Recent content by BigDaddyinBigD

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    Need a new soft top for 2011 JK

    Interesting, thanks! So dumb question, where do I order OEM tops? Do I have to go thru a dealer? Also, any. Idea how much more expensive they are? Thanks again. BD
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    Need a new soft top for 2011 JK

    Thanks, looks great! Did you have to install the hardware or was it already on your Jeep? I would really like to get a top without tinted windows, but it looks like all of BestTops stuff comes tinted. Thanks for your help.
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    Need a new soft top for 2011 JK

    We bought our Jeep JK (pictured) used from a local Jeep dealer and they did not know if the top was original or a replacement. We’ve tried crawling around the back, but can’t find a tag of any kind. I was already considering replacing the windows, because they are pretty scratched up. Now we...
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    Angry Eyes

    Definitely not a fan of the angry eyes grills. Makes a man’s truck look like a boy’s toy....
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    Looking to buy my first Jeep

    Good call. It’s crazy to think of how expensive vehicles have gotten AND how fast they depreciate. Sign the papers, drive It off the lot, and it’s suddenly depreciated by 10%. In my last position, I got a healthy $1,000/month truck allowance. So my last new truck was a black 2018 Ford F-150...
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    Looking to buy my first Jeep

    100%. I’d add, if they offer you a better price when you finance thru them, take it. Then, before you make any payments, go to a credit union and refinance. This really comes into play when buying new vehicles. Dealers will often offer 0% financing OR something like $5,000 in rebates...
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    Looking to buy my first Jeep

    Sorry to hear about your issues; definitely not the way you want to start out with a new vehicle. Given that they are a Jeep Dealer, I would think they would stand behind their products; including their used Jeeps. We bought our used 2011 JK from a Jeep dealer and they had a ”no questions...
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    Battery light came on and sluggish starting

    As Chris mentioned, you need to thoroughly check your cables and connections to see if you created a short when you changed the battery. I believe there is a main fuse on the battery cable, that is meant to protect the “always on“ circuitry in your Jeep. When it experiences a short, that fuse...
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    Best way to repair dent in front bumper?

    It is a plastic cover and you can buy replacements thru Amazon for $80. Unfortunately, you have to remove the entire bumper to put on a new cover. That would have been easy work, 15 or 20 years ago, but I‘m 58 years old, and have some pretty severe arthritis, so I can’t get down and roll...
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    Best way to repair dent in front bumper?

    For anyone interested, there are several videos on YT that show how to do a quick fix on this type of thing. With a couple modifications, this is how I plan to proceed...
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    Best way to repair dent in front bumper?

    It’s been years since I looked it up, but I believe the law says the vehicle‘s bumpers have to be able withstand something like a 5mph impact. Not trying to be disagreeable, but I’m pretty sure putting a hollow plastic cover over a steel bumper is for cosmetic reasons.
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    Best way to repair dent in front bumper?

    Yeah, I know what the steel bumper looks like, underneath. We’re trying to keep this relatively stock, so I’ll repair or replace the cover. Back on Jeep, though, their engineers had to know these plastic parts would dent, with the slightest push, so it would have been nice it they had at...
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    Best way to repair dent in front bumper?

    Thanks, you’re spot on. This is my daughter’s first fender bender and she’s a really good driver. Just the day before, she and her mother spent quite a bit of time applying some of that expensive black plastic restoration stuff to the bumpers and flares. She was really proud of the...
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    Best way to repair dent in front bumper?

    Not upset, but he was clearly being sarcastic. Regardless, I’ve found some videos on YT, where people have had success with a heat gun and a couple course threaded screws.
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    Best way to repair dent in front bumper?

    Thanks. Very helpful.