Recent content by jscherb

It's been two weeks since I dropped my Grenadier at the dealer - it was time for its first annual service, applying the software update, replacing a leaking rear pinion seal and diagnosing several error codes. The errors were due to a faulty plug in one of the wiring harnesses and it took a...

OK, I'll play again... this is an 18,000 lb. recovery job... One of the things we're doing to our new-to-us 200-year old house is restoring the exterior - a lot of the siding has seen much better days. The contractor brought a cherry picker so they could work on some of the higher spots. It...

I dropped the Grenadier at the dealer today for its first annual service. I've only owned it since November, but the Service notice on the dash says it's due - I guess the dealer didn't reset the interval before delivering it to me. In addition to the normal 1-year items, it's going in for...

I don't need to see your hardtop modifications, you get full credit just for doing this project!

Yes, stock front doors are longer than the rear doors, but I saw that Jeep at SEMA and I don't recall the rear doors being wider the factory rear doors. I could be remembering it all wrong, it's been 12 years. Doing it the way I suggest, the inside wouldn't be too difficult, since the modified...

If I were doing a project like this, I'd use a piece from a second set of front doors and splice it into the bottom corner of the factory rear doors. In the first photo below I've outlined the section to cut from the a pair of front doors and in the second photo I've pasted it into place on the...

It definitely could be mounted up top; fishing the control cable from there to wherever the control box got mounted might be more trouble than if it were on the dash somewhere but certainly could be put up there. It always surprises me how many switches some people "need". I don't need these...

We moved to a new house/new state about a year ago and I'm still unpacking things. The other day I unpacked a box of samples I received from LED/electronics company Auxbeam. I've done quite a few product reviews and how-to documents as well as some documentation editing for them so there are a...

I've got Overland Outfitters door pockets in my Grenadier and they're very useful - I've had their Wrangler version in my JKU for years so of course I have them in my Grenadier as well. Recently Overland Outfitters gave me a new sample to check out - they've decided they'll be making door...

The different color roof (either white or black) is an option, it's about $1300.

I finished everything to do with my solar implementation about a week ago but haven't had time to install the rack extension and solar panel on the roof until today. The solar panel is mounted on slides under the roof rack and pulls out for use. In these first two photos, the panel is...

After reading so many stories online about cracked Grenadier windshields, in April I changed the comprehensive coverage on my Grenadier to have a zero deductible, down from $500. The change was only $75 every 6 months so it seemed like a good option in the event my windshield cracked. In May...

This morning I installed and wired the solar controller. I started by removing the panel above the driver's side back seat door and adding an additional electrical connection for the solar panel. Adding the connection allowed me to keep the factory power connection in that location as well...

Continuing work on my solar project, I needed a place to mount a solar charge controller so I designed and built a simple bracket that mounts to factory bolts under the rear seat. I will be using a Victron MPPT 75/15 controller. The controller and a fuse panel will be mounted on the bracket -...

When I first bought the Grenadier, I had the dealer remove the ladder because a ladder on the rear didn't seem as useful to me as the hinge steps I had on the JKU. Later I reinstalled the ladder to use it for various cargo purposes as I've posted recently. I may design a version of my hinge...