What have you done to your KK lately

fairmont1998 · **Posted:** Tue Oct 09, 2012 6:51 am

After our trips to Saunders Gorge and lower Yorke Peninsula I gave the KK a good detail today. Washed, blemishes removed, clayed, polished and sealed. Really happy with how the paint came up. Better than when we took delivery.

Clean clay bar

After one door

Reflections

Reflection in the shade

Ted15 · **Posted:** Tue Oct 09, 2012 6:57 am

HOLY CRAP

that thing looks like a mirror. Nice :JEEPIN:

fairmont1998 · **Posted:** Tue Oct 09, 2012 7:18 am

Thanks Ted

Gageraid · **Posted:** Tue Oct 09, 2012 11:24 am

lfhoward · **Posted:** Tue Oct 09, 2012 12:58 pm

Gageraid, where does the intake tube sit relative to the grill? I looked closely through the mesh and I couldn't see it. Thanks for the photos! :JEEPIN:

_benjammin · **Posted:** Tue Oct 09, 2012 1:38 pm

Picked up an OEM hitch and wiring harness today at lunch. Not sure when the install will happen, gotta be ready by November 2nd to pull a trailer full of atvs to Uwharrie!

Gageraid · **Posted:** Tue Oct 09, 2012 1:48 pm

lfhoward wrote:

Gageraid, where does the intake tube sit relative to the grill? I looked closely through the mesh and I couldn't see it. Thanks for the photos! :JEEPIN:

It is impossible to see it through the mesh. My piece simply utilizes the already there intake tube from the stock location. I'm pretty much making it more of a straight shot for air to enter the intake by extending that very small stock tube. (Or so I've led myself to believe.)

Gageraid · **Posted:** Tue Oct 09, 2012 5:09 pm

effinpissah wrote:

jayokc wrote:

Put on side steps and window deflectors.

Rims look great, I did the same thing, but left the center caps silver.

fairmont1998 · **Posted:** Wed Oct 10, 2012 6:48 am

Gageraid, I like the mesh behind the grille! I'm getting sick of hosing bugs out of the condenser fins.

Cherrie 274 · **Posted:** Wed Oct 10, 2012 7:54 am

There is a topic on here for using gutter guard for the grille. I used satellite dish mesh for mine.

Ted15 · **Posted:** Wed Oct 10, 2012 7:58 am

Cherrie 274 wrote:

There is a topic on here for using gutter guard for the grille. I used satellite dish mesh for mine.

What's that?

tommudd · **Posted:** Wed Oct 10, 2012 8:28 am

Gageraid wrote:

lfhoward wrote:

Gageraid, where does the intake tube sit relative to the grill? I looked closely through the mesh and I couldn't see it. Thanks for the photos! :JEEPIN:

It is impossible to see it through the mesh. My piece simply utilizes the already there intake tube from the stock location. I'm pretty much making it more of a straight shot for air to enter the intake by extending that very small stock tube. (Or so I've led myself to believe.)

Its funny that after we'd been doing it for years on the KJs , Jeep "borrowed " the idea and put a tube to the grill on the KKs :ROTFL:

I've ran a 3 inch tube from the middle of the opening directly into the airbox for over 6 years now.

Cherrie 274 · **Posted:** Wed Oct 10, 2012 8:32 am

I never had luck with search and since I can't post links I guess I'll try to answer. Gutter guard is a metal mesh for keeping leaves out of gutter. The guards at my Home Ripoff were metal. So I took an old satellite dish mesh that is aluminum. The old dishes are those huge black ones.
I used one piece but some have used individual pieces. The grille comes apart and they placed them in between then snapped the grille back together. Screen is then outside, one piece like mine it's inside. I'll try to snap pictures.
Lost and KJ country has a lot to offer.

Gageraid · **Posted:** Wed Oct 10, 2012 10:21 am

fairmont1998 wrote:

Gageraid, I like the mesh behind the grille! I'm getting sick of hosing bugs out of the condenser fins.

Thank you very much! It was the easiest mod ever especially if you've taken the grille off before. Just pick up anything at a home improvement store and a few zip ties. The mesh was silver, but I sprayed it black with plasti dip to help it blend it more with the grille.
From day one with my Jeep, I have no idea why they didn't install something like this because it catches every bug in there before it damages anything. This is a pretty popular mod on Jeeps from what I've read. Feel free to ask any questions if you need help.

Gageraid · **Posted:** Wed Oct 10, 2012 10:24 am

tommudd wrote:

Gageraid wrote:

lfhoward wrote:

Gageraid, where does the intake tube sit relative to the grill? I looked closely through the mesh and I couldn't see it. Thanks for the photos! :JEEPIN:

It is impossible to see it through the mesh. My piece simply utilizes the already there intake tube from the stock location. I'm pretty much making it more of a straight shot for air to enter the intake by extending that very small stock tube. (Or so I've led myself to believe.)

Its funny that after we'd been doing it for years on the KJs , Jeep "borrowed " the idea and put a tube to the grill on the KKs :ROTFL:

I've ran a 3 inch tube from the middle of the opening directly into the airbox for over 6 years now.

Have you compared results to owners that have added one on the driver's side also for more air flow?

Gageraid · **Posted:** Wed Oct 10, 2012 10:28 am

fairmont1998 wrote:

After our trips to Saunders Gorge and lower Yorke Peninsula I gave the KK a good detail today. Washed, blemishes removed, clayed, polished and sealed. Really happy with how the paint came up. Better than when we took delivery.

Clean clay bar

After one door

Reflections

Reflection in the shade

Did your KK come with the dual front tow hooks? I would imagine it'd be hard to install them with that lower grille that you have.

Wulfhound · **Posted:** Wed Oct 10, 2012 4:09 pm

Black out badges with Duplicolor bedliner

Ok I just used Photo Bucket for the first time
Hope all can see

isomswim · **Posted:** Wed Oct 10, 2012 4:17 pm

Wulf pics arent showing for me. I tried IE and Chrome. Maybe my ISP but might check your posting.

Wulfhound · **Posted:** Wed Oct 10, 2012 4:26 pm

isomswim wrote:

Wulf pics arent showing for me. I tried IE and Chrome. Maybe my ISP but might check your posting.

They show up for me. I just reviewed the posting and I can see the pics. sorry I don't know what's up maybe it's somthing on your end
can anybody else see the pics?

isomswim · **Posted:** Wed Oct 10, 2012 4:31 pm

Wulfhound wrote:

isomswim wrote:

Wulf pics arent showing for me. I tried IE and Chrome. Maybe my ISP but might check your posting.

They show up for me. I just reviewed the posting and I can see the pics. sorry I don't know what's up maybe it's somthing on your end
can anybody else see the pics?

I figured it out. I wasnt signed into the jeepkj forum, because thats where you are posting the pics from. If you had used photobucket or some other photo site they will show up for everyone. Otherwise anyone who doesnt have an account here and over there can't see them. Just a note. Up to you. Looking good by the way. I need to hurry and do mine.

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