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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...

Being 6'6", I can easily stand on the Grenadier's very high door sills, rear tires or rear barn door sill and reach everything I need do.

Yesterday I posted a DIY Ladder Mount Jerry carrier. Next I mounted a grid panel recycled from one of my Jeep projects on the ladder using the same mounting clamps I used for the jerry can tray yesterday. I tried mounting a bunch of different things on the grid - a "rotopax" (actually a Chinese...

DIY Jerry Can Carrier... I mounted a jerry can tray to the ladder using a two pairs of clamp mount brackets I found on eBay (<$20). Quick project, all that was really necessary was drilling a few new holes in the back of the jerry can tray to line up with the brackets. Many jerry can trays are...

Thanks, I'm glad you find it useful. More ideas... being a long-time subscriber to a number of UK Land Rover magazines, a few years ago I started a thread called "Land Rover Ideas for Jeeps", and in it I posted ideas from the Land Rover magazines that I thought might be useful for Jeeps...

My better half can't believe that a vehicle this expensive doesn't come with a mirror on the visor. It does seem very cheap not to include one, so to end that discussion, I added this one. It was $13.99 on Amazon and it's very large - you can see how much of the visor it takes up. Attaches...

Thanks. I used that technique for years in my Elmira house; when I moved I took the strut channels with me and installed them in the new garage. That bay is the third of three in the new garage; it's a single bay with an 8' high door so taller things (like vehicles with racks) can fit: The...

As I'm using the JKU less and less these days, I'm thinking maybe I should get rid of some of the JKU accessories that I haven't used in a long time. First on the list to go probably will be my half doors. Never got around to painting them to match the JKU and they've been hanging in the...

Haven't had my Grenadier to Montana yet, wasn't me. I've done about 13 states in it so far, including from home in Delaware to Overland West in Arizona, but haven't been to the northern states yet. and will be heading for Colorado in July to do some exploring (ghost towns and mine sites) and...