Ha, I know, the front and rear bumper definitely need to be updated. Unfortunately until I have the funds to do that, I built this jeep to keep me and my tinkering habit preoccupied.
Heres a stupid little update, but at least it's something.
I'm tuned via the Superchips Traildash. My problem was that the '12+ have stupid dash mounts - the 07-11 were much cleaner. Also, I do want to leave my vehicle doorless in the summer and it's a quick grab. Not that it's much use to anyone else, I still didn't like that.
Since I have no use for a rear view mirror, and the traildash will be getting a backup camera and acting like my rear view mirror.. this is what I did:
Rear view mirror and trail dash mount
Taken apart
The ball on the traildash is smaller than the one on the mirror, to overcome this I simply used double sided 3M tape to make a greater width.
Tidied up
Mounted
The cable fit TIGHT against the window since it's a straight plug and not a 90*, but it was a simple run and the length was perfect. It's out of the way, doesn't take up any more space, and I can take it down as I please. Looking forward to running the rear view camera for better safety backing up - having the tire mounted the way it is negates any use of the mirror.
I may try and find a different method to mount the ball - make it larger. I feel like it's a bit hack to just expand the diameter with tape, but it works and allows me to still move the unit around. Although some JB weld or something to make it a fixed unit is a possibility.
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