you are the inspiration Jeff, we are ALWAYS interested, sometimes inspired. Keep it coming.eBay Motors has a big presence at the show, it seems they're trying to build their parts business and as a part of that they had Ian Johnson build a YJ pickup sourcing parts on eBay when possible.
This low-key LJ was in the Bestop display.
A stretch CJ-5, one of two at the show (I'll post the other one in another post).
More to come if people are interested.
You're much too kind and it's very nice to know that I sometimes can offer inspiration. Thank you.
. I met with a compressor company today that I've worked with in the past - I'm working on a design for a suspension airbag management system and a very small compressor is part of that design. The company offered me this compressor at the end of the show (it's a display unit in their booth and they need it until the show is over).
The only trail time schedule for this trip is the 42 miles off-pavement I did yesterday driving to the Colorado River at the bottom of the Grand Canyon yesterday. Would like to do more but I've got too much going on, I've got to get back.
This summer LED company Auxbeam sent me some 25,000 lumen H13 LEDs to test and review in my JKU. I posted about them here: https://expeditionportal.com/forum/...factory-hardtops.127687/page-343#post-3036924. They work very well and are a good upgrade from the Jeep factory halogen bulbs.
This week they sent me some sealed-beam replacement LEDs to test and review and I'm starting that process now. I probably won't post a review here because they're "look at me" lights, one pair has a DRL halo and turn signal halo and the other pair has a rotating Bluetooth-controlled RGB spinning halo. I doubt many people in this forum are interested in lights like that.
I think the 25,000 lumen H13 replacement LEDs could be of interest to TL/LJ/CJ people here, but those Jeeps have sealed beams which don't accept replacement bulbs. Not a problem though - this photo shows a sealed beam (left) and a JK factory H13 housing (center and right). The JK housing is a direct replacement for the sealed beam in the TJ and since it accepts separate H13 bulbs, it's a way to swap the 25k lumen LEDs into the LJ.
The swap into the TJ/LJ is easy - remove the headlight trim (Torx T20), then remove the headlight retainer ring (T15), plug in an H4-H13 adapter for each light, put a bulb in the housing and plug the adapter into it and install the H13 housing in the reverse order of removal.
H4 to H13 adapters are available in many places, including eBay:
In this photo, the original sealed beam is on the left and the JK H13 housing is on the right.
For people who want better lighting but want to retain a stock look, this is a great way to go. JK headlight housings are available on eBay and often on Craigslist because so many JK owners swap halo lights and other no-factory looking lights for their stock H13s.
Some snow is forecast here over the next few days but probably not enough to cause problems. I'll be sure to drive the JK any time there's snow so I can test that.
'97-'01 XJ Cherokees use the same switches and there are always a few of those in the local u-pull here.
eBay Motors has a big presence at the show, it seems they're trying to build their parts business and as a part of that they had Ian Johnson build a YJ pickup sourcing parts on eBay when possible.
