Any regrets on parts??
JK Enthusiast
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From: Fort Stewart, GA
I bought a Rugged Ridge Black Locking Gas Door to replace the insanely bright shiny chrome, non-locking Jeep Logo one that come with my JK. At the moment, I LIKE the Rugged Ridge one, but the problem is that they don't advertise that it installs with !/4" long, #4 screws that have to screw into the outer edges of the FACTORY Filler Surround....Well, mine doesn't have one because when they put the chrome one on, they removed it. If I end up fabricating a disk that the Rugged Ridge one can screw into, it should work fine, but I would have preferred to know that up front (that it needed the factory piece) and if you don't know what #4 screws are, take a look at what's holding your glasses together...they're not much bigger than that. If you're ok with modding a new part (which I am, in most cases) go for it, but if not, you may end up with a $65 locking paper weight like me (at least until I get my mill back up and running).
I also got one of the MBRP spare tire bracket things. The thing made the spare look goofy and it made alot of noise even on pavement. I threw it in the trash.
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JK Enthusiast
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From: Central Maryland
My Appologies to Rugged Ridge....I was WRONG!
I do have to say though...My Apologies to Rugged Ridge. It was my new HOOD LOCK that is Rugged Ridge. That part I'm happy with. My Gas Door is a Rampage. It's the P.O.S. (install wise at least). After I posted that, I went to go take some pics of the screws to give some reality to what I was saying and I realized my error. Again, sorry for that one. I just traded my beloved TJ in on a 4 door JK since 35's, 4" of lift, and 2 doors is hell when you have 2 kids still in car seats that aren't old enough to buckle themselves yet. Ol' TJ didn't have A/C either so we had to take the jump. Anyhow, I've got so many new parts piling up, waiting to be installed that I managed to confuse the 2 manufacturers. Hopefully I'll have tons of things to post, just not much on this particular thread...knock on wood.
JK Enthusiast
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From: Central Maryland
The lock on mine is so corroded that I can’t lock it anymore and the paint is coming off. The thing has only been on for six months.
I also got one of the MBRP spare tire bracket things. The thing made the spare look goofy and it made alot of noise even on pavement. I threw it in the trash.
I also got one of the MBRP spare tire bracket things. The thing made the spare look goofy and it made alot of noise even on pavement. I threw it in the trash.
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 235
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From: Central Maryland
I bought a Rugged Ridge Black Locking Gas Door to replace the insanely bright shiny chrome, non-locking Jeep Logo one that come with my JK. At the moment, I LIKE the Rugged Ridge one, but the problem is that they don't advertise that it installs with !/4" long, #4 screws that have to screw into the outer edges of the FACTORY Filler Surround....Well, mine doesn't have one because when they put the chrome one on, they removed it. If I end up fabricating a disk that the Rugged Ridge one can screw into, it should work fine, but I would have preferred to know that up front (that it needed the factory piece) and if you don't know what #4 screws are, take a look at what's holding your glasses together...they're not much bigger than that. If you're ok with modding a new part (which I am, in most cases) go for it, but if not, you may end up with a $65 locking paper weight like me (at least until I get my mill back up and running).
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Here's a pic of the Gas Door. Those are the 4 installation screws sitting on top of a DIME for reference. If I had the original piece on the Jeep that I needed, and installed this using their hardware and instructions, a kid could pry it off with a Popsicle stick, and then it wouldn't be there to keep the Popsicle out of my gas tank....Epic Fail to the designer on this one. On a side note, the rest of the unit seems fairly solid but only time will tell....oh, and so will I.
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JK Newbie
Joined: Dec 2009
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From: Newport Beach, CA
Gibson Dual exhaust
First thing I do with my motorcycles is put on an exhaust, so I did the same with the 2010 Rubicon 2 Door. I went with the dual exhaust Gibson. There were no appreciable performance gains and the nosie and pressure were terrible. Like I said I like a great exhaust note, but this was a brutal drone. It also created a weird pressure in the cab. Maybe better on 4 door but awful on two door, it did look good though. Lasted one week, couldnt take it! Also the guys at Gibson were no help, told me I was SOL, perhaps I was but some relief would have been nice. Went back to stock and have kept it there.
JK Enthusiast
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From: Fort Stewart, GA
I hope that's a fluke....I have one sitting idle while my 37x12.50 Wrangler MT/R's are on back-order. I had one on my TJ holding a 35x12.50 MT/R for years with no issues. I don't think it was a MBRP though so I can't attest to their quality yet, but I never had any trouble with my hinges. I was always careful to not keep my door open long though since I really like the simple look and didn't want to shell out all the coin for a legit tire carrier rear bumper. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this new one (Extension Bracket and JK Door) can deal with the 37. If you don't hear from me on this...no news is good news.
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Jun 2009
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From: MA
First thing I do with my motorcycles is put on an exhaust, so I did the same with the 2010 Rubicon 2 Door. I went with the dual exhaust Gibson. There were no appreciable performance gains and the nosie and pressure were terrible. Like I said I like a great exhaust note, but this was a brutal drone. It also created a weird pressure in the cab. Maybe better on 4 door but awful on two door, it did look good though. Lasted one week, couldnt take it! Also the guys at Gibson were no help, told me I was SOL, perhaps I was but some relief would have been nice. Went back to stock and have kept it there.
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Mar 2010
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From: Volusia County, FL
I bought the Delta front bumper light bar. It has 3 55W lights in it. I wished I had not bought it right away. The lights are not very bright, and the middle one blew out after a few days. Waste of money for sure.
JK Freak
Joined: Jan 2009
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From: Longmont, CO
That Daystar rubber bumpstop thing for the rear spare. Didn't seem to help much at all. My tailgate sounded like it was going to explode at every bump and the tire would shake really bad. I guess 35" Toyo's are just to heavy for the stock tailgate not matter what you do. Got a LoD now and all is good. Anyone want a free Daystar tailgate bumpstop in the Nashville area.
