center.  |
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Post by ebtek on Mar 18, 2008 21:39:50 GMT -5
Are those Bushwacker or Smittybuilt flares? I'm waiting on some that I ordered. Should get the Smittybuilts in on Thursday.
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Post by nwquadriders on Mar 18, 2008 23:58:53 GMT -5
Mine are the 4 3/4" Bushwackers.
Enjoy that install!!! (It's a b!tch....tight spaces, and those inner fenderwells will tear up your fingers).
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Post by ebtek on Mar 19, 2008 23:37:23 GMT -5
OUCH! DITTO, DITTO, DITTO. Those fenderwells TORE UP MY FREAKIN FINGERS! Did you bend yours a bit? Got them today and got as far as taking off the flares. Have alot of editing to do in the next week. Hope my fingers can function. Don't know how different the fit is, but the back ones seem to sit a bit lower and now I have a scratch from the stock flares that wont come off. Jeep looks cool without the flares though.
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Post by c2kraft on Mar 20, 2008 7:44:21 GMT -5
Mine are the 4 3/4" Bushwackers. Enjoy that install!!! (It's a b!tch....tight spaces, and those inner fenderwells will tear up your fingers). Same here, except mine are Xenon Flares. Those inner fender wells are a pain, plus I can't find the plastic pins to reinstall them. |
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Post by ebtek on Mar 20, 2008 13:01:38 GMT -5
Pep-Boys, Autozone? I've read this before so hopefully mine will pop back in and I wont have to look for some.
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Post by nwquadriders on Mar 20, 2008 20:15:47 GMT -5
They'll pop back in, and you can get those plastic buttons just about anywhere... I got mine at Lowes.
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Post by c2kraft on Mar 20, 2008 22:20:23 GMT -5
They'll pop back in, and you can get those plastic buttons just about anywhere... I got mine at Lowes. Looked there, they didn't have them, at least at a price I was willing to pay. Lowe's wanted $0.80 for two pins. Tomorrow I should be installing my rear adjustable track bar and hopefully (if I find these pins) installing the inner fender wells. I will report back whether or not my local Auto Zone/Advance have them. |
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Post by ebtek on Mar 21, 2008 21:30:45 GMT -5
My new flares. Pain in the butt. Before:  After    |
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Post by nwquadriders on Mar 21, 2008 22:47:29 GMT -5
Nice!! Now give your fingers the weekend off!
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Post by c2kraft on Mar 22, 2008 0:12:25 GMT -5
Front and Rear Track Bars installed. Inner fender wells reinstalled (found pin grommets at Advance Auto).
Rausch Creek tomorrow!
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Post by ebtek on Mar 23, 2008 9:56:50 GMT -5
Took my black wheels back. They were Unique's from Discount. Worst wheel ever. They are 2 piece and even after an alignment I had serious wobble at 45mph. They're 15x7 so I went back and got 15x8.   |
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