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Excellent list. People don't realize the headlights until you get used to driving with them, then get a vehicle WITHOUT! YIKES! At night in the rain. LOVE the rock lights always! My dad always had a CB. Very handy. Good scoop is very nice, and that compressor! Absolutely! Great list.

Newbies, I recommend staying with stock axles on open diffs and learn how to drive off road before installing lockers. 20+ years ago I had an 89 YJ with a 4 inch lift on 33's with open diffs and a 5 speed. I learned how to wheel and handled some pretty gnarly trails and obstacles. I was following the "club" around with their $60K jeeps with ARB lockers and doing 90% of all the obstacles they were doing. The obstacles I couldn't do wasn't because I had open diffs, its because I didn't have enough clearance. When you learn to drive without lockers you learn to drive and find the lines that kept your tires in contact. Add lockers after you know how to drive and your axles will last longer instead of driving past your skill level with lockers.

Definitely useful cheap tips! Re the CB radio I suggest an SSB (Single Side Band) radio. A regular radio transmits (sends) a signal 4 miles while an SSB transmits 16 miles. Not much more expensive either. As a professional OTR (Over The Road) semi truck driver that’s what I use

I agree 100% on the hood louver - I had a fire that fortunately did limited damage while running at Moab - a little bit of dust and some sage under the hood with all that heat was all it took. I did the Poison Spider louver and have been amazed at how much heat I can see coming out of the vents. I would say the first mods to any Jeep should be a roll bar mounted first aid kit and fire extinguisher as at some point they will be needed. I have found a method that eliminates the need for rock lights - wheel hard during the day hand drink at night :-)

I do believe this is an old video, but you should keep he hood louver black. It creates a nice contrast and makes your Jeep look more badass. That is just my opinion though.

First video I have seen that recommends a hood louvre -good choice!

you sold me on rock lights. I was always hesitant because i am insanely far away from good trails, but you convinced me.

Some interesting things to consider. Didn’t know they were called “rock lights” but we had 30-40 brand new Freightliners brought into our fleet, and I started collecting the rear license plate lights. Not required here. Lined them up side by side on a piece of angle iron, wired them via a relay through the headlights and mounted them up under the chassis. Original thought process was to assist my wife to see the rock guard when entering the cab at night. Unlock button triggered the headlights to come on, thus illuminating the under carriage. Bright white LED. Poor man’s mod.

skid plates, good tires first things I did. Lights for sure, fog off road lights are a must! CB radio is life saver in the deep trails of NC Good video!

In the colder climates my Jeep had hood louvers and it would help defrost my window.. lol

One of my favorite things I bought recently is an ARB deflator. Airs down from 35psi to 15psi in about a minute. Only $25.

The first thing I changed on my JK, literally the next day, was the hood latches. The rubber straps are not good where I live. One 18 wheeler or other big vehicle passes you the other way your hood will lift about an inch in the center. Plus a stubby antenna. Great video!

The first mods that I notice most people go with are bumpers. On mine, I went with a package of bumpers, rock sliders, body armor (for around the doors lower panels), open flared finders. The next thing I added was a Besttop soft top. I love that all I have to do is release to latches and just lay the top back. The latest addition was the new Rubicon style hood.

Just Bought the High Beem Off-road Drifter headlights you reviewed in a later video and wow what a difference, i really regret not doing it sooner

Luv how you set up the hood for better breathing 'n' cooling, nice work.

So glad to see your driving a manual!!

JW Speakers. US quality (i'm canadian, just saying). 3yrs now, brutal winters, work like new. Don't cheap out on lights, they're wonderful

Hood vents are a must in a cj5 V8 in Alabama. Electric fan is a def plus. You just need an override switch if you ford creeks, streams and rivers. Lights are my first pick if you are mechanically sound. I have spots, flood, bar, ditch, rock and rear lights. I can make it daytime! My ditch lights are in pairs pointing 90 and 45 degrees off each side. With the bar and fog lights I have 270 degrees of visibility. I recommend taking the vehicle to the tire store and have them put tubes in the tires. No blow outs and can save you if a rock cuts the side wall. Trust me on this one! Good bumpers, with tow points. I only say get a went home if you travel alone. I've had three cj5s, and I took my wench off my current jeep. I just don't need it. Oh, and pioneer tools. At least a shovel. I have a folding military shovel in my spare tire mount (actually two). It's all up to what you do with it. Great video! I like your choices. I think I have seen more problems with overheating than anything on the trail. Flat tires second. Everyone gets stuck from time to time. Thanks for the video!

That’s the cleanest off road Jeep I’ve ever seen

If you worry about heat soak when the block's ignition is off, you can get an electric water pump kit (electric fan too I think). Supplements the mechanical engine pump, and still runs for a bit when the engine don't. It's smart tech runs the pump for a bit after you power off the motor, and that'll bring the core block temp down so heat soak isn't a problem with cylinder liners, and any other materials with their own thermal gradients and expansion rates. Another thing might be wrapping the exhaust, at least so the a/c coolant pipes aren't doing extra duty, hotter exhaust means faster flow... shielding is pretty cheap if you're hands on. I've read the wrap material bakes, so there is a smell for a while.

My first mod recommendation would be two things, lockers of some sort. Tru tracs if you are on a budget. While not a locker per se a little brake pressure on an airborne wheel will lock it up enough to get out of predicaments. By far the first thing I would do is get a winch and a winch kit. I have pulled numerous Jeeps out of predicaments with my beat up old Chevy van shortly after putting a winch on the back. I am not even done with the front bumper yet but it amazed me how many people in brand new jeeps are out in the hills in the snow with no form of self recovery. No winch, no max trax type boards. Nothing except expensive tires and expensive light bars. In one case they took their little kids with them. They almost spent the night in the snow. As it was it was dark before I got them back on the hard pack sugar snow. Even if they had had a little wimpy winch they would have been able to get out without the embarrassment of being winched by a full size van.

My top necessary mods (after wheels, lift and tires... obviously) would have to be Programming (with tune) and Geometry correction (brackets or bars). That alone makes the ride muuuuch smoother. Really diggin' the rock lights! Thanks for the video! Keep it up.

I just did the hike it x9 brother! What a difference!!! Love it, just trying to figure out where to safely put the controller. Your videos always so helpful my friend.

Yeah. I got the white lights too. The colors can be a bit wacky for my taste. But what do I know, I still have an angry bird grille.

I agree with everything except the air compressor. For newer people offroading, I think its better to just buy a regular compressor and throw it in the back. Then use the extra money for something else. Also, cheap/useful thing as far as deflators/air hoses, I connected 4 different air hoses to one pressure gauge, release valve, and tire valve. Lets you connect all 4 tires, deflate to the same psi at one time, inflate to the same psi across tires, and saves you the hassle of moving the air hose or deflator from tire to tire. Cost around $40 in material. Worth every penny.

I recently purchased my 1st Jeep. It’s a 2017 Wrangler 4 dr it’s black and beautiful. I’ve been researching and reading everything I can. It came with awesome rims, awesome 33 tires. It’s not lifted and it fits me perfectly. It’s has an LED lightbar 50 inches across the top. Yesterday I received my clear light bar wind deflector and it’s awesome. I’ve bought grab handles and new seat covers. My first big accessory will be a new front bumper and winch. So here’s my question- yes this is my everyday vehicle. Why do people cut back or replace the fenders with smaller ones? Kind of defeats the purpose of a fender in the first place. I don’t know I’m new. Also I’ll be using my vehicle for hog hunting. I’m searching for a vehicle mounted FLIR…………..let me know if you come across one out there. Thank You let the accessorizing begin!!!!!!

Great video, getting my 1st jeep in 2 days, been watching a bunch of your videos, great stuff.

Lights before lockers, hood louver, rock lights underneath, cb radio, on board air compressor.

I have sunpie headlights too on my wrangler. if you get them for the Halo’s, please spend the money and get good quality. If you get them for the headlights themselves, they’re fine

Add a cooler on the back. They make an anchor for a 45qt yeti that locks in. I got one because I don’t feel like changing a 100 pound 37 tire rather wait with a beer. The carrier for the yeti is called Ice-anchor

Quadratec floor mats or any kind of floor mat that covers most of the rug is a really good mod. Just so you won't rust out your floor as quickly when getting in with wet shoes or water getting in from leaking roof or wherever water is getting through.

Great mods. I literally have every one of those except I went with JWS for the driving lights and fogs. I recently upgraded all of my air lines (front ARB locker, rear ARB locker, and a supply line to a front bumper disconnect) to Russell stainless steel lines and added a 2-gallon ViAir tank. The stock plastic supply line to the rear locker ran close to the cat converter and finally melted/burned through after about 4 years. The front locker line is of course in a high temp area as well. Just thought I would point it out as something to consider, or to help you troubleshoot if the rear locker will not engage.

Cool mods, might be helpful for your own Jeep and your viewers to do a vid on proper wire routing and cable management.

Arizona pinstripes is my favorite mod

For airing up I actually put a CO2 tank in the back. It's big, but I only carry it with me when I'm on the trail. Takes 33" tires from 124PSI up to 36PSI in about 45 seconds and will air up dozens of tires between $25 refills. I only have about $100 in parts in the setup.

I’m new to the Jeep world and I live in Nevada so I’m definitely gonna do the hood vent mod, probably gonna wire up a auxiliary fan as well.

I have kept my OEM bumpers on because the front bumper protects the wheel from being impacted if i happened to hit a deer or moose. Rather it hit the bumper than the wheel.

I’m 62 with my first Jeep 2018 JLU joined a girls Jeep group here in Utah and some of their Jeeps are very upgraded I didn’t know where to start, wish I saw this a few months ago. My favorite go to guy and Cassie for my answers, If you ever get to Moab, Ut or Trail hero in St. George, Utah I would love to meet you.

Nice video. Good mods for new Jeepers. One of my first recommendations is Skid plates especially if not lifted. On our KZfaq Channel you can see one of the guys isn’t lifted as much and can hear the skids working 🤣. Saves your vital organs

Rubicon Express adjustable upper rear and lower front control arms. 1310 rear drive shaft at the time I installed the front. Live and learn.

Great to see another Offroad Elements bro! I love Eric and the guys over there, good people who do good work!

That is one sweet looking ride, awesome that you keep the grille looking like the 1st Jeeps those are good upgrades👍 I got a rough country 3", later upgraded to teraflex 3.5". We also added 37" BFG M/T on 17's with no requirements for adding spacers. I'm currently close to having enough saved up for an Edlebrock blower. I would like to be sure that I might have to also upgrade parts on my engine that might fail due to the increased stress of increased power.

A good air tank that you fill up prior to offroading is a cheap alternative to a compressor.

Good video and info, only additional would be mounted handles for climbing into the Jeep

Really good suggestions. Winches are great when u need them. But your probably gonna use them once in a while.

Sway bar disconnects are great early on mod that gives a huge increase in off road ability at relatively low cost!

THE first thing to do is change the factory lug nuts. (JK) They have sheet metal over a solid core. The nut WILL round over and you will not be able to remove them. Replacing wheel studs after you drill out a frozen nut sucks. And I really hope you don't discover this when you have a flat. I also always use anti seize on my lug nuts. But reduce tightening torque by 10%.

I installed a ram jet intake that increases air flow into the engine bay and reduces the heat level.

Love the jeep and the color. Nice picks on the mods

Love that you’re repping Motobilt! I am local to them and they are great dudes!

First upgrade is skid plates. They are the most used mod I have put on. You need them stock or lifted.

Hello: Looks like Florida, I love Crystal River area...Wish I had an hour to look over that Jeep !!!!!

#1 should be steel hood latches, especially if you drive on a interstate. No more hood shanking.

I need to do the CB install asap. I'm waiting for dry weather or access to a garage to install my rock lights and hood lights

I recommend you acquire an official HAM radio license and subsequent HAM radio. Thanks for the informative video.

To be completely honest I’ve wheeled in the 115+ degree days out in the Arizona desert and never had cooling issues. Running 37s and a lot of weight and it wasn’t out of the norm. I’d forgo the hood vent

Rock lights! Great tip

It's kind of funny how so many people yell, "Upgrade yer axles! Get lockers! Lights don't getcha unstuck!" Hmmm... how about, get to know the capabilities of your stock keep first? Hell, I just spent a bunch of money, but you're saying my first mod should be axles?! Ridiculous! This guy's list hits the nail on the head... I'm a little skeptical about the hood Louvre, but if I thought it was so totally off base, maybe I should make my own video lol

Those are great recommendations. Thanks.

Build a co2 tank and get a 150 psi preset regulator. There's on board portable air. 10-15 pound bottle. Them buy a power tank roll bar clamps and bottle bracket. Then your golden.

First thing I have been doing to my 2014 rubicon jk is upgrading the engine and cooling system. I have 33" KO2's...and my next move is a 2.5" Metalcloak game changer lift with 6pak shocks. After that, I will move to the drive shafts and steering components. Possibly gearing to 4.88...but way down the list of things to do. I am still rocking the stock plastic fenders and bumpers...because in my opinion, looking cool is 2nd to being cool.

Dude your a sick man! I just bumped into your channel and am sooo stoked. I have a 2017 Recon that am totally jacking up from stock. And man I just received my 2020 Gladiator launch edition! Same color you guys have so man get those mods in so can learn something. first time around for me brother on all of this shit, and am an old man so your an inspiration to me. Fig!

I agree with everything on your list very informative for newer wheelers. Didnt even think of the hood I'm going to follow your lead up here in the summer it gets pretty brutal and my wires like to prematurely fail from the heat of the jk. Nice jeep cheers

#2: Being here in Ga in traffic you can see the heat coming out of my hood louver.

Nice Video. I've been thinking about the hood louver.

ive got RGB rock lights on my Tahoe, i know its not a jeep lol... but besides the good looks that come from the rock lights, i have run into a few situations where the rock lights helped a LOT while doing repairs on the road with no flashlight... lol

Very cool mods. Love the rock light idea. I checked out a bunch of the video's on your channel. Subscribed. Looking forward to your next one.

#1 upgrade I wish I did immediately BUY A WINCH!

Replace plastic transfer case linkage.... found out the hard way. 2009 Rubicon.

I FRICKIN' LOVEEEEEE JEEPS!!! I'm patiently waiting on finding a '98 Grand Cherokee.. Limited.. Niner (5.9). I'm so excited to find and own one now! Now that I have enough to buy it since a couple of months ago I found the one I wanted but didn't have enough money!!! ='( GAHHHH!!!!!! I'll keep searching and waiting for a few more months tbh. Than if no luck.. it's a 5.2 ZJ that will be the first Jeep I own.

Outside gas can carrier, don't want to have gas fumes inside cab. 2 or 3 recovery straps with d rings, good tow hooks mounted front and rear. Stock drivelines need to go, not very strong. Detailed U. S. Forrest service maps ( cell phones quit working sooner than you think) also why you need a C. B. FIRST AID KIT. And a fire extinguisher. A shovel.

Instead of a CB radio. I bought a megaphone.

I like the fender

I have those same headlight(s) for my harley lol

Those Yokohama’s are the best

new sub just bought a 2015 unlimited i wish i bought it sooner

that black hair clip for your chick mod clipped over the passenger grab bar is sick! big baller!

5 years after you posted this video, you will be like what the hell was I thinking?

I just bought a jeep wrangler unlimited sahara last week. After a week driving it. The first thing I am planing to change is the car audio, I hear music at day and night and when I make calls, the one that comes with the jeep doesn't have a good resolution. I used to drive a RAV4 and the sound quality is not even close. Second the lights.

What about ur liftkit and tires size n wheels ur jeep amazing 👌🤙

Thanks!

Sway bar disconnects. FOR THE MONEY they are a must for jeeps

Great video! I'd add a subwoofer to this list. Who doesn't listen to music at all in their jeep? And how fast does that sound disappear when the top is off? I'm sure someone will flame me for that suggestion, but the subwoofer does so much to round out the sound of the stock speaker system of a wrangler that I'd never skip it. If you do it yourself, it only coats around $150. I personally replaced the entire system, but the subwoofer alone is a night and day difference in sound and it doesn't need to be huge.

Nice vid bro! Some good tips

Jesus that wiring is giving me anxiety

headlights are great and all, but it's really tough to get out of a door when you've bent The rocker so bad you can't even open it.

Awesome.....wish it were mine.

I really got on here looking for some simple 3.8L engine mods.

Nice page! Fellow red xj and red jk owner.

New Sub here man. Great advice so far!! 👍👍💣

Hello: I have 2017 Wrangler Unlimited I think lights are great. Wish he had said something about gas cap door...12,700 Ml. Factory option 18'' wheels 3.55 gears, Stock Sahara !!! Will Google gas cap door.

Rich i watch all of your videos WELL DO my jeep is a 2017 twin to the mischief maker it would be nice to wheel you some day valley falls Hew York

My jeep has no lights.. It gets dark i stop and set up camp lol. Its a 1953 m38a1 willys, it didnt have the wiring when i got it. But its been a build that i did from the ground up still a work in process will have lights one day.

I'm surprised you had a hood louver listed instead of something more practical like sway bar disconnects up front. The JK deals with heat well and in fact, you're decreasing the effectiveness of the radiator at highway speed by altering the high and low pressure zones under the hood.

Really jonesing for some vids guys. Got me watching best mods vids for Gods sakes.....🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️ 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

You tires. Look pumped up. Like all i see on ground is centre of tires?✌

I did my headlights pretty much the month I got my Jeep, but I never got fogs because I forgot lmao

A remote start but good information

Thanks you