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Old 09-12-2016, 11:32 AM
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Drove it to work today, which for my jeep is a HUGE accomplishment, and planning on taking it off road Saturday. I'm a week behind my schedule, but if I had not broken my accelerator cable, I wouldn't be, so that's on me.

what have people done for the squeaks and rattles in the dash? I was thinking of picking up some sort of foam strip to go in between stuff.
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Originally Posted by aroundincircles

what have people done for the squeaks and rattles in the dash? I was thinking of picking up some sort of foam strip to go in between stuff.
Buy a sheet of THESE Self Adhesive FELT PADS or Similar!! The kind you can cut and place them where all plastics meet/
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Originally Posted by Dumajones
yo wow,,wait. Ummmm Steve where is the beach warrior? (Xj).
The beach warrior has left the salt-air and sea behind. Good thing because it was beginning to deteriorate after six years, even being garage kept.
The WJ has already earned a 'beach scout' badge. Have it equipped with all the stuff the XJ had, including cantilevered table and roof rack shower.
It will look better once I drive through ATV trails, gouging paint and denting fenders.
My little boy really likes the WJ, so does the wife.
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INSTALLED MY STEREO FINALLY!!

Pioneer DEH 7800 head unit, JL Audio 320.4 speaker amp. Subwoofer is coming soon (when I can afford the enclosure, already pre-wired and I have the $ for the actual woofer)

Only took me.... 14 months or so?


Gnarly ground loop though - traced it to the RCA's in my Pioneer head unit. I am going to try to ground the RCA's manually but if not I might need to buy new head unit - which I don't want to do because I love my old-school Pioneer DEH 7800 (color OLED screen, works perfectly otherwise)
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Painted up my late-model center console, did a little preliminary fitting of the ZJ seats... Gonna need some late model XJ sliders.

And the mail lady delivered presents:

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Originally Posted by Basslicks
Painted up my late-model center console, did a little preliminary fitting of the ZJ seats... Gonna need some late model XJ sliders. And the mail lady delivered presents:
well where's the picture of the console?
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installed heater hoses

installed the trans cooler, rad, coresupport, and e-fan hopefully for the last time
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Originally Posted by Basslicks
Painted up my late-model center console, did a little preliminary fitting of the ZJ seats... Gonna need some late model XJ sliders.

And the mail lady delivered presents:

Cool,, you are going to run drugs in your tires I see..lol
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I finally got around to finishing my front fender trimming, no more cutting in to my new to me 33 super swompers
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Originally Posted by XJwonders
well where's the picture of the console?
It's new technology, ready? Close your eyes, now picture your center console in black. Mind blown, right?

Originally Posted by Dumajones
Cool,, you are going to run drugs in your tires I see..lol
LOL... Do a line of that and you're not coming back from it!
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Originally Posted by Basslicks
It's new technology, ready? Close your eyes, now picture your center console in black. Mind blown, right?



LOL... Do a line of that and you're not coming back from it!
are those the little ceramic beads? if so make sure no water or even moisture gets in with them.. They will clump up,,thats why I went airsoft beads. You can get them soaked and they still work great.

here is a pic of ceramic dynabeads just a little and I mean just damp
notice how they stick and clump up just like in a tire if wet.. Thats happen in my tires because air hose I used had moisture.



here is airsoft soaked with water.. they flow around just fine.



something to think about..wet clumping beads cause for a fun ride..lol
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Originally Posted by Dumajones
are those the little ceramic beads? if so make sure no water or even moisture gets in with them.. They will clump up,,thats why I went airsoft beads. You can get them soaked and they still work great.

here is a pic of ceramic dynabeads just a little and I mean just damp
notice how they stick and clump up just like in a tire if wet.. Thats happen in my tires because air hose I used had moisture.



here is airsoft soaked with water.. they flow around just fine.



something to think about..wet clumping beads cause for a fun ride..lol
Yup. I'm with Duma. Cheaper, too.
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Originally Posted by Dumajones
are those the little ceramic beads? if so make sure no water or even moisture gets in with them.. They will clump up,,thats why I went airsoft beads. You can get them soaked and they still work great.

here is a pic of ceramic dynabeads just a little and I mean just damp
notice how they stick and clump up just like in a tire if wet.. Thats happen in my tires because air hose I used had moisture.

here is airsoft soaked with water.. they flow around just fine.

something to think about..wet clumping beads cause for a fun ride..lol
Originally Posted by roninofako
Yup. I'm with Duma. Cheaper, too.
LOL... Well, I'll have to consider that for next time. Already have these in my garage now.

According to their website though, they're not supposed to clump...

"These are 4 bags of 8 ounces - 32 ounces total - of internal tire balancing beads. They don't rust, melt, clump, or break. They are super hard and perfectly round. These will last for years! These should be enough to fit 4 tires.

For a limited time we are also including a FREE Applicator Kit, FREE filtered cores, and FREE red caps - get them while supplies last!


How they work?
The beads when added to the inside of the tire will distribute themselves throughout the tire during motion to counter act the heavy spots.
Benefits
Readily disperse throughout tire during motion for consistent balance
Static-free and roll freely
eco-friendly
Reusable, super hard, durable, and eco-friendly
Install is a snap — just pour them into the tire during mounting
Won't rust, melt, clump, or break.
Can be used with nitrogen filled tires
Why not use glass beads instead?
Glass is a much softer material - it will break down and you'll have glass powder in your tires. Powder becomes susceptible to moisture clumping as well as a potential hazard to your health when you change your tires.
Our beads are denser than glass - which means you need less of them inside the tire, this helps reduce tire wobbling due to excessive media especially for smaller tires."

We'll see.
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Originally Posted by Basslicks
LOL... Well, I'll have to consider that for next time. Already have these in my garage now.

According to their website though, they're not supposed to clump...

"These are 4 bags of 8 ounces - 32 ounces total - of internal tire balancing beads. They don't rust, melt, clump, or break. They are super hard and perfectly round. These will last for years! These should be enough to fit 4 tires.

For a limited time we are also including a FREE Applicator Kit, FREE filtered cores, and FREE red caps - get them while supplies last!


How they work?
The beads when added to the inside of the tire will distribute themselves throughout the tire during motion to counter act the heavy spots.
Benefits
Readily disperse throughout tire during motion for consistent balance
Static-free and roll freely
eco-friendly
Reusable, super hard, durable, and eco-friendly
Install is a snap — just pour them into the tire during mounting
Won't rust, melt, clump, or break.
Can be used with nitrogen filled tires
Why not use glass beads instead?
Glass is a much softer material - it will break down and you'll have glass powder in your tires. Powder becomes susceptible to moisture clumping as well as a potential hazard to your health when you change your tires.
Our beads are denser than glass - which means you need less of them inside the tire, this helps reduce tire wobbling due to excessive media especially for smaller tires."

We'll see.
they're not supposed to clump<<<< thats what I was told on the phone when I called Dyna-B...

But they did fine,,,just dont get them wet.
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Originally Posted by Dumajones
they're not supposed to clump<<<< thats what I was told on the phone when I called Dyna-B...

But they did fine,,,just dont get them wet.
Ten fer. I'll be sure the compressor tank is dry before filling.


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