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Old Dec 18, 2010 | 05:06 AM
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Very cool mod. I stopped into my local Lowe's and found the 1/2 foam insulation. It was only 88 cents. Must have been on sale or something.
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Old Dec 18, 2010 | 06:47 PM
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Pretty sure I'll be doing this ASAP. I haven't lost anything back there but one time wheeling over the summer a big-ass hornet flew back there. I just knew that at some point he'd come out the bottom of the dash, fly up my shorts, and sting the crap out of me. Well, it didn't happen, but I don't really want anymore wildlife flying back there.
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Old Dec 18, 2010 | 06:56 PM
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Same here... I placed my antenna on the dash (after removing to install full cover). Of course I forgot the next time i backed her out of the garage... After an hour of fishing I hooked the end an retrieved the antenna..... The foam will go in tomorrow!
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Old Dec 20, 2010 | 09:51 AM
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I am going to do this also....funny, as I was looking at the Jeep on the lot with the salesman, the kid who goes around and opens all the vehicles up tossed the only key to the Jeep right on the dashboard and whoop, there it went right down the space. Took them forever to fish the key out of the cavern..... It was good, cause I left with it 2 hours later...
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Old Dec 22, 2010 | 05:26 AM
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Originally Posted by willywaxer1
While you're at it, pick up some 1" insulation to plug that french fry/loose change catcher between the seat and console:
Great idea! I only keep maps there but...I never use them!

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Old Dec 22, 2010 | 07:33 AM
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Originally Posted by katsumotology
I figured it would not be a big loss if I screwed it up since my loss would be only a dollar or two. So i stopped by Lowe's and grabbed a 6 foot 1/2'' pipe insulation.

I cut it for the length of the dash and started sticking in to the gap. Seriously it only took about 10 minutes for everything. Now I don't have to worry about losing things anymore. My fear was that my friend would just toss his/her key and have to deal with taking the dash and all the pain.

Pics may be hard to see as I took them at night.

This was another easy cool mod! Thanks for the idea.

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Wow the only thing you haven't lost is all the dirt and dust on that dash board! Lol just kidding!
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Old Dec 22, 2010 | 08:00 AM
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Well thats a great idea, but I never lost anything back there, I put in a daystar dash panel that has pockets for cell phone or pens and things like that. I did however go to lowes to buy weather stripping and placed on the soft top on the header in efforts to reduce wind noise and I must say...there is about 1% reduction! lol....any ideas how to fix it? or do I just keep turning up the music?
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Old Dec 31, 2010 | 09:45 PM
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Dropped my cigar clipper down there last night.
First on my list of new mods.
Great ideal
Thanks

Now how do you get in there to retreive what has been lost
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Old Dec 31, 2010 | 10:03 PM
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Originally Posted by crazyloggy
Wow the only thing you haven't lost is all the dirt and dust on that dash board! Lol just kidding!
haha funny. it gets pretty nasty there without doors and top down... maybe there should be a vacum to suck all the dust and crap. haha.
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Old Jan 2, 2011 | 09:29 AM
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I can't tell you how much stuff I've lost there!
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