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Jeep Wrangler JK
JK General Discussion
Gas tank skid plate replacement
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<blockquote data-quote="MacGuyver" data-source="post: 455707" data-attributes="member: 18877"><p>Having been done the operation putting an aftermarket over the factory would award you with a bit more time as half the bolts are shared... but only about half. The entire inner and rear bolts are not used by the aftermarket ones, and at least for the 'rubicon' one I got, I had to drill into the factory skid plate to install the aftermarket plate. </p><p></p><p>The one that [USER=19161]@Anybodyhome[/USER] linked looks like a two door to me. The pic here is me realizing how happy I was I ordered this and the dawning realization that there was really no way the aftermarket one was going to work. Compared to the original part. Odd that two door ones are more expensive. They were cheaper when I was looking. I'd get excited about a price only to realize it was a two door.</p><p></p><p>I'm in no way fully endorsing JEGs, it worked for me the one time I ordered from it. It was a bit delayed, but many things were then. </p><p></p><p>I ordered this after receiving an aftermarket that I don't have pictures of. So the install of that complicated my overall install. </p><p>Don't expect this to go fast. You are probably (depending on where you live) soak the bolts to get them out. I had one break off in the frame. I'm fine with that. Thankfully the extractor that broke while trying to remove that bolt was a matco, so my buddy I borrowed it from was covered.</p><p></p><p> [ATTACH=full]123700[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]123701[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]123702[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipPY2DyQs2TRmjAMXVr2yq9qwyMy8HsRs7T33eAg" target="_blank">https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipPY2DyQs2TRmjAMXVr2yq9qwyMy8HsRs7T33eAg</a></p><p><a href="https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipPY2DyQs2TRmjAMXVr2yq9qwyMy8HsRs7T33eAg" target="_blank">https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipPY2DyQs2TRmjAMXVr2yq9qwyMy8HsRs7T33eAg</a></p><p><a href="https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipPY2DyQs2TRmjAMXVr2yq9qwyMy8HsRs7T33eAg" target="_blank"></a></p><p><a href="https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipPY2DyQs2TRmjAMXVr2yq9qwyMy8HsRs7T33eAg" target="_blank"></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MacGuyver, post: 455707, member: 18877"] Having been done the operation putting an aftermarket over the factory would award you with a bit more time as half the bolts are shared... but only about half. The entire inner and rear bolts are not used by the aftermarket ones, and at least for the 'rubicon' one I got, I had to drill into the factory skid plate to install the aftermarket plate. The one that [USER=19161]@Anybodyhome[/USER] linked looks like a two door to me. The pic here is me realizing how happy I was I ordered this and the dawning realization that there was really no way the aftermarket one was going to work. Compared to the original part. Odd that two door ones are more expensive. They were cheaper when I was looking. I'd get excited about a price only to realize it was a two door. I'm in no way fully endorsing JEGs, it worked for me the one time I ordered from it. It was a bit delayed, but many things were then. I ordered this after receiving an aftermarket that I don't have pictures of. So the install of that complicated my overall install. Don't expect this to go fast. You are probably (depending on where you live) soak the bolts to get them out. I had one break off in the frame. I'm fine with that. Thankfully the extractor that broke while trying to remove that bolt was a matco, so my buddy I borrowed it from was covered. [ATTACH=full]123700[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]123701[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]123702[/ATTACH] [URL='https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipPY2DyQs2TRmjAMXVr2yq9qwyMy8HsRs7T33eAg'][/URL] [URL='https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipPY2DyQs2TRmjAMXVr2yq9qwyMy8HsRs7T33eAg'][/URL] [URL='https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipPY2DyQs2TRmjAMXVr2yq9qwyMy8HsRs7T33eAg'] [/URL] [/QUOTE]
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Jeep Wrangler JK
JK General Discussion
Gas tank skid plate replacement
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