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I don't care to slam, but I like to have a well balanced system. The type r has always been good and I got the ssd 12 for free so I figure I'd fix it up and use it. I'm sure everyone else has their opinions on audio too, but that's just my opinion. I don't rock a sound system in the jeep much, but the Jetta has a bad strut bearing that drives me crazy so I turn it up so I can't hear it till I get around to fixing it...
LMAO, Clik and Clak to the rescue...
In case you don't know, they're the guys from Car Talk on NPR...that's their most common fix for strange noises on vehicles, haha
BTW I love music, I just have never really gotten into it in my jeep for some reason...when I get into my XJ, I just wanna drive it, and enjoy that experience. Trust me, I have listened to music in it, but overall, I would just as soon have it turned off, I like driving my jeep with zero distractions. To each his own.
Cool. I just never have liked systems in my jeep...I have a Pioneer deck with some 6.5 Kickers (no sub), and it never gets turned on. I like to hear my XJ and what it's telling me, haha
+1 for the Alpine Type R's. Give em' some clean power from Alpine and they sound fantastic in Jeeps. I didn't really want a huge speaker box so I settled for 2 6x9's *in small boxes lol* and 2 6/12 in the molded overhead location. I will always buy Alpine and I've been using them for 20 years or so.
So today I pulled and replaced my plugs, which were Bosch triple platinum yata yada with some Champion Copper Cores. Thanks to many posts on here from forum members that swear up and down that Champion is the way to go. So I did the plugs and also replaced the IAC valve but it really seems to be running much better. Also painted the underside of my hood with some flat black primer. I was getting tired of the hood being an eyesore.
Well damn, I finally had some free time to start installing these dang tube flares. Got the driver's side mocked up, holes drilled, and new fender formed. Took it back off for paint.
Got snagged on the passenger side. The PO had some body work done and bondo'ed over half of the spot welds. Now I can't see them to do my cut and fold fender trimming on that side.
I feel like I'm in one of those police simulations with the scary masked men you're suppose to shoot. But you have to becareful because there are hostages.
The passenger side was suppose to be cake! No giant bundle of wires, no gas door, no limited access. Bah. Pulled the beast into the garage for the afternoon. Got busy with other things. Thoughts?
Last edited by CurrySoSpicy; 07-30-2017 at 07:17 PM.
Well damn, I finally had some free time to start installing these dang tube flares. Got the driver's side mocked up, holes drilled, and new fender formed. Took it back off for paint.
Got snagged on the passenger side. The PO had some body work done and bondo'ed over half of the spot welds. Now I can't see them to do my cut and fold on that side.
I feel like I'm in one of those police simulations with the scary masked men you're suppose to shoot. But you have to becareful because there are hostages.
The passenger side was suppose to be cake! No giant bundle of wires, no gas door, no limited access. Bah. Pulled the beast into the garage for the afternoon. Got busy with other things. Thoughts?
A couple of possibilities:
1) Assuming the welds are in the same places on both sides, you could make a template of cardboard or paper to transfer to pass. side.
2) Can you see the welds from the inside of the cargo compartment? Drill a small pilot hole slightly away from each weld and use the holes as the reference point then fill from the inside when done to seal.
1) Assuming the welds are in the same places on both sides, you could make a template of cardboard or paper to transfer to pass. side.
2) Can you see the welds from the inside of the cargo compartment? Drill a small pilot hole slightly away from each weld and use the holes as the reference point then fill from the inside when done to seal.
Oh, I may have phrased that wrong. This is the cut and fold for fender trimming. You can't see them from inside the cabin. These are the little spot welds all the way around the rear fender, just behind the flare.
I wonder if I can apply point 1 and look on the drives side and try to measure and approximate where they are on the passenger side.
Oh, I may have phrased that wrong. This is the cut and fold for fender trimming. You can't see them from inside the cabin. These are the little spot welds all the way around the rear fender, just behind the flare.
I wonder if I can apply point 1 and look on the drives side and try to measure and approximate where they are on the passenger side.
I did some exploratory scraping. I will have to see if I can combine both methods and measure one side. Mark on the other. Scrape a bit off and see if there is any treasure underneath. Thanks guys.
Since the wife's birthday is coming up, I figured I'd work on her baby (WJ). I replaced the muffler, cleaned the k&n, and seafoamed it. I'm surprised the OEM muffler lasted 133k. Now time for a beer and ill order some more Jeep parts since I just got paid. Earn and burn.
07-30-2017, 02:52 PM
