Knappster's Garage

[LWM]

Here is my 2006 Jeep Commander when it was new (January 2007)

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2010/06/MyCommander02-1.jpg

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2010/06/MyCommander04-1.jpg

The only mod I have in this picture is the wind screen (bug deflector).

This is a 2006 Jeep Commander Limited with the Customer Preferred Package 25H:

Exterior Color: Dark Khaki Pearl Coat
Interior Color: Dark Slate Grey/Light Slate Grey
Interior: Leather
Engine: 5.7 Liter HEMI (R) Multi-Displacement
Transmission: 5-Speed Automatic
Drive Train: Quadra-Drive II (R) 4WD System

[LWM]

Over the years I have held true to the meaning of the word Jeep:

Just Empty Every Pocket ;)

Commander: $43,495 (sticker Price)
Jeep Commander License Plate Frame: $12.50 (Removed when rear bumper replaced)
Jeep Commander Chrome Bug Shield: $90.00 (Removed 03/25/12)
Stubby 6" Billet Antenna: $12.00
REC/NAV Screen Protector: $15.94
Jet Stage 2 Performance Chip: 194.95 (Removed when SuperChips FlashPaq Installed)
Jeep Commander Chrome Door Handles: $69.85
Jeep Commander Chrome Fuel Door: $81.80
Jeep Commander Front Tow Hooks: $105.00 (Removed when Get Lost 4x4 Bumper Installed)
Jeep Commander Skid Plates (x3): $ 234.86 (Removed when ASFIR Skid Plates Installed 02/12)
4xGuard Belly Skid Plate: $200.00 (Removed when ASFIR Skid Plates Installed 02/12)
4xGuard Front Skid Plate: $250.00 (Never Installed)
Jeep Commander Remote Start Kit: $279.22
Spidertrax 1.5" Wheel Spacers: $223.97
Jeep Commander DVD Player (VES): $218.75 (Never Installed / Sold)
Gibson 3" Exhaust for 5.7 HEMI: $407.66
Jeep Commander VES Player & Monitor: $425.25
Jeep Commander Window Vent Shades: $50.00
Yakima Mega Warrior Rack: (Removed when Rhino Rack Installed)
Yakima Mega Warrior Extension: $109.90 (Removed when Rhino Rack Installed)
Yakima Light Mounting Kit: $74.80 (Removed when Rhino Rack Installed)
Yakima Spare Tire Carrier: $79.79 (Never Installed / Sold)
Get Lost 4x4 Custom Front Bumper: $750.00 (Removed 03/25/12 to install Steel Armadillo Front Bumper)
Warn PowerPlant Winch: $1,400.00
KC Lights (x6): $300.00
Jeep Commander Thresh-hold plates: $125.00
Billet Grille: $75.99
Rocky Road 2.25" Lift: $296.00
Rocky Road Super Sliders: $399.99 (Removed to Install Steel Armadillo Super Sliders)
AEV Brute Force Cold Air Intake: $269.99 (Removed to install AirFlow Snorkel)
Gibson Air Flow Snorkel: $550.00
Super Chips Flashpaq Programmer: $339.99 (Removed to Install SuperChips VIVID)
Cobra CB Radio & Antenna: $125.00
High Lift Jack & Mount: $ 125.00 (Removed When I sold the Mega Warrior)
10 Wangler Rubicon BFG T/A Wheel & Tire Take Offs (275/55/17): $550.00
REC Lock Pick: $125.00 (Never Installed)
Tekonsha P3 Trailer Brake Controller: $112.50
Steel Armadillo Secure Console: $175.00
Steel Armadillo Custom Rear Bumper w/tire carrier & gas can: $1,200.00
Rhino Rack Pioneer Tray: $549.00
Rhino Rack Fox Wing Awning: $649.00
Custom Light Bar on roof rack: $80.00
Airaid CAI: $321.99
Steel Armadillo Super Sliders: $560.00
Steel Armadillo Tube Fenders: $250.00
Superchips VIVID: $599.99
Steel Armadillo Front Bumper: $1,000.00

Running Total: $57,453.69
$3,361.77 Removed

[LWM]

Chrome Door Handles were among the first mods:

Before:

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2010/06/MyCommander04-1.jpg

After:

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2010/06/Handles01-1.jpg

[LWM]

I think the next modification was the 2.25" Rocky Road Lift:

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2010/06/DSCI0006-1.jpg

The original lifts came with the poly spacers but do to a high number of failures they have been replaced with metal spacers.

[LWM]

I drove out to Orange County, California and picked up two additional cross bars for my roof and installed the Yakima Mega Warrior Rack with extension:

This was WITHOUT the extension:

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2010/06/YakimaRack016-1.jpg

And with it:

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2010/06/YakimaRack019-1.jpg

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2010/06/YakimaRack020-1.jpg

In These pictures you can see the Window Visors have been installed as well.

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2010/06/YakimaRack021-1.jpg

[LWM]

A Billet Grille was not too much later:

Before:

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2010/06/MyCommander01-1.jpg

After:

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2010/06/DSCI00013-1.jpg

You can also see the Chrome Front Tow Hooks & 6" Billet Radio Antenna have been installed in this picture.

[LWM]

I found a great deal of 5 wheels & tires removed from a Jeep Wrangler:

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2010/06/SpareTires-1.jpg

And using Spidertrax 1.5" spacers I installed them on the Commander:

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2010/06/Tires011-1.jpg

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2010/06/Tires009-1.jpg

You can also the the Rocky Road Supper Sliders & Chrome fuel door have now been installed.

[LWM]

I installed the three skids plates which are part of the off-road package:

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2010/06/safetyImg01-1.jpg

and then installed the 4xGuard belly skid plate:

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2010/06/SkidPlates005-1.jpg

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2010/06/SkidPlates006-1.jpg

[LWM]

Somewhere in there I added four lights to the rack up top:

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2010/06/July07076-1.jpg

And a visor in front of the Sunroof.

[LWM]

I added the billet thresh-hold tags:

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2010/06/DSCI00221-1.jpg

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2010/06/DSCI0023-2.jpg

The headliner is hanging and the wires you see are when I installed the OEM VES system (purchased the player & monitor on eBay and then the harness and bracket at the dealer)

[LWM]

I did add the Brute Force Cold Air Intake:

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2010/06/DSCI0084-1.jpg

It was removed and the intake was returned to near stock when the snorkel was installed.

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2010/06/DSCI0125-1.jpg

[LWM]

I installed the taillight guards:

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2010/06/DSCI00191-1.jpg

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2010/06/DSCI0020-2.jpg

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2010/06/DSCI00211-1.jpg

[LWM]

One of the first GetLost4x4 Bumpers:

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2010/06/NewBumper001-1.jpg

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2010/06/NewBumper002-1.jpg

With the Warn PowerPlant Winch:

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2010/06/PowerPlantHP-1.jpg

[LWM]

I installed a HighLift Jack to the Mega Warrior and locked it on with the StraTek padlock which uses my ignition key

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2010/06/Lock2-1.jpg

I also installed an Epic camera to the rack so I can record the trails.

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2010/06/DSCI00043-1.jpg

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2010/06/DSCI00034-1.jpg

[LWM]

The latest addition is the Steel Armadillo Custom Commander rear bumper with tire carrier & gas can:

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2010/06/May105-1.jpg

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2010/06/May106-1.jpg

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2010/06/May101-1.jpg

[LWM]

One night I had to babysit 12 little cars (the pay was good):

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[LWM]

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https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2010/06/DSCI00401-2.jpg

[LWM]

Another car in my garage is my 2008 smart:

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2010/06/NewSmart014-2.jpg

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2010/06/NewSmart025-2.jpg

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2010/06/NewSmart007-2.jpg

This is my Step Dad's Tractor next to my smart car

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2010/06/NewSmart019-2.jpg

[LWM]

When I was in high school I had a 1955 Willys...

30 some years later it is still in my garage:

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2010/06/Parts01-1.jpg

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2010/06/Parts16-1.jpg

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2010/06/RoadTrip02-1.jpg

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2010/06/Aug5002-1.jpg

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2010/06/Aug5006-2.jpg

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2010/06/Engine03-2.jpg

[LWM]

I thought I would add a couple more photos of my new bumper:

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2010/07/Done3-1.jpg

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2010/06/Bumper10-1.jpg

[IamJEEP]

Nice toys Knappster! I like how your XK is turning out with all the mods( don't really care for the front bumper so much, tho) and those wheels/tires look right at home. Plus, that Willys is BadAss!

[LWM]

Thanks, the front bumper might end up being replaced. The Willys is a work in progress as it has been for way too many years (had it since High School).

[IamJEEP]

Any updates?

[Sal-XK]

Standing by awaiting some eye candy

[CmmdrDan]

Standing by awaiting some eye candy

ME TOO. Nice

[LWM]

I sold my Yakima Mega Warrior roof basket and have ordered a new platform for up top, it should be here this week and I will get some pictures of that project soon.

[Sal-XK]

ME TOO. Nice

Dudes holding out on us :(

[HueyPilotVN]

I have seen the new thing that is going on top of his Commander, but my lips are sealed

[Rocky Mountain Canary]

I think that what ever it is
it will be COOL

[Sal-XK]

You guys stink

[LWM]

I have seen the new thing that is going on top of his Commander, but my lips are sealed


I think that what ever it is
it will be COOL

RMC saw it too at SEMA 2010! :)

[IamJEEP]

Not even a teaser pic?

[LWM]

Not even a teaser pic?

No but they called to say they can deliver it tomorrow between 10 and 2!

[IamJEEP]

No but they called to say they can deliver it tomorrow between 10 and 2!

So,...........a teaser pic after 2 tomorrow? LOL!

[Sal-XK]

So,...........a teaser pic after 2 tomorrow? LOL!

He better I'm beginning not to like him so much anymore LOL

[LWM]

Okay, guess what I found waiting for me in the garage when I got home from work today?

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2011/03/PioneerDeck2-1.jpg

Yep 3 BIG boxes...

[Sal-XK]

awww man what is that? are those pieces to a RTT or and awning and a roof basket whats up bro?

[LWM]

I did open two of the boxes and actually got the deck installed on the Commander tonight but it was too dark for pictures. This thing is so cool!

[IamJEEP]

Ooooooooooh.........Aaaaaaaaaah..............anxio usly awaiting unpacked pics.

[NeilSmith]

tent ?

[Sal-XK]

tent ?

Ya going to go with an RTT thats my guess...

[LWM]

Okay... Enough suspense!

First I removed my four OEM cross bars, I then installed the Rhino Rack legs for the Commander:

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2011/03/PioneerDeck4-1.jpg

I then finished the construction on the Rhino Rack Pioneer Tray:

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2011/03/PioneerDeck3-1.jpg

And with a little help from the wife and daughter we lifted it up top the Commander:

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2011/03/RackInstalled1-1.jpg

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2011/03/RackInstalled6-1.jpg

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2011/03/RackInstalled5-1.jpg

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2011/03/RackInstalled10-1.jpg

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2011/03/RackInstalled8-1.jpg

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2011/03/RackInstalled14-1.jpg

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2011/03/RackInstalled16-1.jpg

[LWM]

Tonight after work I assembled and installed the Rhino Rack FoxWing Awning:

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2011/03/AwningInstalled2-1.jpg

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2011/03/AwningInstalled4-1.jpg

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2011/03/AwningInstalled6-1.jpg

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2011/03/AwningInstalled7-1.jpg

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2011/03/AwningInstalled8-1.jpg

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2011/03/AwningInstalled9-1.jpg

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2011/03/AwningInstalled13-1.jpg

And You do not need to remove anything from the rack in order to use the awning:

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2011/03/AwningInstalled10-1.jpg

[Sal-XK]

aawwww man that is sick bro. How much did that set you back? I expect a full right up on this by the way. I would rock the crap out of that at the beach man

[LWM]

aawwww man that is sick bro. How much did that set you back? I expect a full right up on this by the way. I would rock the crap out of that at the beach man

Well it set me back about $1,600.00 but it is something I have been wanting to do for a long time. and another cool thing I just discovered is if I pull the 4 bolts holding the FoxWing on and remove that item I can actually get the Commander in the garage again.

[Tymac]

John, Christy said you have way to much time on your hands and apparently money too. See you in July.

[LWM]

John, Christy said you have way to much time on your hands and apparently money too. See you in July.

No money left but I look forward to seeing you guys in July!

[Sal-XK]

Do they sell accessories for that like mounts and stuff for lights axe jack?

[LWM]

Do they sell accessories for that like mounts and stuff for lights axe jack?

Yes, They have light kits, tire carrier kit, hi lift kit, shovel kit, ladder and a few others. I am going to figure a way to mount my Yakima Kayak Rack to it also.

http://www.rhinorack.com/AccSubCategory_Pioneer-Accessories_67.aspx

[Sal-XK]

Cool I'll throw that link up on the parts page

[DDDonkey]

very nice looking!

[IamJEEP]

Thats Awesome! Would you be able to attach sides to it and make it a "Tent"? I like how low profile it is.

[NeilSmith]

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2011/03/AwningInstalled13-1.jpg

I saw this pic and thought, " Wow , look at the tent on top of that Jeep ! " LMFAO !!

[LWM]

Thats Awesome! Would you be able to attach sides to it and make it a "Tent"? I like how low profile it is.

Yes, I purchased 2 extensions with my kit and they zip into the top too hand down, If I buy three more I could close the whole thing in.

I also purchased the sand bag kit for high wind days.

[LWM]

I saw this pic and thought, " Wow , look at the tent on top of that Jeep ! " LMFAO !!


1900 Square Foot tent!

[LWM]

My "Ultimate Commander" is under construction again...

It has been a month since I added any comments here so here is what is new.

Due to a front end accident I had to remove the GetLost4x4 bumper and found some frame damage caused by the bumper mounting system, this is being repaired and upgrades while I am at it.

a local fabricator is doing the repair and building me a set of tube fenders for the front end, they are still under construction as he was waiting for me to stop in and approve the design which of course I did. The new fenders will mount on using the OEM fender mounting holes and have bolt heads that match the ones removed and still present on the rear fenders.

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2011/07/DSCI0005-1.jpg

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2011/07/DSCI00041-1.jpg

I sold me Rocky Road sliders and had a custom set of Super Sliders built which will sit up higher and give me a little more ground clearance:

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2011/07/Sliders10-1.jpg

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2011/07/Sliders8-1.jpg

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2011/07/Install9-1.jpg

I also replaced my collapsed Rocky Road poly lift spacer with a metal one given me by HueyPilotVN (Thanks Bill) and while in the process noticed by shock needed some minor mount adjustments and then installed a set of quick disconnects, that was a pleasant surprise.

[IamJEEP]

Freeken Awesome, cant wait for he finished product pics.

[ped4599]

is your front bumper going to be on and functional when you get to Buena Vista?

[LWM]

is your front bumper going to be on and functional when you get to Buena Vista?

Yes, there was damage to the bumper from the accident, but the fabricator will work his magic and it will be good as new.

[LWM]

Just realized that I have not updated my garage since I added my finished fenders, rock rails & light bar...

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2011/09/3211-1.jpg

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2011/07/DSCI00041-1.jpg

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2011/07/DSCI0005-1.jpg

[Sal-XK]

Diffidently one of the most tricked out rigs out there man....:cool:

[LWM]

Diffidently one of the most tricked out rigs out there man....:cool:

Thanks... But it is not finished yet :)

[Matt]

Thanks... But it is not finished yet :)

Then get to work :)

Really looking forward for more to come!

[Sal-XK]

Thanks... But it is not finished yet :)

Well, once you get a 4" lift on that thing you'll be getting into mad max territory LMAO:D

[AJeepZJ]

Jon, you definitely have an amazing looking XK...

[LWM]

Jon, you definitely have an amazing looking XK...

Thank you, I work hard to keep it looking good.

[pjmjr508]

That is one great looking XK Sir

[LWM]

That is one great looking XK Sir

Thank you sir... Wait until I get my new wheels and tires :)

[pjmjr508]

waiting for the pic's.

[Matt]

Thank you sir... Wait until I get my new wheels and tires :)

What's the plan???:)

[LWM]

What's the plan???:)

5 of the Level 8 Wheels ZX or 5 of the Black Rhino Keyhole/Black Rhino Imperial with 5 Goodyear Wrangler DuraTrak tires

[Matt]

Oh that's gonna be sweet!! I'm probably getting Duratracs for my next set too

[valpacer]

Nice work Knappster!

Dave

[LWM]

Nice work Knappster!

Dave

Thanks Dave, I would live to get some more information on your front bumper. I plan to make one for our WK shoppers.

[Doc in AZ]

here are a couple pix when jon left the smart at my shop because he had to "borrow" the xk to tow his trailer.... i have a BMW Isetta we're building and it makes the smart look like a luxury sedan in comparison.

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2011/09/20110716175638-1.jpg

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[AJeepZJ]

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2011/09/20110716175611-1.jpg

I used to have one of these when I was litttle!!! They were so efficient, required no gas at all! I would get in the inside, and my dad would push me around in it all the time. They didn't see to have much battery life. Here's a picture of mine

https://theultimatejeep.com/notfound.png

[Budasac]

^ lol. At first glance I thought it was a Power Wheels. Ya know, the ones where you're head sticks out the top. Personally I think those smart cars are kinda dangerous on the highway with the vehicles we have here in the states. That Beamer you might want to keep on the sidewalk, although it does have some bad ass crash bars on the front. (or are they hooks to hang it on the wall when you're not using it?)

A guy around the corner from my parents has a new Mini and a classic Mini. The old one looks like my Go-cart from when I was 12 with a body kit on it.

[LWM]

Personally I think those smart cars are kinda dangerous on the highway with the vehicles we have here in the states.

Comments like this make me laugh, are you serious? Do you think you are safer on a motorcycle or in a vehicle built in the 70's or earlier? The smart has a four star safety rating, front and side curtin air bags and a nascar style roll cage built into it. I have seen many amazing videos of crashes and the smart does so much better than people give it credit for, I would take it over most other compacts any day of the week.

[CmmdrDan]

While that is true about the safety rating. It is still all about inertia. Your going 60 mph. That car stops you don't and since there aren't any crumple zones. I find it hard to believe you are coming out of it on top..

[Budasac]

No I definately don't feel safer on a bike. I know full well that if someone runs a light going 20mph There's a good chance I can lose a leg. (seen it happen) But at the same time I can't imagine there being much left of a Smart car that's involved in a highway speed crash with say a Ford Excursion or any one of the massive SUV's I see crowding the roads around here. Not to mention if I were to hit one in a utility truck or my E-350 SuperDuty while working. I wouldn't drive any sub-compact car around here. The other drivers are ****ing crazy.

Keep in mind my perspective. I live in one of the most populated areas of the country with arguably the most aggressive drivers on the planet.


And when you compare the Smart to motorcycles and "cars built in the 70's and earlier" it's absolutely safer. But I don't see many pre 70's cars on the road. When compared to the average car on todays roads (the one it's going to square off with in an accident) it doesn't look like it'll make it.

Even in my pre-70's Mustang I have a feelin the driver of the Smart would be eating my carb if we had a head-on. I know, I'd be embedded in the dash since there's no air bags or shoulder straps for that matter, but still better then havin' a big block engine on your lap.

[LWM]

You need to see these videos:



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ju6t-yyoU8s


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mz-s1sIoLhU&feature=related

[Matt]

I can't see the videos on my phone.... but I sure hope one of them is the independent test done where they put a smart car against a normal sized family sedan (to compare it against the most common type of vehicle on the road that you're most likely to be in an accident with) in a 50mph head on collision and the smart car looked like a ping pong ball bouncing down the test track....

current test ratings/standards are skewed by these new light weight tiny vehicles. there has been some jive recently about adding test criteria to make the ratings more "realistic".

[Budasac]

I'll admit it does better in the crash tests then I would have thought. However, even the guy in the video said that just because a small car gets good safety ratings it still isn't going to protect as well as a larger vehicle. "You wouldn't put a feather weight in the ring with a heavy-weight" as he put it. And there are alot of heavy weights rolling around here.

Also those test were showing the smart crashing into a fixed object (less the 30mph side impact.) An accident involving two very dissproprtionately sized vehicles would be entirely different. Let's say a Yukon and a smart both going 50. When you facter in the laws of motion based on weight and size I think you'd agree. I know I'd rather be in the Yukon.

I think the real question when it comes to safety is would you put your 16 yo daughter in the car and let her go out on the interstate. If the highways by you are filled with motorcycles and Ford Pintos then the Smart would be just fine. But I know around here I would never trust a small vehicle like that.

I think it's a great car for Europe where vehicles are alot smaller. Personally I think the huge SUVs I see everywhere are a complete waste. I miss the days when the only trucks you saw on the road were work trucks. As opposed to business men driving pickups and soccor moms cruising in Suburbans while talking on the phone and drinking Starbucks. But that's the reality of roads in the US these days, and as such, I wouldn't want my kid on the road in one of those hampster cages.

[Budasac]

I can't see the videos on my phone.... but I sure hope one of them is the independent test done where they put a smart car against a normal sized family sedan (to compare it against the most common type of vehicle on the road that you're most likely to be in an accident with) in a 50mph head on collision and the smart car looked like a ping pong ball bouncing down the test track....

current test ratings/standards are skewed by these new light weight tiny vehicles. there has been some jive recently about adding test criteria to make the ratings more "realistic".

No, no head-ons with an average vehicle. Only 70 and 50? mile an hour crashes into concrete. The car faired pretty well, but even the vid pointed out that the passengers would not have.

[LWM]

No, no head-ons with an average vehicle. Only 70 mile an hour crashes into concrete. The car faired pretty well, but even the vid pointed out that the passengers would not have.

But you have to admit, even if a person were in a Commander or any other vehicle the chance of survival into a concrete wall at 70 mph is slim to none (the body cannot absorb those forces).

[Budasac]

But you have to admit, even if a person were in a Commander or any other vehicle the chance of survival into a concrete wall at 70 mph is slim to none (the body cannot absorb those forces).

Oh, no doubt. But the trauma to the occupants would certainly be less in the Commander since it has a much bigger crumple zone and would therefore absorb way more of the impact. It wouldn't bounce off the wall quite so violently.

But more to the point is what the outcome would be if the Commander and the Smart hit head on. That Smart car isn't going to stop the Commander dead in it's tracks like a concrete wall would, the truck will go through the car or push it aside. Obviously it would be catasrophic for both vehicles but I'm certain the Jeep would continue along it's path. You won't find it at the point of impact, it'll continue a bit beyond that, which means less trauma for the passengers. Remember 5th grade science, "an object in motion tends to stay in motion unless acted upon by an equal or greater force" The object with greater mass wins every time.

[LWM]

Drove my smart to work today:

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2012/03/IMAG0448-1.jpg

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2012/03/IMAG0446-1.jpg

[criket]

You know, as many pictures of your Smart car that I've seen, I have just now read your license plate. "Missed it by that much"

[LWM]

"Missed it by that much"

I had 1" on each side of the car fitting it through the door!

[Sal-XK]

I don't think your suppose to be in there with your car LOL


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[HueyPilotVN]

Sure he can be in there....Thats Jon's jail. How do you think he gets to spend so much time online, either there or in the courthouse......lol

[pjmjr508]

I had 1" on each side of the car fitting it through the door!


Don't think he ment that, I think he was referring to the Get Smart TV Show, it was his catch phase

[LWM]

Don't think he ment that, I think he was referring to the Get Smart TV Show, it was his catch phase

I knew that :)

[criket]

Don't think he ment that, I think he was referring to the Get Smart TV Show, it was his catch phase


I knew that :)

Yes, lol. The original tv show was the best IMO. Classic jokes.

[pjmjr508]

lol

[LWM]

Threw on a couple more decals:

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2012/02/Decal2-1.jpg

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2012/02/Decal1-1.jpg

[AJeepZJ]

I'd like a Steel Armadillo . Com decal - but i'm not sure where I'd put it at this point, lol. My left rear window is full.

[LWM]

No time to play with this but this is one of my newest toys:

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2012/02/VIVID1-1.jpg

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2012/02/VIVID3-1.jpg

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2012/02/VIVID5-1.jpg

I did go out and install it, I need to play with the setting and set it for the larger tires now!

[LWM]

I forgot to load this photo when I installed this last summer...

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2011/01/RearDefCover1-1.jpg

[LWM]

Installed the full line of ASFIR aluminum skid plates:

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2012/01/SkidPlates6-1.jpg

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2012/01/SkidPlates1-1.jpg

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2012/01/SkidPlates45-1.jpg

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2012/01/SkidPlates38-1.jpg

Need to get it up on the lift to show all three, forgot my camera that day!

[LWM]

Here are a couple photos of the current project under construction:

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2012/03/FrontBumperDay121-1.jpg

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2012/03/FrontBumperDay12-1.jpg

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2012/03/FrontBumperDay17-1.jpg

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2012/03/FrontBumperDay111-1.jpg

And a mock-up bumper:

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2012/03/FrontBumperDay118-1.jpg

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2012/03/FrontBumperDay119-1.jpg

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2012/03/Day36-1.jpg

[pjmjr508]

Interested to see if you feel that it is better that the Flashpaq that a lot of us are using

Prefer the drivers side look on the bumper mock up, IMO I think it fits the XK better.

[Carn75]

Looks killer!

[Sal-XK]

Interested to see if you feel that it is better that the Flashpaq that a lot of us are using

Prefer the drivers side look on the bumper mock up, IMO I think it fits the XK better.

X2


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[LWM]

Saw this today and thought it was funny enough to share:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkjZtfgqC2w&feature=player_embedded

[Sal-XK]

It would of been funny as heck if he took the elevator in that car LOL

[LWM]

It would of been funny as heck if he took the elevator in that car LOL

I tired to put my smart in the elevator, the elevator car was big enough but the door didn't open far enough.

[LWM]

Installed the new front bumper today:

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2012/05/IMAG0040-1.jpg

[DetroitMarauder]

Awesome!!!

[Sal-XK]

It needs a stinger!

[07JeepXK]

I agree with sal!

[LWM]

It needs a stinger!


I agree with sal!

Yep, I will ad the stinger after the Summit. I am thinking 3 or 6 inches tall with two optional light tabs, what do you think?

Anyone want to photo shop a stinger or two?

[Sal-XK]

Go big or go home!!

[07JeepXK]

Your thread hasn't been updated in forever! Did you ever get the new wheels and tires you were talking about getting awhile back? What about the stinger for the front bumper?

[Matt]

lol i think Jons' been so busy he forgot he even owns an xk :p

[LWM]

lol i think Jons' been so busy he forgot he even owns an xk :p


So true. I have spent all my time at my real job, building The Steel Armadillo and purchasing my retirement property.

I hope to wrap up the bumpers VERY soon and get them installed. Wheels & Tires will have to wait.