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Old 12-22-2017, 10:57 AM   #61
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They dropped the Unlimited moniker for this model...it's just 2 door and 4 door now.
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Old 12-22-2017, 11:46 AM   #62
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edit: not entirely true. They do seem to be downplaying the "Unlimited" moniker in marketing text, but the badging on the side still reads "Wrangler Unlimited"


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Old 12-22-2017, 07:26 PM   #63
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Ugh, I always hated the unlimited term.
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Old 01-08-2018, 03:14 PM   #64
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Looks like some aftermarket shops got to peek at them this last week...should start to see some things coming out shortly.

Looks like AEV actually GOT one on hand, at the shop





Bob just got to check it out, by the sounds of it...nothing in hand yet.



Can't wait to see what comes first, and how they truly differentiate them from the JK!

Everyone says something about the fenders...honestly, they don't bother me all that much
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Old 01-08-2018, 06:54 PM   #65
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This guy does a pretty good video on some of the lesser known details.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLj9D4vo56Q
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Old 01-08-2018, 08:18 PM   #66
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Old 01-09-2018, 08:01 AM   #67
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Can't wait to see what comes first, and how they truly differentiate them from the JK!

Everyone says something about the fenders...honestly, they don't bother me all that much
I can live with the fenders, I guess. Just wish the turn signals remained on the grill below the headlights as God, Mr. Willys, and some General in 1941 intended them to be.
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Old 01-09-2018, 08:13 AM   #68
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... as God, Mr. Willys, and some General in 1941 intended them to be.
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This guy does a pretty good video on some of the lesser known details.

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Glad they took the Jeep badge off the front. Wish that the Jeep on the side was embossed like the CJ/YJ/TJ instead of the badge.

Soft top ease looks AWESOME!!! Love that the cowl latches are no longer behind the sunshades. However the folded stack looks even taller than the JK's.
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I can live with the fenders, I guess. Just wish the turn signals remained on the grill below the headlights as God, Mr. Willys, and some General in 1941 intended them to be.
Yeah, I'm guessing there will be a company that comes out w/ a grille that has the signals in them, or there will be some sort of mod kit where you drill your own, move the wiring (plug n play harness, possibly).

Of course, that would mean there'd need to be a blackout kit made to replace the fender lights, assuming they pop out or can be covered in some way...if not replaced w/ an aftermarket option as a result of larger tires and the signal mod.

At least that's what I've been envisioning since I saw them...and all those idiots that bought those stupid azz "mean" grilles in the past. At least this one would be a function change, not a garbage look change.


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Glad they took the Jeep badge off the front. Wish that the Jeep on the side was embossed like the CJ/YJ/TJ instead of the badge.

Soft top ease looks AWESOME!!! Love that the cowl latches are no longer behind the sunshades. However the folded stack looks even taller than the JK's.
Totally agree, would love to see the embossed Jeep, but that ain't happening...cost factor, I'm sure.

Yeah, seriously want to see how that top works, as well as the hard top panel (window) removal.
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Yeah, seriously want to see how that top works, as well as the hard top panel (window) removal.
Shouldn't be hard. Remember, the first Bronco IIs had removable rear windows.
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There're videos floating around showing the power top and removable rear side windows. The side windows work essentially just like the Freedom Top panels over the front seats, only, you know, they're vertical.

edit: https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/for...stration.2086/

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Old 01-09-2018, 10:12 AM   #73
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There're videos floating around showing the power top and removable rear side windows. The side windows work essentially just like the Freedom Top panels over the front seats, only, you know, they're vertical.

edit: https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/for...stration.2086/
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This guy does a pretty good video on some of the lesser known details.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLj9D4vo56Q
Yeah, Doug D has a good demo buried in the video Sam posted at 3:35. Looks good for a mom mobile, or a guy that does not plan to do much wheeling. Also good if you are going to put one of those full length racks like a Garvin or GOBI on your Jeep.

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Any word on the doors with the lower windows?
Show feature, or is it going to be available to all?
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Yeah, I've seen videos...want to see it in person.

Fuk that Bronco

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maybe JK's will finally suffer the crushing blow of depreciation?
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maybe JK's will finally suffer the crushing blow of depreciation?
Not likely...and, hopefully, for those that own them...no!
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Old 01-09-2018, 01:44 PM   #78
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TJs still have stupid high value. The only one that's really reasonably priced is the YJ.
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i wish i had invested in TJ futures back in the day ...
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TJs still have stupid high value. The only one that's really reasonably priced is the YJ.
Right, and for good reason

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i wish i had invested in TJ futures back in the day ...
No kidding. However, I've never done too bad w/ mine. I have two now that I could flip pretty easily and come out where I bought them, even ahead.

I'd like to do just that w/ one of them, but the wife and kid just flat out love them. Me, meh, I'll never own another one. Well, not a shorty, maybe an Unlimited. Even then, it'd have to be bastardized, molested and beefed to the hilt!!
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