What did you do to your Ultimate Jeep today - 2013

[Core XK]

My ultimate jeep was pulled over today for a tinted license plate. PA State Troopers are very picky

Tint removed and good to go....

I forget that my XK sticks out like a sore thumb with what Matt and I have done to it.....

[Matt]

Did the trooper at least like your XK??

And where are the pics of the roof rack?

[Core XK]

Did the trooper at least like your XK??

And where are the pics of the roof rack?

lol EVERYONE likes the XK ;p

I still didn't put it on LOL it was snowing and really cold the day I was going to so I just didn't feel like it. I'll post a pic once its on though!

[Matt]

So you coming over today? We gotta get that rack on

[06JeepXKHEMI]

Frustrated with work took a few hours off to give my women some TLC.. washed and waxed her fine a$$..





Edit: Just realized its Valentines Day to!!!

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[Matt]

Going to give my XK some TLC today. Got another noise in my front end so im going to try tracking that down. I don't like how my passenger side LCA looks so I have be changing that out in the near future too .

Probably give her a good wash today as well... it's been a while!

Just ordered some HOAT coolant, NV245 t-case fluid and some diff fluid/trac-loc additive. With the hell we put our diffs/t-cases through, gotta change that fluid often to keep those clutch packs happy

[Adondo]

I've been pretty much hibernating all winter. Now, the weather is getting better, and I'm starting to come back out of my den... like Punxsutawney Phil.

I'm in the middle of a camera and GPS upgrade. I got tired of my flaky cheap Chinese eBay GPS/rear-view camera locking up. The screen was never easy to see anyway. And, the camera is wireless, and sometimes the video is jagged or snowy, just what I need when backing up a half mile on an old railroad bed in the dark.

A while back, I got a CCD camera for my Chrysler 300. It's a nice camera, and when backing up in the pitch dark, I have "daylight" in the monitor. The backup lights alone make it look like I'm backing up in a football stadium. The same eBay order for the camera etc. was the logo projectors. They sent the wrong ones the first time, so they resent the entire order. So... I ended up with a 2nd CCD camera. Woohoo! The XK has not only LED backup lights, but a pair of 50 watt halogens on the roof rack, so it's be full daylight in the dark!

I'm putting the camera into a small enclosure since it's designed to replace a Chrysler 300's license light, so it mounts up under the trunk lid. (sorta) It's put in with silicone in the box's lid, and will be mounted on my roof rack with the lid and/or installed camera upside down to keep water out. (The box will be lid down, but the camera correct) It probably doesn't matter as the camera is weather sealed anyway, but why push my luck? A test run of the camera works good at 6 feet high. (on a portable monitor) The car's camera is only about 2 feet off the ground.

The new WIRED camera (no more flaky wireless crap) will be connected to a 7" mirror/monitor. (Replaces the Jeep's rear-view mirror) That has two inputs, so I'm going to put a second camera somewhere up front to get a close-up of rocks etc. when off-roading. I'm even considering the forward facing camera to be underneath somewhere to see the chassis. I also ran a power wire from the backup lights because the monitor switches to backup mode to prioritize the rear view cam. That way, when I switch to reverse, it goes from cam 1 to cam 2. (The rear facing cam) That input wire also turns on the monitor in case it's turned off. (The monitor is a mirror unless it's on and lit up)

The Chinese no-name GPS will be replaced by an easy-to-see-in-daylight Garmin, which I already have.

ALSO...

I just ordered a 40 inch LED light bar. After a Jeep rally last year and seeing one putting out a massive beam much like the movie "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" I just HAD to have one. It should be here on the 20th via FedEx. That will replace the two halogens on the roof rack. The light bar is a 30 degree spot, with five figures of lumen output. My front bumper HID's are 3,500 lumens each for about 7,000 total, and the new bar will be double THAT.

[Adondo]

Got the camera project done, and I LOVE IT!!

The front camera works GREAT for break-over hills. I played around this weekend at Hover, which is what I'd call "Colorado Jr." because it's STEEP with loose clechy soil. In the past, wheeling there is a PITA because climbing a hill that's 30 degrees means all you see is sky past the hood, and you either need blind faith to hope there's ground on the other side, or get out and scout it first.

Now, I have forward vision with a somewhat down angled camera, so I can see what's there.

The camera:


Heading up a much steeper than it looks hill:


Normally, all I can see is sky thru the windshield. Or, lean out the side window, but you still can't see what's over the top.

[Adondo]

The 7 inch monitor mounts on top of the mirror, and becomes a new, dark tinted mirror. I've noticed that even if it's on, I can refocus my eyes and either see that forward camera view, or what's behind. Going into reverse switches to the rear camera, which has a feel somewhat of looking down from a 2 story building. (Fish eye lens, mounted on the roof rack)



The rear cam.


Oops. I gotta get that copyright text changed... its 2013 now.

[Lt_JWS]

I like that dual camera setup.... what brand is that monitor and does it just "clip" on the factory visor.