TankJK: My Billet Rubi Build

[10frank9]

...... :thumb:

Now I just need to do the passenger side. :grayno:

 

[MTG]

View attachment 110214 ...... :thumb:

Now I just need to do the passenger side. :grayno:

Looks good. :thumb:

Frank, can you post a picture of the hardware that attaches these pieces? It's been about 2 years since I took mine out and I can't remember how they attach. Someday I'll get around to putting mine back in. :grayno:

 

[MTG]

Close-up. Not pretty but it works. View attachment 110212

I can't believe that is all you had to trim. I pretty much had to cut a hole in mine. :yup:

 

[ridg3runner]

I can't believe that is all you had to trim. I pretty much had to cut a hole in mine. :yup:

Has to be installer error.. I didn't have to trim mine at all. Newer model thing?

 

[Strainger]

Has to be installer error.. I didn't have to trim mine at all. Newer model thing?

Might be. My 2013 didn't come close to matching up. I tried to finesse it like Frank but ended up cutting a piece out about two inches long. I might do some retro repair work later but first I want to get the trim installed sometime before 2015. I'll be looking closely at how Frank did it. He seems to have an eye for the problem.

 

[10frank9]

Thanks fellas. Yes I trimmed as much as possible without breaking through. It sits nice and flush now.


MTG, the only hardware is one plastic plug identical to the plugs with the plastic Phillips screw inserts that are used to mount your grill. The rest is held in by the visor mount.

And a tip for those wanting to tackle this soon. You have to remove these two posts/plug on the backside and make them flush.

 

[10frank9]

Sorry here's the photo. Also the hole here (circled) had to be widened a bit to compensate for the raised bolt due to the a pillar mount.

 

[cozdude]

Sorry here's the photo. Also the hole here (circled) had to be widened a bit to compensate for the raised bolt due to the a pillar mount.

View attachment 110216

Thanks for this Frank! This will help

 

[pastorwug]

Thanks for this Frank! This will help

Yes, that really does help - must not be easy cause it seems a lot of guys just leave this cover off.

 

[rubicrawl]

Hey brother you selling your soft top or is the hard top for the winter


Sent from Moab

 

[JAGS]

Nice job frank and thanks for posting. Hopefully I'll get around to a cage someday and will keep your posts in mind!

 

[ttfhell]

Why not weld in cage?

 

[SaddleTramp]

Nice job with getting the trim panels back in and cage Frank, rig is looking great, :thumb:!

 

[10frank9]

Why not weld in cage?

It's for performance....

 

[upnover]

I need to pull mine back out, they looked like crap after I was done trimming. You would have thought edward scissor hands worked on mine.

 

[10frank9]

I need to pull mine back out, they looked like crap after I was done trimming. You would have thought edward scissor hands worked on mine.

Secret was using the Dremmel with the small sanding wheel on all of the edges to make it nice and smooth.

 

[OverlanderJK]

Put the door molding on the edges. It'll be cleaner.

 

[10frank9]

Put the door molding on the edges. It'll be cleaner.

:cheesy:

I actually took the door edge trim off my fenders for a cleaner look. I will take a buffing wheel to the plastic before I use the door edge trim inside my Jeep. :thumb:

 

[OverlanderJK]

:cheesy:

I actually took the door edge trim off my fenders for a cleaner look. I will take a buffing wheel to the plastic before I use the door edge trim inside my Jeep. :thumb:

Ghey.........

 

[big dr]

Loos great. I love the colors,,, I might copy, with permission of course.