Tag: mod’s

Short story:  The rear head rests will lay back and out of sight unless needed.  The modification provides a tremendous increase in rearward visibility.  When there are passengers in the back seat then simply raise the head rests into position where they will lock in place and work as normal. Details:  The video (see link …

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It’s nice that Jeep has a steel framework right behind the bumper.  It makes installing a hitch simple.  The hitch from Rugged Ridge came with the wiring harness that tapped into the nearby tail light.  Can’t beat easy.

Okay, so not really a “modification”, but an addition nevertheless.  The cloth floor mats were nice, but plain.  Being black they also showed everything.  I’m not sure these will be any better, but at least I can easily take them out and spray them off after getting in all muddy.  They were about 4 inches …

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Today I placed on the edge trim on the doors.  Now if/when the doors blow or swing open into another vehicle then hopefully this will prevent any damage.  Plus, it looks nice. I purchased the strips at Auto Zone.  It took two packages to get all four doors and the rear gate.  

Today I received the strong box in the mail and got it installed. The installation was straight forward and without any issues. I believe I’m going to like it. Bestop 42640-01 HighRock 4×4 Under Seat Lock Box for Wrangler JK, Driver side I received the cover the other day, but didn’t give it a trial …

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Today I got a few more tasks completed. I installed “Rugged Ridge 11591.08 Textured Black 4.25″ Round Side Tube Steps“. They went on with relative ease. It was easy, but there were a lot of bolts to tighten. I spray painted the muffler matte black. I can’t stand nice looking vehicles that show an ugly …

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I absolutely can’t stand huge keys, so I made the following mod’ to my basic key. Use an blade to make a slice through the rubber key cover, going from the base to the top. Pull off the cover, using the blade to trim away some rubber that will be sticking through perforations on the …

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While the dealer was still in the vehicle giving me “the tour”, I turned the rear view mirror upside down.  This vastly improves visibility through the front windshield.