FJ Cruisers of Northern California
What did you do to your FJC Today???
Hello All,
I've seen this thread on other forums, looks like fun...I'll get it started.
I drove my rig to work (first time I've had it out in a few weeks). Took it in for a wash..
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Permalink Reply by NestahEdition on
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I made a puller wire and attached it to the release lever for the rear glass latch, so I can open it from the inside. Comes handy when you sleep inside the FJ.
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Permalink Reply by Craig Stanley on
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Sweeeet
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Permalink Reply by Lagwagon on
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Very nice Nestor, will add this to my new list of mods I'd like you to complete.
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Mounted (drill+tap) rear view camera to the bike rack. Now I see again!
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Permalink Reply by Civilianbeef on
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Finally after owning my FJ for 13 months, I have been able to finally rip that ugly ass mall crawling chrome off my rig.
Big thanks to Marine Green for the new shoes.. I am stoked.. such a difference in driving. Before and after shots in the album FJ Album.
Also a crazy coincidence.. a coworker at a new job does some instructional work for 4x4safety.com so he had tools and lived close to help me knock this out in just a couple of hours. Going to go attend his hollister hills training session on Sept. 21st http://4x4safety.com/dynamic/?page_id=26 if any other FJ offroad noobs care to join me :) Cost is $65 per person, $55 if you have a second driver I think.
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Permalink Reply by Shaman Rawb on
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Looks much better! Time for a blackout job now. ;)
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Thanks! I think I'm gonna plasti dip it all on Saturday next weekend and get that blackout going!
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Careful with the plastidip. Doesn't hold up on trails I've heard.
I did mine 2 years ago. Many trails and 2 trips to NC and back I haven't touched it up once.
Super easy.
Light sanding (more like scuffing).
Couple coats of Rustoleum Bedliner.
Few coats of DupliColor Bumper paint. This fills in some of the 'grittyness' of the berliner, leaving it much smoother to the touch, but not super smooth.
DONE. It holds up VERY well, the better you sand, the better it holds, but by better I just mean that all of your clearcoat is 'foggy' and not shiny anymore.
Rustoleum-Home Depot
Duplicolor-Kragen
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Nice, yea I thought I'd give the plasti dip a try for now just to get the look I want and make sure its the path I want to take. I plan to change both bumpers in the coming months, might have to go full metal tech. Just doing it for aesthetics at the moment but if I go for sure blackout I plan to do exactly the path you listed, thanks for the heads up!
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Permalink Reply by Markie Sharkie on
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Yeah PlastiDip is good for seeing what it will look like. It's great because if you mess up or don't like it, just let it dry and then peel it off. I'm going to do that with the big columns between the rear door window and rear window. I want to make it white to carry down from the roof to the bottom line of the windows.
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Yea man, a part of me wants to plasti dip the wheels and bezel white and see how it looks, give it a classic look.. but now that I've got the black shoes on, I really am liking the look a lot. Gonna experiment as well.
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Permalink Reply by Slow on
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Props for removing the chrome.
Also I am already signed up for the esprit de four saftey clinic on the 21st so i will see you there. Yesterday another member "dave" and i went to hollister and just so happens as we were getting the gate combo 2 of the esprit de four guys pulled up in a 4runner to do their run through for the clinic and invited us to come along so we basically did the whole trail and obstical run through with them...Good guys and a good time.
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