Mgimelli

Welcome. I bought he same jeep. I will check in to see what you have done with it.

inksterJK

Found this at the front door tonight. Now I have something to do this weekend.

BennettGolf

The first key to success is planning. Do you have a plan in place, if so, please share. If not, you should get one together. I cant wait to see the build

UC Rubi

welcome to the forum! I'm about an hour north of you in merced! If you're up for wheeling one of these weekends just let all of us Central cali people know

inksterJK

I can't say that I have a plan in place yet, but I do have an idea of what I want to end up with.
I've got tires and wheels on order - just waiting for them. Lift is the big one that I need to figure out.

Is there any cool central cal clubs that meet up for runs? I need someone to hit the trails with.

inksterJK

Got the Bushwacker fenders on today. The install was pretty easy and straight forward, the first one I did (the drive side front) took me 2hrs to do. I did everything one step at a time and triple check each step. It was scary to be cutting and ripping parts off a brand new car (I only have 47mi on it), but the other 3 fenders took another 2.5hrs to do (4.5hrs total).

Here is the finished product.

inksterJK

Also installed antennaX shorty and the Mopar fuel door.



I've been looking for bumpers and sliders for awhile now, so I stepped up and ordered the LoD - Armor Lite Mid-Width front, LoD - Signature Series 4-Door Rock Sliders and the LoD - Signature Series Shorty Rear Bumper w/Tire Carrier. Should be here in 4-6 weeks.

ruva1984

Nice looking jeep. It sounds like it's going to be an awesome build. I am also from Merced. We should plan a wheeling trip soon.

inksterJK

I got a chance to install the T-REX grill today after finishing some honey-do's. The install was pretty much straight forward and only took me about 30min to do. The kit comes with the stainless steel mesh grill powder coated black and all the hardware needed for installation (speed clips and screws).

First step was to remove the stock grill. After removing the wiring from the turn signals. I used two flathead screwdrivers to lift and remove the factory (pop up) clips.

Then I just pulled the bottom center of the grill and popped off the grill (just give it a quick firm tug). I laid the grill face down on a thick beach towel and test fit the grill to see how things lined up and to see where the holes (4) had to be drilled. I found that it was better to place the speed clips on and then mark the mounting holes, as the clips can only be placed in curtain places because of the limited space and the width of the clips.

Once all the holes were drilled, I replaced the clips and tightened the screws. Then lined up the bottom of the grill and snapped the bottom half in (don't forget the snaps above the turn signals). Lined up the holes on top of the grill and replaced the 6 pop up clips and that's it. Very easy and quick. I'm very happy with how easy the install was and the quality of the grill seems to be top notch.

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After:

inksterJK

Installed the Mopar door sill guards today. These are a must have to save the paint!