We worked all day as it turned out to put the base plate on the new Jeep so we can tow it. Looks a bit uncomfortable with the whole front end removed.
But by taking our time, it's not that difficult, and it's sure nice saving the money and knowing it's done correctly. We also got the wiring kit installed. It is an entirely separate system so you don't have to penetrate the wiring system and electronics on the Jeep. Essentially you just run a wire from the front where you mount a plug, then along the frame to the rear of the vehicle then up into the rear light lenses. Then you drill a 1 inch hole in each light module and mount a separate bulb on each side. That way you have turn signals, brake lights, and rear lights totally independent of the Jeep's system.
It did take us a little longer than we estimated, but that was to be expected. Blue Ox makes good stuff with clear instructions. We highly recommend their products.
On another note, we were sitting around yesterday enjoying the weather, so Jan suggested we take a look at the Thule roof rack parts we bought to see how they were going to fit. We only have half of the mount as we had to order the appropriate fit kit. Thank goodness we did! We don't have the correct parts. It came right out of Thule's book, so we are pretty upset. We are sure glad we didn't wait until the last moment before we left to find this out. We have to go back to REI this morning and straighten it out. We are thinking seriously of switching to a Yakima mount and bar system instead of Thule. The round Yakima bars might be quieter than the square Thule ones . We'll see.
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