On owning a jeep - the stuff your parents never told you

well neither of my parents owned a jeep, the only thing they told me was gas prices were going to kill me. i got left hanging on everything else
 
The situational contradictions of a new Jeep:
• Your buddy gets double-double everywhere, "Meh. It's YEEP!"
• Light patina of dust on dashboard, "Autozone trip? I need interior wipes!"

• I need armor so I never have to worry about some guy dinging my door.
• Awww - Baby's first pinstripe.

• Low range carefully down the rock pile.
• Speedbump!!!! :rock:

• Every morning: uturn across the neighbors sidewalk. :bleh:
• Carefully park everywhere. :cool:

• Girlfriend can learn to drive manual on someone elses ride.
• Clutch plate springs flexing wildly badly shifting in 4-low.


JAGS said:
take your down payment, double it, and that a good starting point for your first few mods.
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Yikes. Thanks for putting that in terms I can relate to.

Linebacker said:
If you're 5'5" or less you better give your choice of lift and tires a lotta thought.
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lol. I'm 6'3" and wouldn't call it trivial to get into a jeep on 37's.

BeachCrawler said:
Speed bumps just got worse.
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I don't understand this one. I haven't slowed down for a speed bump since I bought my jeep!

Toneman said:
- Always have a can of spray paint to touch up the rails and for some of us fenders
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I just learned this one. My door hinges took some abuse from gravel last weekend. Now I see why folks are plastidipping them.

kaptkrappy said:
Front door "thingy" works.
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I'm kinda scared of those. The door catches kinda look like a good way to break off the top. (I rofl'd so hard reading your build thread btw. Thanks for the lols.)

GCM 2 said:
To davantalus, the original poster;
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I'm down with OP. Yeah, you know me.

GCM 2 said:
I believe I cried just a little as I read through your list.......it's like finally being understood, I'm not really crazy :happy_crying:
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Happy to have hit you in the feels. ;)

MTG said:
If you have a 4 door skip the 35s and go right to the 37s. Skip the bolt on stuff and go right to the weld on stuff. Get the GPS if for no other reason than to have a screen to hook your backup camera to.
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Solid advice, I'll take this to heart. I always vacillate on the practicality vs. awesome equation.

Irish Bullfrog said:
-Accept that you will never be able to call in to work again because of flooded roadways or weather aftermath again.
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Ha! This never occurred to me.
 
GARBO said:
soo true had to take my hard top off twice in a storm get it to seal right and stop the water pouring into the cabin. lol
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I'm in the foothills so I keep seeing "valley dry chance of t storms in the mountains". Well what about the middle!!!!

I was lucky and had 3 weeks straight of perfect. Put it back on, and now I'm thinking off again and just risk a couple days of showers...

I already broke in the underside time for the inside I guess. :D
 
ill prob be taking it off again Sunday and do some wheeling in the mountains depends on the snow/t storms we've been getting
 
MTG said:
If you have a 4 door skip the 35s and go right to the 37s. Skip the bolt on stuff and go right to the weld on stuff. Get the GPS if for no other reason than to have a screen to hook your backup camera to.
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Where did you get your backup camera? I need to get one.
 
10frank9 said:
Dang, when you said to hook up a camera I was hoping there might be a plug and play you have heard of. I would love a backup cam.
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A lot of people have them. You can get them off ebay or at autozone. If you have the GPS screen you need something like lockpick and you can run it through that screen. :thumb:

I know Chris (2012jkfn702 or something like that) has it. Maybe he'll post up or send him a PM.
 
i have one and love it !!! my head unit and camera are both kenwood so my camera is plug and play, fyi

andrew -
 
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MTG said:
A lot of people have them. You can get them off ebay or at autozone. If you have the GPS screen you need something like lockpick and you can run it through that screen. :thumb:

I know Chris (2012jkfn702 or something like that) has it. Maybe he'll post up or send him a PM.
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Yup. It is sweet on the trail!
 
MTG said:
A lot of people have them. You can get them off ebay or at autozone. If you have the GPS screen you need something like lockpick and you can run it through that screen. :thumb:

I know Chris (2012jkfn702 or something like that) has it. Maybe he'll post up or send him a PM.
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Excellent thanks for the info.
 
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