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#1 · (Edited)
What did you guys accomplish with your Jeeps this weekend? I was quite surprised that it was able to pull out the lilac bush (rather tree at this point.) if the strap would have been longer I would have actually jerked on it, I was afraid of it ending up in the back window though. I do have to question why it automatically starts in 2nd gear instead of 1st gear though, I just used the paddle shifters to get into 1st.
 

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This pic shows the angle iron 4 mm gal sections I made up bolted to the tow point mount holes each side and the nudge bar in position. I popped out the side grills and they sit in the back of car somewhere along with the tow point mount. The longer black pieces hanging down are the original mounting system that were intended to bolt under the front and come up to hold the Bar about 200mm lower than I mounted mine. I used these brackets to hold the bar in place using existing bolt holes and cut these brackets off level with the lower part of the gal angle All painted black since.

There are different nudge bars for 20i3 and 2014 models. I suspect they sent me the earlier bar but since I wanted it higher anyway it suited me to modify it. The later models seem to have a bracket coming off the bar to mount to the same place I did and then continue the stainless down so it looks like it is going under the front.... like most nudge bars also pretend to do.

Will look up bar suppliers. Found it on Aust Ebay for about 340 out of sydney.

Paul
 

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#495 ·
Connected a Mirror Tap harness and mounted my Beltronics STi using a semi-permanent 3M mount... so tired of the suction cups and never really liked the blend mounts.

Also, word to the wise, avoid the ebay version of the mirror tap harness. It shorted itself and also blew a fuse... which apparently is hard to find, even at a dealership.
 
#500 ·
Changed oil on mine. 2nd time doing it myself. Used the Castrol Edge Synthetic again. Collected oil sample and sending for UOA.
 
#501 · (Edited)
Added two bottles of Heet and then filled up the gas tank and loaded tire chains and safety gear into the back of the JGC Trailhawk in preparation for driving to the top of Pikes Peak (14,110ft) to watch the fireworks set off by the AdAmAn Club at midnight and then driving a couple of the climbers back down the mountain.

The AdAmAn Club started hiking to the top of Pikes Peak for New Year's Eve in 1922 and adds a new member every year.
The local 4 Wheeling clubs have been volunteering to pick the climbers up and drive them back down for decades.

The climbers take two days to hike up starting on Dec 30th and usually get to the top around 7pm on the 31st. At 9 pm they fire off 5 fireworks mortars in honor of the original 1922 "Frozen Five" hikers.

We drive up starting at 10:30pm on the 31st and reach the summit at about 11:45pm just in time to watch the fireworks go off at midnight basically 30-50 feet above and infront of us with the city lights as a backdrop. Then at 12:30 we gather up the hiker s and drive back down usually taking about 2 hours to safely get them back to the trailhead parking lot.

This year the temperature is forecast to be -1F at midnight with a -15 windchill.

I first volunteered in 2003/2004 driving my soft top TJ and that year it was -35 windchill with 30mph wind gusts.

It's an exciting 19 mile summer drive in the daytime climbing 6,000 feet on shelf road switchbacks. It's really fun at night in the winter.

I'll post some pics tomorrow.


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#502 ·
It was a great trip up and down and not very windy at the top so only about -5 with the windchill and fireworks went off directly overhead with sparks falling in front of us over the edge. The hikers I drove down had each been doing the climb for 25 and 27 years. Snow Road Mode of transport Geological phenomenon Highway
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It was a great trip up and down and not very windy at the top so only about -5 with the windchill and fireworks went off directly overhead with sparks falling in front of us over the edge. The hikers I drove down had each been doing the climb for 25 and 27 years. View attachment 50926 View attachment 50927 View attachment 50928 View attachment 50929 View attachment 50930


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One more pic of what it looked like from Colorado Springs below
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#506 ·
I took it to the dealer to have the front suspension looked at for various pops, groans, bangs and other noises for the 3rd time since purchased back in July.
 
#507 ·
Got my superbrightleds.com H11 (2250 lumen each) bulbs in for my fogs.


Seeing how it's only 12 degrees outside......might be a day or 2 before install. :-/
 
#516 ·
Roughed up an Altitude badge and hit it with 3 coats of matte clear coat. I found out the hard way that you need to take the panel off to really get the original badge to release...notice the chip under the J from the nylon trim tool. It's always something. Now that I know I like it, going to do the same to the fog and tail light bezels.
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#518 ·
Installed some superbrightleds.com H11 fog replacements the other day. Very pleased. The box rates them at 2250 lumen each (fan model). Beam spread just as good as stock but looks a lot better. Some better reflectivity as well. Over all so far so good, easy install and only $100.
 
#519 ·
Had to put some stuff on the front passenger seat after work. Closed the door and watched a bunch of the accumulated road salt come off in tiny flakes and float off in a cloud in the breeze. Walked around to the drivers side, opened and closed that door and watched the same thing happen.

LOL... that's pretty bad.
 
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