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Thanks Henry! Glad to hear you're enjoying it. We were able to grab some local craft beers and ciders while we were there, had to leave our campground one night and drive 40 minutes inadvertently until we found the next town, but at that point we weren't giving up! Great stuff, thanks for the...

Introduction Let’s start with the backstory… In 2011 I started North Shore Jeeps, a small group of Wrangler owners that has since grown to a club of over 400 Jeeps of all different kinds. One of the greatest things that has come out of the group is a small circle of friends that refer to each...

Hey all, My name is Ryan and this is going to be the story of my Boston-based overland/Jeep club's recent trip through Ontario's backcountry. This will be my first Overland report, so wish me luck! I have to warn you, I am a blogger so I have a tendency to be longwinded but colorfully detailed...

Wrapped up our club's QB-5 Overland trip on Sunday night. My girlfriend and I are currently headed west across Canada towards Banff (I'm writing this from the Trailhawk's passenger seat at 110 km/hr) and beginning a write-up on the adventure itself. More photos to come, but here's a teaser. Oh...

Hey Bob- Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. I'm not sure what he means by "opposing relays", but I think you'd want to tap out of the OEM high beam harness/relay to the relay of your light bar. The other option, though maybe a little less ideal, would be to cut the high beam wiring to...

I'll be sure to let you know. As of now, they're strictly independent of the factory system. Where I had to use a diode for combining the strobe/constant on abilities, I didn't want to have to fit in another diode at this point to get the factory harness to trigger them as well. If I get around...

Hey Pirate- Thanks for the heads up. I've already written my application to the Superintendent of National Parks for permission to fly while I'm there :) just waiting to hear back. Appreciate the kind words re: the write-up!

They'll serve well for auxiliary reverse lights and diffused pattern floodlights in working situations or while setting up camp. As an additional feature, I've tied them into a solid-state strobe controller that's also in the fuse panel box. I've run strobes on the back of the Wrangler for years...

Making the final push for projects both big and small in the Grand Cherokee this week. We leave Thursday July 27th (9 days as of writing this) for our month-long trip through Canada, which I’ll detail in a day or two both here and in an in-progress trip report elsewhere on the forum. Next up...

So, I accidentally bought a new toy this week in order to have it for the trip to Canada. I've flown a drone before a time or two, but owning one now is a whole different ballgame. It's the DJI Mavic Pro, shoots 4K and 12 megapixel still camera. The photographer in me hoped for more for still...

That's not bad at ALL for shipping! Look forward to pics, glad it worked out.

Aggie- you're not wrong... The OEM headlight/fog light combos on these things are insanely well designed. Glad that Bill (Chief's CEO) was able to get back to you. The ship time for my winch mount took a little longer than planned, and I believe cost them about $200 with DHL. I'm not sure of...

Okay let's spice this stuff up here guy... Your installations and entire JKU are incredibly well done, so show the damn thing off!! Brendan's JKU Storage Rear by 2180miles Brendan's JKU Storage Fridge Slide by 2180miles Brendan's JKU Storage Drawer Slide by 2180miles

Looks great! I'm jealous of the aftermarket support for the WJs versus newer models. Look forward to following along.

Appreciate the kind words! I'm glad you find benefit in the long and detailed write-ups. It's hard sometimes to write it for what seems like a small audience, but I think the information is beneficial for people to have, especially as many of these mods have not been done before. Had there been...

I always point friends towards 2012 or newer with the Pentastar revision engine, the 3.6, in my opinion, is a much better engine. Lots of the 07-11 guys in our club hate their engine... but where she's buying it for herself that may not be an attainable thing. As with most Jeeps, stock is the...

As promised, night photos of the 30" Black Oak LED light bar. I unfortunately wasn't able to get a super long-distance shot, but these photos should adequately convey how bright this thing is. For those who are photo-friendly, these were taken at identical exposure settings... f/4, ISO100...

One of the more thought provoking parts of this project was figuring out how to cleanly get the wiring into the vehicle. I had almost no interest in drilling through the roof, nor removing the headliner for access to anything, so I moved on to Plan B. Utilizing the placement of the OEM roof...

Less than a month till we hit the road… With the switch panel installed in the dashboard, Rhino roof rack in place, and electrical control box wired and mounted under the back seats, the time finally came to order and install the LED bar that I planned for the roof. While I've always...

FYI - If you go to Home Depot to the garden section, for $1.30 or so you can get hose washers to put in between the pin lock and trailer hitch, which silents it and keeps it from banging around. I did it with my Factor55 Hitchlink and was exceptionally pleased with the cost to result ratio...