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Came across this the other night. http://www.vumaxx.com/home.html Their A-Pillar Kups look like they might be a good alternative to the Lotek a-pillar cover. Instead of just 2 gauges, might be able to mount 3 or more on the factory a-pillar cover and even keep the OS handle. Their other...

3 or 4 days ago, after swapping in the Sears Platinum P-1 battery, I tried using the CD player - AM/FM/6 disc CD factory unit - all it would do was make cycling/grinding noises and come up with "CD ERROR" on the display. Tried several times to simply eject the CD's, no go, and on the last...

Looks like the Italians will be coming to the rescue - http://www.etecno1.it/diesel-glow-plug-double-filament-p-1562.html Supposed to be a direct drop-in replacement for the original ceramics.

Well, just got back to SA from 2 weeks in NC back on Friday. The reason for the trip was not pleasant - my 73 year old father's long history of health problems finally took their ultimate toll, and he passed away on Aug 12th. Day after the funeral, the mail carrier delivered a recall letter...

I've got a friend with a 2011 Wrangler Unlimited. He mentioned where he'd seen on another Wrangler forum that outside of the U.S. they sold JK's with the standard electric fan AND a mechanical fan with a viscous clutch. He was interested in this given the complaints with the U.S. JK's - tranny...

Well, the CRD is getting some remarkable fuel mileage after all the work/upgrades - front end alignment, new Michelin LTX tires, brake rotors turned and new Bendix pads, new shocks/struts and front bushings, new rear upper suspension arm, new bearings and seals rear diff and new rear axle...

Got an e-mail from a CRD friend up in Charlotte this morning. He'd found a thread on one of the Jeep forums where a gent with an 05 KJ had purchased a used front diff out of an older KJ, had it rebuilt with 4.10 gears, and installed in his 05. What's interesting is that the diff rebuild...

In case anyone wants to stock up, just went by one of the Walmarts here in San Antonio, and they have it on sale for $9.27 for a 340 gram can - sticker on the CRD lists the charge as 0.649 kg - 649 grams - so 2 cans should be enough for a full recharge if necessary. Auto parts stores have...

Over the past 6 years, several times when on a trip, or even from a local station on occasion, I've ended up getting a considerable amount of trash pumped into the fuel tank and caught in the filters. Two years ago when passing thru northern Florida, just a 5 gallon top-off at a station...

This project got put on the back burner for a few months, but I finally got it done yesterday. Last year, in the thread on replacing the mechanical fan clutch, I mentioned that a friend and I had tumbled to the fact that our CRD 5 bladed metal fan, and the 11 bladed nylon fan on V6's with a...

Here's the scenario - 2005 KJ Sport CRD 4WD, 58K miles and change. At 52K miles prior to a trip to NC in Jan this year, no noticeable wear on tires - Cooper Discoverer ATR 245/70/16, installed at 25K miles. Early Feb, starting noticing an unusual noise that could have been either from the...

Heard word of this about 4 weeks ago, and already been discussed over on LOST.... Basically, Chrysler will no longer stock the original 7 volt ceramic glow plugs that came in our U.S. version 05/06 CRD's. From now on, if you go to the dealer with a bad glow plug, you'll have to pop for...

For those of you with a 2005 or later 2.8 L, especially in the U.S., replacing the thermostatic clutch on the mechanical fan may not be as expensive or difficult as you may think. While Chrysler is currently wanting $220 for a OEM replacement, Hayden now makes a severe duty aftermarket...

I think there's something seriously fubar with the brakes on my 05 KJ CRD. I've had the rear brake moan on occasion, on cold humid mornings, but just enough to hear and I can count on my fingers the number of times it's happened since I've had the vehicle. Over the past couple of weeks...

Has anyone tried this series of gauges in a KJ? I'm looking at installing a set of these in my CRD. I want something to tell me what's actually going on with that diesel, not 23 frakkin idiot lights in the dash cluster (I counted them).:mad: Feature I like about this gauge series is that...

Trying to find a set of power seats to replace the manuals in my '05 CRD Sport. Initial preference would be from '02 or '03 (definitely better quality from what I've seen), white/creame/tan/light gray leather (whatever they call the lighter color seats), heated definitely a plus but not a...

First, I have to move from NC down to San Antonio back in April due to this sad economy. Now LOST goes down and I have to move to another KJ forum.:rolleyes: Ah well, from what I've seen so far, looks to be a much more helpful forum - already found a how-to thread for one of my pet desires -...