New member from NC!
04-06-2015, 06:06 PM
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New member from NC!
Hey everyone!
Figured I'd introduce myself. My name is Jim and my fiance and I just purchased her 2012 Wrangler Sahara today with only 19,400 miles. She's been wanting one of these for the last year, and with her Sonata depreciating by the hour it seems we decided to start looking for real and pulled the trigger on this one today. The previous owner did a few things to this one, Gibson Exhaust, K&N filter, and some aftermarket shocks. The exhaust makes it sound similar to a 350z. He/she also had some 'Foose' stickers on the sides and spare tire cover. I guess they wanted it to look like a custom Jeep. I've already gone ahead and removed those. I'm working on talking her into letting me remove the billet grill inserts next. I want to get some new smoked lenses to replace the ones on there now that are faded, tint the windows, and look into some LED headlights here in the short term before diving into a lift, wheels, tires, and bumpers.
As for me I've been modifying vehicles since I could drive but am new to Jeeps. I've always liked the Wrangler's and am looking forward to having some fun with this one. I drive a 2014 Tacoma TRD Off-Road with some mods - 2 inch lift from the TRD Baja edition with an Icon AAL in the rear, BFG AT KO2 tires, some TRD Pro cosmetic parts, TRD faux-beadlock rims, and some other odds and ends.
Now for the pics
Don't mind the over spray from the dealership, already removed that
And one of my truck too
Thanks for looking!
Figured I'd introduce myself. My name is Jim and my fiance and I just purchased her 2012 Wrangler Sahara today with only 19,400 miles. She's been wanting one of these for the last year, and with her Sonata depreciating by the hour it seems we decided to start looking for real and pulled the trigger on this one today. The previous owner did a few things to this one, Gibson Exhaust, K&N filter, and some aftermarket shocks. The exhaust makes it sound similar to a 350z. He/she also had some 'Foose' stickers on the sides and spare tire cover. I guess they wanted it to look like a custom Jeep. I've already gone ahead and removed those. I'm working on talking her into letting me remove the billet grill inserts next. I want to get some new smoked lenses to replace the ones on there now that are faded, tint the windows, and look into some LED headlights here in the short term before diving into a lift, wheels, tires, and bumpers.
As for me I've been modifying vehicles since I could drive but am new to Jeeps. I've always liked the Wrangler's and am looking forward to having some fun with this one. I drive a 2014 Tacoma TRD Off-Road with some mods - 2 inch lift from the TRD Baja edition with an Icon AAL in the rear, BFG AT KO2 tires, some TRD Pro cosmetic parts, TRD faux-beadlock rims, and some other odds and ends.
Now for the pics
Don't mind the over spray from the dealership, already removed that
And one of my truck too
Thanks for looking!
05-22-2015, 08:09 AM
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An update... we no longer own the 2012 Sahara. Long story short, we discovered it was leaking water into the cab the day after we got it home as evidenced by dampness on the passenger carpet, under the floor mat. The dealer replaced header seal and door seals, gave it back and it leaked MUCH worse, with water literally streaming in from the A and B pillars. After a 4 1/2 week process of the dealer having the vehicle and attempting fixes, they gave it back and it still leaked from the B pillars. Following much back and forth with the GM of the dealership, we were able to get out of it. We did a direct trade for a brand new 2015 Anvil base model with soft top, ultimately ending up with this one well below invoice pricing. My fiance' likes the soft top much more since it's easier for her to use herself, not to mention we are both much bigger fans of Anvil. Oh, and so far it doesn't leak!
Coming soon is a set of Black Quadratec Moab Style wheels in 17x8.5
They'll be paired with some BFG AT KO2 tires in 285/70/17. As far as lift, I have a set of Rubicon shocks and 17/59 springs I will be installing for some added height over the stock 14/55 springs on the Jeep now.
Coming soon is a set of Black Quadratec Moab Style wheels in 17x8.5
They'll be paired with some BFG AT KO2 tires in 285/70/17. As far as lift, I have a set of Rubicon shocks and 17/59 springs I will be installing for some added height over the stock 14/55 springs on the Jeep now.
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