What did you do to your jeep today?

[sota]

I've got the rattle can of clear coat to fix my hood and I never seem to get around to it

I got some serious FL sun damage on the khaki jeep. I'm thinking a can of that eastwood 2k clear might be on the menu as an experiment.

 

[nohitter64]

Got some factory tinted glass for the back doors at the Pick Your Own LKQ yard. Will grab the rear hatch next month..budget allowing. Planning on blanking the driver rear fixed panel with a hatch....and paying someone to swap the passenger side because I know I'll shatter it.

And 213k miles on my 2006, thanks to this forum.

 

[nohitter64]

I got some serious FL sun damage on the khaki jeep. I'm thinking a can of that eastwood 2k clear might be on the menu as an experiment.

I'm losing clear coat on the roof. Was thinking of painting the entire roof white to cool it off and look like an old Land Rover.

 

[Hec In Omaha]

Update on this: The ol' 3.7 continues to plug along with a renewed sense of vigor, smoothness, etc.. It seems to have a new lease on life, tbh. It's much peppier, gets more miles out of a tank, still sounds smooth and quiet. I don't even have any rattle at startup anymore and the timing chain noise is gone. The valve train is quieter. So, it seems the fuel system treatment and engine flush did a lot of good for the old KJ.

I also have used 505 CRO and 505 CRF twice now on our 2009 KK with 129k miles. It always amazes me how dark the oil becomes after adding the 505 CRO. Using it took care of slight lifter tick upon start up with the first treatment. The tick is gone now. I also used 505 CRF along with 505 CRO during the oil changes. It improved my mileage and impacted my Long term fuel trim on bank 2 and brought it down similar to bank 1. So it’s doing something good. The manufacturer recommends using the 505 CRO on every other oil change. Our KK ran great before but now runs even better! I will continue using these products!

505CRF / 505CRO POUR INS

CHEMICAL POUR-INS THAT ACTUALLY WORK! The patent pending 505CRF® and 505CRO® Pour-In Treatments are engineered, tested and manufactured by ATS Chemical™, in the United States of America. These chemicals are proven to limit gasoline and diesel engine carbon buildup as well as clean existing...

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[sota]

well that didn't work.
apparently I either got it wrong or they changed it, but it's not 3 months ahead but 2 months for inspection.
also, the jeep is now tossing a P1775 for the transmission, so i'm definitely going to have to pull the valve body and clean the solenoids, sooner rather than later.

 

[sota]

I'm losing clear coat on the roof. Was thinking of painting the entire roof white to cool it off and look like an old Land Rover.

... Appliance Enamel.
or tractor paint.

 

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Took my jeep to the mountains this past weekend for a camping trip. It handled the trails effortlessly as usual

 

[KJowner]

... Appliance Enamel.
or tractor paint.

I was thinking of Raptor on mine

 

[CherokeeLiberty]

Took my jeep to the mountains this past weekend for a camping trip. It handled the trails effortlessly as usual

Well of course it did. It’s the Rocky Mountain Edition!

 

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Well of course it did. It’s the Rocky Mountain Edition!

I think you just solved a mystery I've been confused about for the past 6 years. I always assumed it was a Renegade because that was what showed up when I looked up the vin and it didn't have any badges on it other than the trail rated, the jeep logo, and the 3.7L. I was always confused why someone would order a Renegade and choose to remove all the renegade specific features from factory. After looking up the rocky mountain edition, it was based on the renegade, had color matched bumpers and fenders, and came with the sunroof, all of which are features that mine has. I think you might be correct. All this time I thought I had a really weird custom renegade but now I'm almost certain it is a rocky mountain edition instead

 

[CherokeeLiberty]

I think you just solved a mystery I've been confused about for the past 6 years. I always assumed it was a Renegade because that was what showed up when I looked up the vin and it didn't have any badges on it other than the trail rated, the jeep logo, and the 3.7L. I was always confused why someone would order a Renegade and choose to remove all the renegade specific features from factory. After looking up the rocky mountain edition, it was based on the renegade, had color matched bumpers and fenders, and came with the sunroof, all of which are features that mine has. I think you might be correct. All this time I thought I had a really weird custom renegade but now I'm almost certain it is a rocky mountain edition instead

The grille and hood are the give away.

 

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The grille and hood are the give away.

Well thanks for solving the mystery of my jeep that stumped me for 6 years after 2 seconds of looking.

 

[Brendon Holt]

I also have used 505 CRO and 505 CRF twice now on our 2009 KK with 129k miles. It always amazes me how dark the oil becomes after adding the 505 CRO. Using it took care of slight lifter tick upon start up with the first treatment. The tick is gone now. I also used 505 CRF along with 505 CRO during the oil changes. It improved my mileage and impacted my Long term fuel trim on bank 2 and brought it down similar to bank 1. So it’s doing something good. The manufacturer recommends using the 505 CRO on every other oil change. Our KK ran great before but now runs even better! I will continue using these products!

505CRF / 505CRO POUR INS

CHEMICAL POUR-INS THAT ACTUALLY WORK! The patent pending 505CRF® and 505CRO® Pour-In Treatments are engineered, tested and manufactured by ATS Chemical™, in the United States of America. These chemicals are proven to limit gasoline and diesel engine carbon buildup as well as clean existing...

www.atschemicals.com

I still have the can of CRF to do a fuel system treatment with it. I used the Redline SL1 stuff not too long ago which also helped but I'd be curious to run the CRF through it on the next tank.

 

[burntkat]

I'm not sure what my plan of attack is yet at this point. I think to do it right you'd need to sand all the clear on the hood and redo the whole hood. That sounds like a big job. It's "patina." It adds character, right? Or does that only count on squarebodies?

DA the whole thing, mask and shoot it with your choice of Rustoleum or Durabak (UV stable type, either smooth or crunchy flavors)

I will be doing mine in smooth.

 

[burntkat]

The grille and hood are the give away.

I have the same grill and hood on my Renegade...

 

[Brendon Holt]

Kayak hauler duty today

 

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Kayak hauler duty today

Looks like you've still got the 20+ year old spare tire. I'd recommend you replace that. Sick kayak mount though

 

[Brendon Holt]

Looks like you've still got the 20+ year old spare tire. I'd recommend you replace that. Sick kayak mount though

Oh yeah it's dry rotted as hell. It holds air but I wouldn't wanna drive on it long

 

[burntkat]

Haven't done much lately other than drive it, owing to the monsoon season. I splash in every puddle I can, and every muddy ditch I can get away with to enjoy the locked rear end, of course... Because apparently I'm still 5 years old and HAVE to. The jeep just doesn't look right without a coat of splatter on it, does it?

But that's why we all drive Jeeps, amiright?

 

[duderz7]

Haven't done much lately other than drive it, owing to the monsoon season. I splash in every puddle I can, and every muddy ditch I can get away with to enjoy the locked rear end, of course... Because apparently I'm still 5 years old and HAVE to. The jeep just doesn't look right without a coat of splatter on it, does it?

But that's why we all drive Jeeps, amiright?

Gotta take advantage of every redneck carwash available.