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  1. MacGuyver

    What did you do to your JK today?

    I think he has some lights in those hinge covers. The defoggers for the back window are the two wires that come from the top sides of the top on the inside and then connect directly to the glass on either side. None of the store bought fixes seem to work for people, but some videos of people...
  2. MacGuyver

    2017 JK Unlimited Hard Start When Sitting

    @Jax Sisson I'm unsure how you uploaded the video, .mov I think is an Apple format, but nobody is going to watch it as it requires us to download. Just FYI It would be handy if you told us how you uploaded it, as this happens on occasion and it makes it harder to help the person asking.
  3. MacGuyver

    Transmission fluid check

    Never use how much fluid came out of a vehicle to judge how much to put back in. As stated there can be burn off, leakage, over filling, underfilling, etc. If you don't know how much it takes, you look it up. The manual should have a page dedicated to how much various fluids it takes. With...
  4. MacGuyver

    Transmission fluid check

    One thing to make sure of is that when you are watching these videos that you ensure that you are watching videos from the same type of Wrangler. Many things are the same, but not all. If your wrangler is 15 years old, you have a 3.8 engine and a four speed automatic transmission, the 42RLE...
  5. MacGuyver

    Tail lights quick flash when unlocking, opening and closing any door

    This fits with the LEDs are strange and require almost not power to activate, and in part, some of the idiosyncrasies of electrical systems. For example, depending on how the circuit is wired, especially if it is parallel, an LED bulb can glow even when the circuit is turned off and the switch...
  6. MacGuyver

    Overheating

    Wiring is essentially topic all in itself, the specific wire that is loose will probably be hard to track a video for. That being said, the method is to track to the location that is causing the problem. Either while running with the tap / tug on the wires to walk back to the location, or with...
  7. MacGuyver

    Tail lights quick flash when unlocking, opening and closing any door

    This fits my assumptions as well. The fact that switching the two lights led to the same effect implies to me that nothing odd is going on. I've contemplated rear LEDs, but never did it because I want that hyperflash if something fails. (It's by design to indicate a blown bulb if you were...
  8. MacGuyver

    Tail lights quick flash when unlocking, opening and closing any door

    I did end up going down a bit of a rabbit hole, Sorry. A test you can do is just plug in the one and see what happens. We probably should have mentioned that jeeps flash their lights when you lock or unlock. It is typically both tail lights as well. I believe that is what you are asking how to...
  9. MacGuyver

    Numerous Dash Warning Lights Coming On & Going Off

    That took me a minute. Heihei is my current favorite animal side kick... especially considering he's voiced by Alan Tudyk.
  10. MacGuyver

    2016 Jeep Wrangler steering issue

    I would get that fixed before going much farther.
  11. MacGuyver

    2016 Jeep Wrangler steering issue

    keep a tire pressure checker in the jeep and when it starts to wander stop and check the pressure of all tires. At least eliminate one corner getting too hot or over-inflated. Perhaps check the rotors too... I'm unsure what else warmed up tires would do that would cause that. You don't get any...
  12. MacGuyver

    Tail lights quick flash when unlocking, opening and closing any door

    Hmm... I suppose it's possible that switching all lights to LED could limit the hyperflashing... however it would mean that the flasher is highly controlled by the ECM. A typical replaceable flasher is a mechanical switch similar to a relay. The on / off switching is the sound you classically...
  13. MacGuyver

    Tail lights quick flash when unlocking, opening and closing any door

    You can, but it doesn't work well. Meaning that Wranglers use a 3157 bulb and it is an extremely common bulb type, so they sell LED versions. However they hyperflash and the light pattern coming off them makes them dimmer in the OEM housing than the light pattern off a standard bulb. In...
  14. MacGuyver

    What did you do to your JK today?

    That means it's time to get a soft top.
  15. MacGuyver

    2016 Jeep Wrangler steering issue

    So, does this happen everywhere? That is a pretty wide tire, and I know when I moved up to the similar sized but almost an inch thinner 285/70/17 the vehicle handled differently on one particular road that I spent most of my time on while driving to work. It's an old road that has tire grooves...
  16. MacGuyver

    Tail lights quick flash when unlocking, opening and closing any door

    How did you get them to not hyperflash in the first place? Also, what are they? Either link or at least describe the ones you have. In addition, what year jeep and trim level you have. There is different tech depending on the year. At one point I tried LED bulbs in the stock tail lights but...
  17. MacGuyver

    Wheel identification

    Don't focus too much on the model name. Someone somewhere makes that style. Or MB does and calls it something else. Notice how the one I linked has some of the features painted black, but @Gimber 's doesn't. For the manufacturer this probably means a different design name using the same press...
  18. MacGuyver

    Wheel identification

    Looks like is says MB Motorsports. Here is a link to the one I found. Not quite perfect, but it's the right logo. https://www.discounttire.com/buy-wheels/mb-wheels-razor/p/49391?storeCode=1622
  19. MacGuyver

    High beam and low beams are reversed with LED headlights

    All lights in the jeep are controlled by the computer, hence the need to make adjustments in JSCAN. Fog lights don't come on with the brights because fog lights are designed for fog. Brights are the exact opposite of what you need in fog. I really would suggest running a new wire for your new...
  20. MacGuyver

    What to avoid when buying a JK?

    I haven't. No school next week so hopefully I have a chance to poke around.. if it's warm enough. That being said, I'm pretty sure it's the main seal. Upper gasket sounds not fun but doable, main seal is more along the lines of "time for an upgrade". The soft tops for the JKs are a big...