I would vote for getting the Raptor Lining kit and lining your tub. Its an ambitious project but If you can do it yourself it should only cost you about $150.00 for the kit and misc supplies.

Best part is you can loose your carpet and not worry anymore about dirtying your interior or water leaks.

You would also still have some money left over to save up for a bumper and winch next.

my .02

 

I have kinda a dumb question... don't want to derail the OP's thread but I gotta ask.

When I bought my 'con one of the spontaneous blurtings of the salesdrone went "....don't rip out the carpets and spray it with bedliner. I had a customer bring one in like that it was the noisiest bla bla bla...it's not like you can't hose it out anyway just pull the carpets and there are drain plugs..." I was trying to tune him out (I knew what I wanted and what I was going to pay so there was no real "sale" for him to make) so I let it pass. Probably wise for my sanity (I had to listen to a story about his cat too.... not a good experience) but it's been bugging me.

It sounds like you've done it, so... unbiased pros and cons? Obviously you'd recommend it, but what do you see as the downsides or caveats?

 

I would imagine the interior noise would be higher because the carpet dampens the sound. No carpet, no dampening. I dunno

 

Dual battery tray from BMD! Stage 3 yo!

 

Do you think the warranty gnomes would not like the dual batt?

 

diff covers, evap skid/relocation kit, oil pan protection

 

On board air.. (ARB compressor with JK install bracket) from Northridge4x4...
If you plan on off roading much, it certainly is a nice option to have.
And if you are in the snow trying to get around, you don't have to worry about airing down too much or worrying where to find air
when you hit dry pavement.

 

So I decided to get lightforce lights! Installed em today. No night driving yet but they are monsters! Pretty standard install. The only difference was I added some wiring shroud on the outside. Got pics from the inside showing the field of view from inside. They are a little big but I like it! the only thing I didn't get done was I bought an led switch to use instead of the lightforce one but ended up using the stock one because I didn't feel like running a hot lead separately for the lead. Also they are on smittybuilt brackets.

 

The NIGHT into DAY.. Nice Upgrade !..

 

Thanks! I'm out driving around adjusting them and I can't stop laughing at how bright they are. I can't imagine hids!