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Agree. Even a tiny bit of additional view loss around the A pillar is a problem. There is reason to think that many vehicle/pedestrian problems are related to the A pillar blocking visibility and the driver not checking.

I think the chief thing to consider is whether the system is throwing a code. If it is, then likely the glitch is between the sensor and ECM. If it isn't, then it's likely the gauge in the dash or cabin that is the problem. If the sensor were reporting an overheated state, you should expect...

If your Wrangler is lifted, you might have trouble with the CV joint at the front of the drive shaft where it connects to the transfer case. I suggest as the others above that you first check your tires, but you say that the vibration seems to be in the rear, and only happens when you are...

Is there a way you have been able to start it? Your wording suggests that you can. However, assuming it's just dead, if there are no dash lights, no clicking when you turn the key, no noise, then it sounds like there is a broken line between your battery and the rest of the system. Since the...

More beef would make sense there. But I haven't had problems there. But the knob and shifter are a bit of an irritant and buzz or rattle at times. When I tried to find out how to fix that I discovered the awful truth.

You haven't said what engine you have but, IIRC, in 2012 Chrysler introduced the 3.6L into the Wrangler line. That has a normal idle range between around 650 and 700 RPM, maybe a little higher. If you have a tachometer, check to see what it reads when the engine is properly warmed, and...

Not threading the shifter is one truly weird design decision that I have never understood about my Jeep.

I'm not certain what "shutting off" means, but it sounds like you are having problems stalling. If you have a tachometer, what RPM is the engine trying to idle at. The stalling at no or low loads sound like a timing, fuel, or vacuum problem. If you can, check the OBDII codes. Often you can...

Nice looking ride there.

That error code could be a fairly long list of exhaust related problems. You want to check the possible causes, or have someone who knows Wranglers do it before loading the parts cannon. That code is specific to bank 2 for whatever that's worth.

I don't believe that the ESC is supposed to stay on. Is it on all the time? If it is, then you should get that checked out. The other lights are both related to the brake system, so maybe there is a circuit problem that should be chased down. I have a manual so thing are a little different.

It's comical how little you appreciate it at the time, but decades later you can sit around a table with your buddies, tell stories about when you were young, and see who gets a free beer.

It was certainly a memorable project. A good deal of the frame straightening was at night when dad could judge the color of the hot steel. Then he'd point where to swing the hammers and my brother and I would strike. Light was from Coleman lanterns. It was fall in the northern California...

Honestly the best bumper on something I ever drove was built by my dad. My mother wrecked the truck. We hauled it home. Between my dad, my brother and I, we jacked the cab back mostly square - doors and windows worked. Dad used an acetylene, torch and my brother an I on sledge hammers banged...

That is certainly less expensive. I have come to think that steel between me and the whack jobs on the road is a good thing. I have my 2016 Hard Rock because I was T-boned by a landscaping pickup and trail. I was driving a stock Rubicon 2015, and the only thing that kept the pickup from...

The air dam should not affect the entire vehicle, even loose. It should be tightened up though. If you can, take a look at the alignment between the track bar and the drag link. They should be nearly parallel. You say the system is not lifted, but is there a chance that one or both were...

Most bumpers on JKs can accept a winch. I would suggest looking at the OEM steel bumpers the Rubicon special editions like the Hard Rock, Recon, 10th Anniversary, and X editions come with. The end caps can be removed with the right Torx drivers in about five to ten minutes. At the same time...

Ah, but 100,000 miles of rock chips would be a good thing in many minds.

Just out of curiousity, if the transmission is an automatic, something might have triggered the "limp home" mode. In limp mode the transimission stick in second, but Park, Neutral and Reverse should still work. Limp mode can be turned oiff according to the manual as follows: "In the event of...

Thanks for the update. An impressive job.