i detest stickers on cars generally (with very few exceptions) but i decided it needed some kind of name tag and this was better than glueing a rubber duck to the front

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i re-did all my switches for lights etc and while doing so i decided i was sick of feeding a new power lead through that grommet every time i need some power, so i went to jaycar and spent some dollars!

I put one solid 8 gauge through the grommet to a little splitter fuse box as you can see. i wanted it to be accessory power rather than always on so ran it through a relay which is turned on by the CD deck accessory power. the fuse box is mounted just under the steering wheel. works a treat!!!

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bought some cheap led strip lighting (ebay) and put in some under-the-hood lighting. i put two strips on the angled bit of the bonnet in an attempt to shed light into every nook and cranny and its AWESOME. crazy bright! I've circled the switch which i put through an existing hole in the hood. i have no doubt that fixing engine issues etc will be a lot easier in the dark than in the day. thinking of using the left over strips as rock lights or something. (picture shows it kind of blue looking but its perfect white in real life)

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put some HID headlights in too, yes they're cheap ebay ones, sorry if you're one of those haters but i think I'm much safer on the road with working headlights than my dying factory ones. i went with 35w 4300k to try and keep it as stock looking as possible, hate the blue coloured ones. the difference is just brilliant, i can actually see where i'm going at night now. Haven't had a single person flash me either so i don't think I'm blinding any oncoming traffic!

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these are the springs and shocks i got for a very reasonable $25. bit dirty but otherwise in pretty good condition. it took me a while putting it all in by myself especially when i came across a few hiccups

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got the rear springs off and found this was the state of my rear bumps. checked fronts and same deal. so had to wait for some new ones, plus some spacers which i didn't have

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putting these front-lower spacers was MUCH more trouble than it should have been… firstly there was no hole for me to bolt them through on the lower bump pad, and i have no power in my garage so had to buy a cordless drill (should really have one anyway) then i find, on the passenger side, that it is impossible to put a nut on the end the bolt as the track bar bracket is in the way, so I'm gonna have to weld a rod on to the nut or something to get it on. very frustrating

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anyway heres a crappy pic of the finished product, ill get a better one tomorrow. measured it out and 5cm lift exactly front and rear and the shocks ride is better than the stock ones
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forgot to post a pic of the amp in its spot all connected up too so here it is

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been a while but some juicy updates now

firstly the springs i put in are pretty crap it turns out, sagged big time in the front, so ended up putting in 2" coil spacers in the front. its a tiny bit higher in the front now but i'll sort that out eventually with some BRAND NEW springs. you can't really complain for $25 though. the shocks actually ride pretty well, but as I'm buying a heap of stuff from the US, I'm thinking ill lash out for some bilsteins. looking at dobinsons 3" for the springs, unless anybody has any better ideas?

NEW STUFF:

Smittybilt Cargo Net

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HiLift Jack mounted on the rear carrier (courtesy of bunnings)

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Then a shovel mount to go next to it using Quick Fist rubber clamps

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One of my favourite mods so far is this little 4 channel amp, that i have mounted, oh so stealthily, INSIDE the sound bar. It was bloody difficult, but so worth it.

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here it is inside the sound bar, nice and snug

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I absolutely recommend that to anybody with the little space inside our TJs
Amp model number: Kenwood KAC-M1804

GOT SOME REALLY EXCITING STUFF ABOUT TO GO TOO, WILL SHOW WHEN ITS DONE

Get an Ausjeep Sticker ;)

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+1 for dobinsons springs i have the 2 inch in mine but will be putting the 3 inch ones in, they ride and flex great!

Haha I'm already one sticker over my sticker limit, which is zero!

good news, still got a few things that need doing first

so some exciting stuff:

just put a full set of Metalcloak Duraflex control arms in!! haven't had a chance to test them out off road yet but looking forward to seeing the flex!! really nice product and metalcloak are awesome to deal with.

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next biggie was this tummy tuck (2nd hand). its one i've never seen before but i quite like it as it protects the tranny too. doesn't raise the TC up by much but is completely smooth so i should just slide off anything i come across. the only thing I'm a bit iffy about is the bolt heads are sticking out.

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