What was done to your JK this week?
JK Newbie
Joined: Jul 2013
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From: Sanbornton
https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/jk-s...-stamp-206044/ Back when i first got this jeep I found this link on the forum. I hated the spare tire, I'm a short guy who backs in and out of my driveway and could never see over the huge spare tire so that was my motivation to get rid of it. For like a week i tried to find someone who spoke Japanese and had no luck, couldn't even figure out the price of one. A year later a coworker of mine who's into building Jeeps and Subarus tells me he "knows a guy" from when he was ordering Subaru motor swap parts. 10 days later I had a plain white panel at my front door. All it really is is a fiber glass mold that's probably 1/8" thick that I primed, painted and then 3m sticky taped 3/4 around onto the back. It doesn't rattle, is water tight and does look factory. I also left all the plastic vent pieces in place. When I open and shut the doors it vents like normal. I see no difference in AC or heating. It came white. And there's my first attempt, way off.
Last edited by Mustard4door; Mar 19, 2016 at 02:55 PM.
JK Enthusiast
Joined: May 2011
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From: Clifton nj
https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/jk-s...-stamp-206044/ Back when i first got this jeep I found this link on the forum. I hated the spare tire, I'm a short guy who backs in and out of my driveway and could never see over the huge spare tire so that was my motivation to get rid of it. For like a week i tried to find someone who spoke Japanese and had no luck, couldn't even figure out the price of one. A year later a coworker of mine who's into building Jeeps and Subarus tells me he "knows a guy" from when he was ordering Subaru motor swap parts. 10 days later I had a plain white panel at my front door. All it really is is a fiber glass mold that's probably 1/8" thick that I primed, painted and then 3m sticky taped 3/4 around onto the back. It doesn't rattle, is water tight and does look factory. I also left all the plastic vent pieces in place. When I open and shut the doors it vents like normal. I see no difference in AC or heating. It came white. And there's my first attempt, way off.
JK Freak
Joined: Feb 2012
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From: Arkansaw, Wi
https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/jk-s...-stamp-206044/ Back when i first got this jeep I found this link on the forum. I hated the spare tire, I'm a short guy who backs in and out of my driveway and could never see over the huge spare tire so that was my motivation to get rid of it. For like a week i tried to find someone who spoke Japanese and had no luck, couldn't even figure out the price of one. A year later a coworker of mine who's into building Jeeps and Subarus tells me he "knows a guy" from when he was ordering Subaru motor swap parts. 10 days later I had a plain white panel at my front door. All it really is is a fiber glass mold that's probably 1/8" thick that I primed, painted and then 3m sticky taped 3/4 around onto the back. It doesn't rattle, is water tight and does look factory. I also left all the plastic vent pieces in place. When I open and shut the doors it vents like normal. I see no difference in AC or heating. It came white. And there's my first attempt, way off.
Last edited by jkrubcon; Mar 19, 2016 at 05:39 PM.
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From: Clifton nj
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Joined: Oct 2011
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From: Tallahassee, Florida
thanks! I had the hardest time finding anything showing how others had wired theirs. I didn't think to take any pics myself. I grounded both lights to the body behind the tail lights then I ran a single power wire down and out the bottom of the drivers side cavity with wire loom over to the passenger side and connected it and another power lead to the light and then ran that all the way back up to the engine bay and connected it to my onxybox. Everything is covered in wire loom. If you pull your tail lights off or look from under neath you will see that there are just foam inserts set in place. And is very easy to pass around. Hope this helps!