MJCARENA Posted October 27, 2010 Author Share Posted October 27, 2010 The whole setup looks great! Question for you though: did you have to swap out for longer wheel studs? No they are the stock studs. I checked and the same amount of stud sticks out with the rim only on. I am thinking of putting longer studs in since they do not come to the end of the lugnuts, but have just over 1/2 inch of thread into the nuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJCARENA Posted October 27, 2010 Author Share Posted October 27, 2010 hey you already took your topper off for me :cheers: I thought it was you that jacked it. :hmm: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepcoMJ Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 very nice truck! i wish I owned something nice enough to put a sun reflector in the windshield... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJCARENA Posted October 27, 2010 Author Share Posted October 27, 2010 very nice truck! i wish I owned something nice enough to put a sun reflector in the windshield... Thanks for the comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepcoMJ Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 no problem. if it had a white front bumper, white end trim on the grille, and black mirrors...it would be my perfect MJ. that said, it's not far off, and those are only aesthetics. it's a good truck...enjoy it to it's fullest (and don't EVER trim the body. learn from someone who regrets doing so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJCARENA Posted November 14, 2010 Author Share Posted November 14, 2010 When the PO painted the truck, he also painted the rear bumper blue to match the lower side panels. I did not like the looks of it. I would really like a chrome bumper, but until I can find one, I decided to repaint the bumper black. I painted the bumper semigloss black and all the trim pieces flat black. Before Sanded down and bondo on some of the dents, hammered them out the best I could. Primered After, back on the truck. Turned out better then I thought it would. I also put black JEEP stickers on the tailgate that I got off Ebay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btm24 Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 :eek: that looks amazing!!!!! great truck Brandon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJCARENA Posted December 26, 2010 Author Share Posted December 26, 2010 Swapped out my gauge cluster today. I went with the older style gauges, goes with what was in the truck before. Don't know yet what I am going to do about the PRNDL indicator. Might do like Hornbrod did. I also added the light for the cigarette lighter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJCARENA Posted January 3, 2011 Author Share Posted January 3, 2011 Picked up a set of taillights from tbrand. Cleaned them up and installed them. Not sure if I like the look yet, or go with some black trimmed ones to match the bumper. Before After Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJCARENA Posted January 4, 2011 Author Share Posted January 4, 2011 Went and had a Line-X bed liner sprayed in today. Had them go to the first body line on the bed and tailgate. They did a dreat job, removed the tailgate handle screws before spraying and even sprayed up under the bed rails. :D BEFORE Image Not Found AFTER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Wow, that looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgeFan01 Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Wow, that looks awesome! Very sharp looking truck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rymanrph Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 I'd like to do that to mine, but I just can't justify the price over the DIY options out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camjeep3 Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 that stuff is worth every penny. around here that job would cost 350 with a lifetime warranty.... a diy herculiner kit is say 100 plus everything else i need to prep(plastic, tape, etc) then the time for me to do it, and its not guaranteed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJCARENA Posted January 5, 2011 Author Share Posted January 5, 2011 I did the herculiner on an F150 I had and it turned out pretty good, But did not last long,( poor prep work from me) I want to try to keep this MJ in great shape so I went with the better bed liner. If it was one I was going to take 4wheeling alot I probably would have done the herculiner again and put the money into better offroad parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btm24 Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 I just put the 1st coat of herculiner on my MJ a few days ago. It looks amazing and have heard great things about it. Got the "kit" for 80 bucks. I think for $80 and a few hr's it is well worth it. The only thing That I don't like so far is how glossy it looks. oh and how rough it feels See i use my bed for uh how can I say this... recreational use. Now ill have to carry around some sort of blanket around in the ol tool box. To bad. Brandon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rymanrph Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 I did the herculiner on an F150 I had and it turned out pretty good, But did not last long,( poor prep work from me) I want to try to keep this MJ in great shape so I went with the better bed liner. If it was one I was going to take 4wheeling alot I probably would have done the herculiner again and put the money into better offroad parts. Do you care to share how much you paid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbrand Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Glad the lights worked out for you. I've seen several tutorials on painting the trim black - that would look especially sharp if you painted that lower section black as well. And that bedliner... man that really cleans the truck up nice. :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cody4359 Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 al's liner looks like a decent kit for bed liner ect. u can color match it, and i think it has 3 diff nozzels for spray pattern. like $110 for the kit and $50 for the gun. ive used herculiner before and it sucks I'm my opnion. by the way your truck looks good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
500 MJ Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Yah, keep up the good work. This truck is turning out very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJCARENA Posted January 7, 2011 Author Share Posted January 7, 2011 I did the herculiner on an F150 I had and it turned out pretty good, But did not last long,( poor prep work from me) I want to try to keep this MJ in great shape so I went with the better bed liner. If it was one I was going to take 4wheeling alot I probably would have done the herculiner again and put the money into better offroad parts. Do you care to share how much you paid? Paid $430. It was a little more than I wanted to spend, but I plan on keeping this truck for a long time.It's my new baby. I just recently sold my 1953 Ford F100 that I owned for 30 years. (was made an offer I couldn't refuse) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJCARENA Posted February 13, 2011 Author Share Posted February 13, 2011 Got bored and decided to follow what everyone says to do and pulled up my carpet. I was a little surprised that there was some rust under there (nothing to bad), since the truck is pretty clean underneath. I feel for you guys that have rust problems. Drivers side Passenger side Cleaning up passenger side with a wire brush wheel mounted in a drill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJCARENA Posted February 14, 2011 Author Share Posted February 14, 2011 Painted with Rustoleum Rust Converter and then Rustoleum white paint. Drivers side Passenger side Since I had the seat out, decided to take it apart and wash the covers. There is a slice in the foam on the back where someone welded the metal frame, must have broke before. Also foam was added to the bottom seat cushion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJCARENA Posted February 26, 2011 Author Share Posted February 26, 2011 Replaced my painted grill with a NOS chrome one. I plan on changing out the headlight buckets and trim with chrome in the future. Before Image Not Found After Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
500 MJ Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Keep it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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