AEV Corners and License Relocation
10-06-2010, 11:25 PM
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AEV Corners and License Relocation
After smashing my bumper into a concrete pole I realized it would be a great excuse to finally get the AEV corners I've been wanting (the bumper was 1/4" away from being inside the tub). My lucky concrete encounter also shattered my license plate holder into a hundred plastic shards- fixed with Rock Hard 4x4 spare tire bracket and ORO license plate light. I would've done a write-up but the AEV instructions couldn't be any more clear and helpful. I can't say the same for ORO's lighting instructions but I spliced the passenger side brake light harness the following way: Black ORO to Black Brake, Green ORO to White w/yellow Brake, Red ORO to White w/purple Brake. Out of all the slightly unnecessary mods I've purchased the quality of AEV and the relo-kit couldn't have been better. Also thanks to David at Northridge for getting my order taken care of.
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10-07-2010, 05:46 AM
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The corners and the relo look great! I have to ask, though, what kinda of radio are you running and is your SWR okay? That exposed coil antenna well below the roof line plus the bracket attached to the painted corner looks like trouble to me. 
10-07-2010, 12:33 PM
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Im running a cobra 29 with browning br-28 antenna. There's still about 20" of whip above the roof. My swr is ~1.2 unless i turn the rf gain over 1/4. Ill receive and send frm a few hundred yards which is all i really need. The wilson base works great as a ground so far.
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10-07-2010, 06:13 PM
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10-08-2010, 11:37 AM
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The hardest part of the install was taking the time to tap out the holes and pre-drill. I started with a 11/64ths carbide bit, stepped it up to a 3/8ths, and then finished with the 25/64ths. Finding a 25/64ths carbide bit was IMPOSSIBLE. I had to get a standard black oxide bit which worked but wasn't ideal. STEP ALL THE HOLES! i tried to skip out the 3/8ths on 2 of them and the 25/64ths warped the s*** out of the side sheet steel. The riv-nuts are amazing, way better than rivets could have done.
The ORO light kit is great quality but the wiring is non-vehicle specific. If you follow their instructions to wire into the loom in the bottom tub-I'm assuming they meant the drivers side stock illumination wire and brake light- the wiring won't reach. Easiest spot is passenger side brake light which has all the wires you need. You can run the wire loom through the fabric retainer on the tailgate and into the body tub plug right behind the passenger side rear roll cage pillar.
Also if you have the MOPAR gas tank cover it takes some fanagling to get the corner in the right spot. I ended up taking off the first piece of the cover (flip lid and allen screws) slaming the corner over the lip of the cover base. I had a friend hold it in place while I screwed the corner into the riv-nuts, then put the flip lid and allen screws in. One of the allen screws wouldn't reach the threads so I scrounged up another allen screw that was long enough.
Total install took ~3-4hrs with brakes for football games. Pretty painless as long as you take your time.
The ORO light kit is great quality but the wiring is non-vehicle specific. If you follow their instructions to wire into the loom in the bottom tub-I'm assuming they meant the drivers side stock illumination wire and brake light- the wiring won't reach. Easiest spot is passenger side brake light which has all the wires you need. You can run the wire loom through the fabric retainer on the tailgate and into the body tub plug right behind the passenger side rear roll cage pillar.
Also if you have the MOPAR gas tank cover it takes some fanagling to get the corner in the right spot. I ended up taking off the first piece of the cover (flip lid and allen screws) slaming the corner over the lip of the cover base. I had a friend hold it in place while I screwed the corner into the riv-nuts, then put the flip lid and allen screws in. One of the allen screws wouldn't reach the threads so I scrounged up another allen screw that was long enough.
Total install took ~3-4hrs with brakes for football games. Pretty painless as long as you take your time.
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01-16-2011, 06:51 PM
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Also if you have the MOPAR gas tank cover it takes some fanagling to get the corner in the right spot. I ended up taking off the first piece of the cover (flip lid and allen screws) slaming the corner over the lip of the cover base. I had a friend hold it in place while I screwed the corner into the riv-nuts, then put the flip lid and allen screws in. One of the allen screws wouldn't reach the threads so I scrounged up another allen screw that was long enough.
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01-17-2011, 07:41 AM
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Mine was loose on before I got the AEV corners. I could twist it about a 1/4 of an inch either direction. Now that my corners are on it fits tight and doesn't twist. I meant to try to figure out why it is better now, but it is on low priority.