[wbower]

I dunno if there's a thread like this or not but i thought id give it a go.

I want to hear all the cheap or quick fixes and add ones that have been more useful than anything you couldve ever paid for.

What I've done is cut my bumper. On my first trip out I caved in my two front corners and found that they limited approach angle.



So what i did was took everything off. Cut the metal inner bumper and plastic bumper. In doing this I effectively cut off the mounts for the plastic bumper. So all i did was make new bolt holes.

Definitely shoulda painted those bare metal edges... oh well.


And there ya go. Oh. Another money saving trick is if you do have caved in stock bumpers you can use an air compressor and fill the bumper with air till it looks like itll burst. You have to plug a couple holes with your fingers while you do this but its a fairly effective fix. Ive done it on my rear bumper after i was bumped by my buddies H1. The lines where the plastic was creased still show but at least it doesn't look like I suck at parallel parking.


Now lets hear what you've done.

[ge2]

debadge debadge debadge fast, free and looks slick. Admittedtly not as cool or functional as your bumper though.

[FatBuoy]

This could be a great thread

[wbower]

Originally Posted by FatBuoy

This could be a great thread

Hope so...



Im guessing since you said its easy to debadge that all the badges are stick ons?

I may like to do that. The trail rated badge bugs me. Except i like representing the Rubi sticker.

[ge2]

yup. Ten minutes and a heat gun and they can all be off.

[BiGEN]

took that gay plastic splash shield off... all of 2 mins..

[yoda13]

Originally Posted by BiGEN

took that gay plastic splash shield off... all of 2 mins..

I did that one too and haven't looked back...much better now in my opinion...

[Contra]

i created a tire mount that extends my stock mount out 2" and up 2" so i can mount my over sized spare
32x12.5x15
and mount a CB antenna to it

i will add pics tomorrow...and paint it too...lol

[XpensiveWino]

drilled my side mirrors for water drainage. No more water streaks down the side of my Jeep.

And take off the stickers.

[SoCalJK]

Rain gutter front grill.

[chumpmann]

Painted my Chrome Jeep logo in the front.

[cyberpunk]

flip the rearview mirror.

[cyberpunk]

and educate me on the thought behind debadging. I like my badges, except the stupid dealer one in the back, that ***** is coming off today.

[BiGEN]

Originally Posted by XpensiveWino

drilled my side mirrors for water drainage. No more water streaks down the side of my Jeep.

i always wondered where that water was coming from.. i was like why is my hand getting wet? i couldnt even see it coming from there.. this will be the next one i do.. how big did u make the hole? can i get a pic?

[Prot]

Originally Posted by Contra

i created a tire mount that extends my stock mount out 2" and up 2" so i can mount my over sized spare
32x12.5x15
and mount a CB antenna to it

i will add pics tomorrow...and paint it too...lol

Huh? I guess you did this to your TJ? because a JK already comes with 32's from the factory.

FWIW, my 35" spare fits on my factory spare mount with no modifiation.