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Usually through the life cycle of the Wrangler a refresh comes along to offer some new looks and new features. Typically the refresh doesn’t change the model overall such as the JL replaced the JK – this is still a JL. Main things New Grille Design – A small design change to the grille that …
January in Eastern PA is not typically warm but this year has been rather different. The mild days allowed for a lot of electric driving and no FORM. I’ve really made it a point to allow the engine to fully warm up if it starts. The grille plates that are installed seem to allow the …
We’ve been documenting our fuel experience with the 4xe and this particular tank is a favorite so far. We managed to drive almost 1028 miles on 14 gallons of gas. Looking at the breakdown you can see that we drove 796.9 miles on electric and 231 on gas. This tank lasted 38 days! Doing some …
2nd fill up on the 4xe. 10.5 gallons of gas. 921 total miles and 23 days since the last fill up. Approx $37 worth of electric, $41.89 in gas. It was only filled up due to a long trip coming up.
The jeepfan.com 2004 Wrangler TJ Unlimited project was one of the better ones we have done. But, there are times that a project ends and needs to make way for something new and different. So with a heavy heart we’ve decided to sell the jeepfan.com 2004 Wrangler TJ Unlimited and hope that it goes to …
Even though it’s 2019 and the new style Wranglers (JK, JL & JT) are now in their 12th year of production the windshield defroster system still stinks. Our new 2018 JL has so many modern features that further improve on the JK like a heated steering wheel and backup camera but still frozen wipers and …
A physical book you can hold in your hands by CarTech written by jeepfan.com writer Michael Hanssen. This 144 page book features over 350 pictures and covers what’s involved when building a TJ for maximum performance on and off road. Finding this balance for a dual purpose Jeep isn’t particularly hard with careful and thoughtful …
With a short 600 miles on the new jeepfan.com JL Rubicon we had enough of being stock and looking like the rest. At this point there isn’t a lot of options for the JL so we decided on an inexpensive but very effective means of making some room for larger tires and adding some ground …
This rear camera might be one of the best additions to the Wrangler line. It’s always been difficult to see behind the Jeep, add a larger tire and a lift it gets even worse. All JL Wranglers come standard with the rear camera which comes on automatically when in reverse. The camera can be turned …
As the JL starts to settle into its run we notice all the little details that separate the JL from the JK. The redesign of the sport bar especially where it goes forward is really nice. Since it’s no longer connected to the windshield and connects directly to the cowl area of the JL it …
