Hello everyone, I've been reading on here for a little while now, finally decided to register because I really like my KJ. Took awhile to get my account confirmed (lol) but here I am. Picked up my 2003 Renegade in April of last year, it's Silver on black cloth/leather, no sunroof, roof lights and rack with the running boards, with the onboard computer option (in the headliner, forget what this package was called. also has the auto-dim mirrors).
First mod was 35% llumar tint on the front windows; didn't want to match because I don't think the Renegade has the right character/persona for the "gangster" look of match-tint. Save that for my mom's lexus rx lol. Also got a "shorty" antenna off ebay I think (Antenna-X). About 13" high, and black. Much improved over the huge whip that was stock, and reception is unaffected (at least for me, in suburban Philadelphia).
Next I tackled the badges. Man this car had alot of them, took me awhile, and they are nasty rubber things that easily break apart. Left the hood badge because after photoshopping what it would look like blank, I thought that would look stupid. Also left the 4x4 badge on the rear because I know some aren't 4x4 and want a little character on the rear end. So the sides are anonymous and clean, the way I like it. Hood badge was peeling really bad, so I very carefully removed it, marking off the original location with painters tape, cleaned the hood, and sprayed the badges flat black. I really like how it turned out, flows well as there is no other "chrome" on the whole thing (Aside from 4x4 badge but its in perfect condition so I'm leaving it).
Coming up, I have smoked signals en route (another ebay item, hopefully works out well), as I thought clear on the silver would be too light. Smoked should provide some contrast while sticking to the silver/black theme. Oh and I'll be getting new tires soon, probably BFG All-Terrain K/O's. Not sure if i'm gonna go for a little 2.5" lift, or how big of a tire that would allow me to get, but it's a possibility. This is the only decent pic I have at this time, I'll get more in the near future. You can see the antenna, de-badged side, and kinda the black hood badge. Signals aren't even on yet. The tint looks really dark, looks matched to the rear, but that is just because of the bright sunny day when I took the pic.
