HighwayTrout
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Awesome dude! Hope it works out well for you!
2024 JLR
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Cousin Clyde
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Thanks; yea good tip on this.
DirtHeadDavis
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Bronco jizz, raw dogging rocks…? You good bro?
Cousin Clyde
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Bronco jizz, raw dogging rocks…? You good bro?
Im just following suit here…can’t remember who started this…
DirtHeadDavis
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Pretty sure @TrailHunter was the first to recognize it lol
Cousin Clyde
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Wanted to follow up on our engine decision.
Lucked out finding a 3.6. Also was interested to see no etorque.
Still, it has the ESS feature.
My question is, does anyone have ESS with no etorque and have this little motor deal below the alternator?
Does it make this much noise when you press the brake??
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Lucked out finding a 3.6. Also was interested to see no etorque.
Still, it has the ESS feature.
My question is, does anyone have ESS with no etorque and have this little motor deal below the alternator?
Does it make this much noise when you press the brake??
May 1, 2024
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TonyT
Caught the Bug
I'm curious to see how you like this product long-term.
In 2020 I had a shop put ExoShield on my new Ram. I was already doing paint correction, ceramic coating, and paint protection, so I figured why not. I immediately didn't like it, but I left it on for a couple weeks to give it a change. Ended up taking it off myself within 500 miles.
Mike Pierson
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Wow, that looks terrible! Did you talk to the shop about it before removing it?
Cousin Clyde
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Yea that’s rough. Racing Optics on mine is completely clear so far.
More info and pics at
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That’s kind of a bummer that it doesn’t go to the edge. I get a lot of hits right at it and have one now on our 392. Fortunately, it’s not growing. Mine chipped right on the lower edge too, then spread across the whole windshield
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Cousin Clyde
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What have you got for me @bobfriesenhahn?!
Do you have this thing? Does it make as much noise?
Obviously phone videos of jeep noises amplify / distort things a bit. Do you have a video of yours engaging like that?
I think I’ll log it at the dealership just for the hell of it…prolly normal…
bobfriesenhahn
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I have a 2.0 turbo with E-torque. Since the beginning, I have heard grinding sounds coming from the right front upon applying brakes after driving west through sand-storms which come from the west or south-west. I attributed it to sand accumulating in the right front brake assembly. However, early on Jeep was sending my phone notices that there was a problem with the start-stop system and that the engine might seize on the road, requiring that it be towed. Luckily that never happened, and the scary notices stopped coming.
But I did hear the grinding from the right front on our most recent drive to Arizona. It clears after applying/releasing brakes over maybe 15 or 20 minutes. The brake rotors are fine.
In your case the sound is coming from a motor. Maybe it is actually coming from something similar in my case too?
Cousin Clyde
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I hear ya man. Thanks for the response.
Unfortunately I have neither a 2.0 or an etorque. And I have not been experiencing sand storm related issues…
But yes I’m guessing the little motor under the alternator is just an ancillary starter specifically for ESS. All little electric motors make noise.
Just looking for some input from someone who has this same setup.
Unfortunately I have neither a 2.0 or an etorque. And I have not been experiencing sand storm related issues…
But yes I’m guessing the little motor under the alternator is just an ancillary starter specifically for ESS. All little electric motors make noise.
Just looking for some input from someone who has this same setup.
TonyT
Caught the Bug
I did. And they offered a one-time redo it, but it would just do the same thing. They had a couple excuses of what could have caused it. One was that dust settles on the windshield and the wipers scratch it up. The other being whatever soap I was using likely had ingredients that degrade the material.
Cousin Clyde
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Wanted to provide a 1 year review of Racing Optics Windshield Defense.
Been on a few off road trips and some long highway drives at 80mph. Definitely endured a few audible rock hits on the highway with no visible damage.
Decided to remove the first of three layers that come with the kit. We’ve run the first layer for 6,500 miles.
Only reason we decided to take the first layer off is it had a couple marks from something getting caught in the windshield wipers. Honestly not sure what caused this. Otherwise the windshield was still perfectly clear.
HighwayTrout
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Nice.
Yea. I am in the same boat. I’m closing in on 6 thousand miles and mine had a pebble or something get stuck in the wipers that left a scratch in the film.
I have a road trip coming up so I’ll suffer through it then replace or peel a layer afterwards.
Still better than replacing a windshield.
Happy with the purchase even though I wasn’t convinced at first. But 6k miles and a non cracked windshield is enough proof for me.
Cousin Clyde
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Nice, yea I will buy it again for sure. Cheaper than windshield insurance on the JLs. Plus it’s nice not driving around with a cracked windshield for a month while I am putting off replacing it lol. As in, my JK right now..Nice.
Yea. I am in the same boat. I’m closing in on 6 thousand miles and mine had a pebble or something get stuck in the wipers that left a scratch in the film.
I have a road trip coming up so I’ll suffer through it then replace or peel a layer afterwards.
Still better than replacing a windshield.
Happy with the purchase even though I wasn’t convinced at first. But 6k miles and a non cracked windshield is enough proof for me.