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Old 08-22-2008, 01:52 PM   #1
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who has cool winter mods??

just wanted to see some pics of interesting things people do for the colder months. besides the obvious hardtop.

....points will be given out for creativity.

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Old 08-22-2008, 02:36 PM   #2
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Removed the carpet and crammed my trans and tc up as high as possible, got to love the heated floor

I like this idea but would just make my own vs $50. One for each pant leg and then a pair for the passenger.
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Old 08-22-2008, 03:05 PM   #3
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Seriously thinking about running christmas lights around the inside of the hardtop and around the spare tire. I'll plug them into an inverter in the jeep.
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Old 08-22-2008, 03:29 PM   #4
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Taking that one step further, how about some Xmas Rock lights?
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Old 08-22-2008, 03:34 PM   #5
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anyone have one of those mojhavi heaters? they don't look worth the money or the hastle.
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Old 08-22-2008, 03:35 PM   #6
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For those of us with older TJ's, there's the leather shifter boot mod. With the rubber boot it was real hard to shift gears on real cold mornings. With the leather boot, no grinding at all.
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Old 08-22-2008, 03:42 PM   #7
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I coiled some copper tubing around the heater hose, covered it with foam insulation, and run my washer fluid though it. It squirts out pretty warm if not downright hot.
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Old 08-22-2008, 04:09 PM   #8
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I coiled some copper tubing around the heater hose, covered it with foam insulation, and run my washer fluid though it. It squirts out pretty warm if not downright hot.
Now thats freakin brilliant! I'm gonna use that this winter. It'll make those -40 mornings alot easier to take if I don't have to stand out there scraping the window.
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Old 08-22-2008, 05:02 PM   #9
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Now thats freakin brilliant! I'm gonna use that this winter. It'll make those -40 mornings alot easier to take if I don't have to stand out there scraping the window.
That sounds like a recipe for a broken windshield to me.

Hot liquid + cold windshield=
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Old 08-22-2008, 05:21 PM   #10
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When its -40 you would take the chance trust me. Definately will try that one on my windshield this winter.
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Old 08-22-2008, 05:21 PM   #11
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ill be too busy mall crawling to do mods
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Old 08-22-2008, 05:30 PM   #12
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I strapped a shovel to my spare tire.
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Old 08-22-2008, 05:36 PM   #13
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It'll make those -40 mornings alot easier to take if I don't have to stand out there scraping the window.
I guess I'm lucky. For the winter down here in Louisiana, minus 5 or 6 days, I will just put on some jeans and a long sleeve shirt. MAYBE a light jacket.
But I sure would like to wheel in some snow every now and again
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Old 08-22-2008, 06:18 PM   #14
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November 1, park it in barn, cover it so cat won't sleep in it, go to Florida, Ap 1, uncover, start it and go.
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Old 08-22-2008, 07:10 PM   #15
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Hot liquid + cold windshield= 1 happy camper first thing in the morning! I'll chance it.
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