StapleMammal1
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You did an excellent job Plas, are a good man, and I am proud you are my VetX.
Am I doing this right? [pics]
- Thread starter Plasmatic
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what is pbeam
edit: oh fuck ur right I am bad at that shit pBEAM: polynomial beam element analysis module pBEAM 0.1.0 documentation
Smooshed the front end together late Friday night, then dug into the dash and airbags this weekend.
No splash guard or rocker cover. Jeep uses plastic rivets and I'll have to get back to the shop sometime this week for those. The only way to get them out is to destroy them.
Wipers went in Saturday.
Started removing dash Saturday, then went to a party.
Sunday I shoveled some dirt for my parents.
Then pulled the old dash.
Split the top portion from the bottom and threw it back in. Hooked up enough to make it mobile again.
Waiting on a replacement clock spring for the drivers airbag. The heat from the explosion melted the plugs in the sockets. New clock spring module is over $300. Luckily I found a replacement with only the clock wires. Just remove the old controller board and move it to the new housing. Easy peasy.
No splash guard or rocker cover. Jeep uses plastic rivets and I'll have to get back to the shop sometime this week for those. The only way to get them out is to destroy them.
Wipers went in Saturday.
Started removing dash Saturday, then went to a party.
Sunday I shoveled some dirt for my parents.
Then pulled the old dash.
Split the top portion from the bottom and threw it back in. Hooked up enough to make it mobile again.
Waiting on a replacement clock spring for the drivers airbag. The heat from the explosion melted the plugs in the sockets. New clock spring module is over $300. Luckily I found a replacement with only the clock wires. Just remove the old controller board and move it to the new housing. Easy peasy.
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So the dash I found was out of an older model, and there was no way it was going to look right. The 2010 model used a dash Jeep only used for 2 years. 
I had a hell of a time locating one under $600 that wasn't blown apart by the airbags. Ended up finding one in Wisconsin for $150 that had a small scratch from a broken windshield. They shipped it by truck for another $90, and boy did I get my moneys worth on the packing.
Once I had the dash in I realized i hadn't gotten seat buckle tensioners yet. The front seat belt buckles have a charge that goes off with the air bags to pull the seat belts tight. Here is an old vs new picture. A charge goes off in the tube driving a piston that pulls a cable attached to the buckle.
Old one is still on the passenger seat.
Drove it a few times to make sure everything worked, and the fan speed light had burned out. Couldn't see it at night. The assembly pops together, and came apart easily enough.
But the damn lights are soldered in! This would be fine with a LED light, but they use regular filament bulbs. Again. Screw you Jeep.
No matter, found one in my empire of dirt and soldered it in.
The finished dash..
Stuck some 2 inch blind spot mirrors on it (because visibility is horrible) and gave it back last Thursday.
I had a hell of a time locating one under $600 that wasn't blown apart by the airbags. Ended up finding one in Wisconsin for $150 that had a small scratch from a broken windshield. They shipped it by truck for another $90, and boy did I get my moneys worth on the packing.
Once I had the dash in I realized i hadn't gotten seat buckle tensioners yet. The front seat belt buckles have a charge that goes off with the air bags to pull the seat belts tight. Here is an old vs new picture. A charge goes off in the tube driving a piston that pulls a cable attached to the buckle.
Old one is still on the passenger seat.
Drove it a few times to make sure everything worked, and the fan speed light had burned out. Couldn't see it at night. The assembly pops together, and came apart easily enough.
But the damn lights are soldered in! This would be fine with a LED light, but they use regular filament bulbs. Again. Screw you Jeep.
No matter, found one in my empire of dirt and soldered it in.
The finished dash..
Stuck some 2 inch blind spot mirrors on it (because visibility is horrible) and gave it back last Thursday.
TheVoiceOfReason
Veteran X
I applaud your workmanship and attention to detail.
Esteban_Villa
Veteran XV
anytime a man figures out that a rope tied to a tree is the most cost effective way to fix a car
gets +++ respect very nice
gets +++ respect very nice
Nice work. Bravo.
that looks great dude