If you ever need to replace a bolt or fastener on your Jeep, one of the last places you’ll want to resort to is getting the replacements from the dealership. From the dealership, you can expect to pay a ridiculous price for a 2 bit part.
Here are some reasonable replacement fasteners, at reasonable prices:
06508480AA Grill fasteners
$6.05 pkg/25
06101956 – rear fender rivet pins
$6.05 pkg/25
06506007AA – rear fender clips
$8.92 pkg/15
(These clips can cost as much as $10.00/clip from the dealership!)
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December 3rd, 2009 | Tags: parts | Category: just for fun | Leave a comment
Well, a few trees and a couple mudholes later, the plastic skin on the JK bumper looks like hell. Ripped it off, tied the fog light wires off.
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November 15th, 2009 | Tags: bumper, recovery | Category: mods | Leave a comment
A couple close calls – but a great day!
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November 7th, 2009 | Tags: lee's, run | Category: just for fun | Leave a comment
Well, I took a course offered by the Northern Alberta Radio Club (N.A.R.C.), and last weekend wrote the test. I passed with an 84%, so I can use HF frequencies as well as UHF/VHF ones. This opens up a few more options for a radio (and cost). But it certainly will be interesting. I would highly recommend this course for anyone interested in getting into HAM radio operation.
Found a site that has a huge amount of info : http://www.k0bg.com/ All for the mobile amateur radio operator. Lots to read and learn!
By the way – my callsign is VE6REJ!
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November 5th, 2009 | Category: general | Leave a comment
Had some fun recently with the tire that I blew the bead on during the EJC Poker run – was slowly losing air in it, so I figured that I would get the tire reseated and balanced. Well, they (Kal Tire Bonnie Doon) charged me $20 for doing nothing other than tightening the valve as it turned out.
I was heading out to the International Airport with my wife and daughter – and the front end started to violently shake – forcing me to pull over onto the side of the highway and swap the tire out again….
Took the tire right back to Kal Tire, and reported what happened. They ended up saying that the tire was full of tire goop - which I definitely never applied, but did give me $20 back. Made a point of stating that it was not about $20 – I was more concerned with the position I was put in on the highway and the potential risk of injury to my family and damage to my vehicle.
Now I go to put the tire back on, and discover that I no longer have the locking lub nut key! Damn! Off to the dealership, and as luck would have it, the new set actually was a perfect match to my originals! I wonder how secure these things really are?
On the plus side, I now have extra locking lugs for when I get some matching hubs and wheels for my trailer ;^)
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November 2nd, 2009 | Category: general | Leave a comment
What an awesome weekend – certainly couldn’t have asked for better weather. My Jeep suffered a bit of damage – no significant body damage, just upgradeable/replaceable plastic bits ;^)
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September 14th, 2009 | Tags: club run, trails | Category: just for fun | Leave a comment
Just added the Mobile pack plugin to this site – first initial impressions are good – for browsing the site as well as maintaining it!
Let me know if you run into any issues
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September 4th, 2009 | Category: just for fun | Comments (2)
06508480AA Grill fasteners
06101956 – rear fender rivet pins
06506007AA – rear fender clips
