I have been driving softop jeeps for 26 years in Maine winters, some of the hardtop jeeps have been colder , kind of like riding in a cooler , I think the heaters have come a long way since my 1997 TJ and that one wasn’t so bad, my 2021 JLR has a factory softop and is too warm some days. I think it’s all a matter of preference, and I prefer a softop, great video,thanks
Great input from a fellow soft top guy in the NW! Thanks! I do love the versatility of our soft top in the warmer months and I don't think the cold weather tradeoff is enough for me to want to grab a hard top for the "offseason". That being said, I WOULD like to have a hard top for long road trips, as the wind noise can be taxing.
AND, the HVAC in Gladiators is pretty amazing. Very simple vents but you can aim them anywhere or shut em down totally and it will blow you outa there on full power coming from Ram Trucks. I actually think Ram could go to school and Jeep in a few things and vice a versa. @@LookitThisReview
The headliner kit for the hard tops has made the difference in hot and cold weather. They even make them for the older hard top jeeps also. At -40 in Idaho a hard top JKUR still needs a blanket in the back for passengers.
Montana here in total agreement. So, we hit -38 here less than a week ago you too? Also you watch videos and you can tell when someone does NOT have them as they have a certain echo as they talk whereas the headliners soften that. Frankly having just traded in a five year old Renegade, it is just about the same sound wise... Now the 2500 is quieter, just HUGE.@@yeahman1975
I put my 22 Mohave in off road plus with the rear locker on in 4 high and intentionally drove into, 2.5 feet of snow in a field here in Maine and never lost traction, it was actually pretty stupid considering I don’t have a winch and was alone.
I've got a 2013 jeep wrangler sport with the soft top and 2 doors . I've had it 3months now and I love it. We finally got our first snow and ice here and I'm fine with the soft top. I live in Tennessee and the Great Smokey mtns and Appalachian part of Tennessee and North Carolina. Love it😂
Good explanation... I moved to Montana in 2011 with a Subaru Forester manual transmission symetrical 4WD, rear diff. Drove great on roads, not so well off road... I got a 2013 Ram 1500 with the simple 4WD system high low, sounds similar to yours. I pushed that 4WD button a bunch in the snow ice. That polished icy area in front of the community mail boxes was a bear, traction control or not. I had to go 4WD to get up it. In 2015, I got a new one with a limited slip diff. It was a noticable and distinct improvement and you could feel it as it kicked in and you could move. Then in 2021 not even fully realizing it, I got the Ram "Auto 'full time' 4WD" and felt like I was back in my Subaru again. It was great. So, finally researching completely, I found that Jeep had "selec-trac" which essentially was the same as the RAM auto 4WD full time 4WD similar to a Subaru symetrical 4WD AND you also could get a limited slip diff on any without locking diffs, but Good Luck finding one with both on a dealer lot. NOW I say "similar" as in how what they do impacts the driver and vehicle not necessarily how each functions mechanically/electronically. Now Rubicons don't have limited slip as they have lockers but you can get "selec-trac" that is called Rock Track full time 4WD on a Rubicon. That would be a mandatory box check for me if I was getting a Rubicon. So for me not wanting a Rubicon, Selec Trac and an LSD were key boxes I needed checked so finally found one or actually found a dealer that generally ordered them for his lot darlings. He understood their importance of them. He said (general manager) most consumers don't know anything about them. They order 4WD and think they got it all. AND, they are the ones that need it. So, he at least ordered LSD but for most he ordered both. And from what I've found around 30% of most dealerships will order the limited slip diffs but very very few will order selec trac and only a couple across the country will consistently order both which cost MSRP 1690... with me postulating that may be why they don't order them. But, I found one 500 miles from home so drove to get it at 30% off MSRP in December. He's sort of an odd duck dealer in WA state. My kind of duck.
Great point on SelecTrac! I actually mentioned this during my recording on the drive but then cut it out in editing. In hindsight I should've left it in there because weather like I was driving in yesterday (mixed conditions with ice, snow and dry asphalt), SelecTrac would've been perfect! Good luck with your search!
I just got a 24 rubicon 2 door manual. We just had. Ashit storm hit Washington. The traction controll has saved my baccon a few times in 2wd mode. If you rear the user manual, if you press and hold the traction controll button for like 5 or 10 seconds it will turn off both traction and stability controll.
Yes good point! I will say, I have turned off all the aids in OffRoad+ mode but I haven't been able to shut the nannies off in 2WD. Maybe I need to hold it longer!
I love my Falken Wildpeak A/T tires on my JT. Great tires! I also don't use my 4WD very often as 2WD works great. I usually only throw it in 4WD just to give those gears on the front end a little work.
RE: traction control. In some systems, TC will bite you in the butt. One wheel loses traction the brakes are applied and the other wheel turns. If the second wheel does not have traction, TC applies braking to it. Result no power to either wheel, you stop. I have had this happen in two different vehicles. The three Jeeps we have owned were very good in snow in two wheel drive if the snow was not too deep.
One upgrade they did in the JL better than the jk that i would love is the rear heater ducts. Heater and ac for driver and passenger front is epic. For the back seats however it leaves much to be desired in extreme cold and hot weather.
I think the Jeeps being bad in the snow myth probably comes from the old SWB Jeeps (CJ, YJ, TJ). The shorter the wheelbase, the easier it is to spin out.
1999 jeep with bfg all terrains excellent in the snow. Driving in snow is good tires, good driver, knowing how to use your 4wd. And know if you have mud tires most don't do well in snow.
I thought that first gear was "short" to offer the driver immediate and complete access to the entire torque band of the engine. When it takes longer for the gear to redline the engine, it is considered "tall".
Alot of cars in the 1960s and early 1970s had a limited slip or a posi- traction axle as its traction control in bad weather and it came in handy for drag racing.
My dad had a 72 swinger with the "posi-trac" and he loved it in winter. I came home from the Marines in 75 and got to drive it some. It was killer in the snow and imprinted the "posi trac" concept in my brain ever since. It was one of the more "souped up" ones than regular. It got hit and totaled and he loved it so much he got another from like 74 or 75, this was about 1978 or so and it was a complete and utter dog of a car in so many ways... A POS compared to the earlier one in yellow with the black stripe across the back of the trunk. The second one was mud brown... and had a completely different feel, suspension, power and NO posi trac. But then my dad got a "Cordoba" with Corinthian leather and he loved that thing... I'm pretty sure it did have posi trac as he also loved that aspect of the original yellow "swinger."
@@Redfour5 My friends dad had a 1970 Dart swinger that was vitamin C orange with a black stripe and black spoiler on the trunk and a couple of hood scoops' that said 340 on it. This was when we were a senior in high school back in 1997. His dad sold the car I think in 1998.
My dad got a Polara station wagon in 1964, bright red inside and out. I am almost postive it had limited slip. We lived by the Speedway INDY 500 and it was a team car for racing teams. I think Chrysler offered them to teams or teams associated with Chrysler in some fashion. So, it was "used" with like 2000 miles on it. Dad didn't like the red exterior so they painted it metallic gray for him to buy it. He got a deal as it wasn't moving likely because it was a wagon I believe in retrospect, but I was with him as he wheeled and dealed for it. It was exciting for a 9 year old. Well, they were not giving racing teams dog cars. From my research, it must have had a "street wedge" My dad only knew it was a wedge because his kids had told him (will mention later). He knew it was a "special" car as they had told him that at the dealer when he bought it and they noted it had a hydraulic clutch it was so powerful and as they were special built units for the teams. They said it would be a PERFECT tow car... It was, the Mustang was the Pace Car that year and Chrysler didn't want to get left out as it was their 50 year anniversary. I put much of this together later in research. I believe it may have had the Chrysler version of the "posi trac" as it related to taking off of the line. Here is an article on it. www.motortrend.com/features/mopp-1205-1964-dodge-polara-maximum-exposure/ It was a beast of a car and a sleeper. A few years before his death I remember quizzing him on it for as much as he remembered. He told them he wanted a car to tow our pop up camper and wanted a station wagon. Some of this I got from my conversations with him on it. It towed with zero trouble at all and had a special cooling system. Everyone else was sucking for air in the mountains. Our friends over time with different engines were always having to stop in the Rockies to cool down. We NEVER had an issue. It didn't have an air conditioner most didn't back then but he finally after a couple hundred thousand miles gave it to his shop class in the mid to late 70's when I was in the Marines. The Swinger was used and my moms. (He was a Principle of a 1500 student school) and had a shop class on autos and they went nuts over it and rebuilt it. This is about how it looked before they painted it. www.pinterest.com/pin/536632111828298648/ It had more normal tires... I still remember it at 9 years old seeing it in red and then we picked it up in gray. I liked the red. That dealer also had one of the Turbines in the show room. You don't forget that as a kid. It was a great time to be alive. I remember being in it traveling out west with the camper in 69 listening to the radio as the landed on the moon.. @user-fk2dm5oy9f
Absolutely! The Chevy trucks still offer the G80 "posi-trac" auto locker on the Trail Boss and other models. I'd like to compare them sometime, the big downside on the G80 is it is not user-engageable and comes on abruptly when it wants.
I agree on the Falken wild peaks, I put Toyo open country 35’s, because I needed to buy wider rims to get Falken 35’s and I cheaped out, the Falkens are better, and the Mohave rode better on 33’s
I've had Ram and Jeep halogens and both suck in Deer land. I have two actual deer hit incidents and my wife has had one. I was a foot once from a full on Bull Elk down by Gardiner MT a few years ago and cussed saying I had to get better headlights. You should have seen the look he gave me. It was not kind... I've put after market LED spots low on every one of my stellantis/FCA halogen lighted vehicles to compensate for how bad the halogens are. I have them aimed to the sides so they don't trigger drivers to give me the "high beam" warning AND I can see the animals more easily. I now have the factory LED's on my 2500 for two years and no hits while they have given me time to maneuver, slow at least twice when halogens may not have. They were a mandatory box to check for me and my particular circumstances. Frankly if I lived in a city as I once did, they wouldn't be a deal breaker for me...
Good counterpoint on the LEDs. I personally would like to add LED aux lights to compliment the beam of the halogens. We did this on our motorhome and it's worked great, although I can't use the aux lights with oncoming traffic because they're like the eye of God. haha...
Glad to hear you haven't had any issues with icing, obviously with me having halogens I haven't had to deal with it but I have seen many people this past few months complain on the forums and pages about it. Several people have said they had to stop every 5 mi or so to clear the headlights just so they could see! I just want to make sure people are aware of it.
I have a JL 2 door with soft top and manual, I haven't regretted it once. And I'm in Colorado, we get some inclement weather. I think a lot of people are just 10-ply.
Agreed. It's one of those things you just have to accept with Jeep ownership. One of the quirks that remind you, "you're driving a really cool vehicle". 😁😂
2 inches of snow is nothing. Come to Wisconsin and drive in 12 inches of snow with my bone stock 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The Selec Trac 4x4 is awesome! I can go through any snow! Don't Diss older Jeeps my dude!
You're telling me! I grew up in Michigan so I've seen some real snow. 😜 Nothing wrong with the older Jeeps that's for sure, but the new traction control systems are hard to beat.
Just got to say nice jeep. Not sure if it was your camera angle but your softtopper on the bed looks strange. I have one on my soft top gladiator and mine is still a little lower than the front roof line but yours is like 5-6” lower than your roof. Never seen anything like yours before.
I appreciate it! Yeah the soft topper came off my old Ranger. It's for sale but until I can get rid of this one and afford a new one, I'm going with function over fashion here. 😅
It doesn’t look terrible. Looks good actually. I was asking because I was curious that was it a new lower version or if it broke or whatever. Thanks for getting back to me.
@@bkgloverjr No problem Thanks for asking! I will say I've considered keeping this one and putting a utility rack over the top of it! Been talking to the guys at Xtrusion Overland, so we'll see!
My 2 door soft top is much better than my wife’s 4 door hard top jk in terms of heater. Her longer wheel base is much nicer on slick roads. Same tires.
Why all the other people are driving vehicles that are copycats with flimsy suspension and no thrills and no excitement the Jeep is the number one you can customize any way you want it and people that talk bad about Jeeps do not understand anything about vehicles they're just followers and spend way too much money for vehicles that are just computerized only I think the computer world is destroying people's minds
I have been driving softop jeeps for 26 years in Maine winters, some of the hardtop jeeps have been colder , kind of like riding in a cooler , I think the heaters have come a long way since my 1997 TJ and that one wasn’t so bad, my 2021 JLR has a factory softop and is too warm some days. I think it’s all a matter of preference, and I prefer a softop, great video,thanks
Great input from a fellow soft top guy in the NW! Thanks!
I do love the versatility of our soft top in the warmer months and I don't think the cold weather tradeoff is enough for me to want to grab a hard top for the "offseason". That being said, I WOULD like to have a hard top for long road trips, as the wind noise can be taxing.
AND, the HVAC in Gladiators is pretty amazing. Very simple vents but you can aim them anywhere or shut em down totally and it will blow you outa there on full power coming from Ram Trucks. I actually think Ram could go to school and Jeep in a few things and vice a versa. @@LookitThisReview
The headliner kit for the hard tops has made the difference in hot and cold weather. They even make them for the older hard top jeeps also. At -40 in Idaho a hard top JKUR still needs a blanket in the back for passengers.
Montana here in total agreement. So, we hit -38 here less than a week ago you too? Also you watch videos and you can tell when someone does NOT have them as they have a certain echo as they talk whereas the headliners soften that. Frankly having just traded in a five year old Renegade, it is just about the same sound wise... Now the 2500 is quieter, just HUGE.@@yeahman1975
I am in upstate NY and we get tons of snow. I love my Mojave with a soft top, its awesome in the snow. I have never had a problem with it.
Good to know! I think the tires are a big deal!
You’ve convinced me to save my money and purchase the Mojave trim. See, look how you have helped one of your subscribers today 😀. Great video too.
Great to hear! haha, Thank you for watching! =)
I put my 22 Mohave in off road plus with the rear locker on in 4 high and intentionally drove into, 2.5 feet of snow in a field here in Maine and never lost traction, it was actually pretty stupid considering I don’t have a winch and was alone.
Lol that totally sounds like something I would do! Glad you made it out okay.
Great vid! I have an 01 TJ and in the mountains here in Ruidoso, NM, my Jeep kicks butt in the winter. Love your JT btw!
The TJ is probably the best Jeep ever! Love em! Thanks for the comment!
Thanks for the video my 2024 Wrangler sport is a soft top also. And what you said about the halogen headlights is good to know.
Thanks for the comment Brian. Do you live your soft top as much as I love mine?
I've got a 2013 jeep wrangler sport with the soft top and 2 doors . I've had it 3months now and I love it. We finally got our first snow and ice here and I'm fine with the soft top. I live in Tennessee and the Great Smokey mtns and Appalachian part of Tennessee and North Carolina. Love it😂
Right on!
Chicago here. No problem in cold and snow this weekend.
Nice! Which trim and tires are you running?
I have a 2021 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon and it drives amazing in the snow. Never once have I needed to use the front locker in the snow.
Yeah I think people complaining about Jeeps in snow have a tire problem or, like I said, drove older Jeeps with open diffs and no TC.
Good explanation... I moved to Montana in 2011 with a Subaru Forester manual transmission symetrical 4WD, rear diff. Drove great on roads, not so well off road... I got a 2013 Ram 1500 with the simple 4WD system high low, sounds similar to yours. I pushed that 4WD button a bunch in the snow ice. That polished icy area in front of the community mail boxes was a bear, traction control or not. I had to go 4WD to get up it. In 2015, I got a new one with a limited slip diff. It was a noticable and distinct improvement and you could feel it as it kicked in and you could move. Then in 2021 not even fully realizing it, I got the Ram "Auto 'full time' 4WD" and felt like I was back in my Subaru again. It was great.
So, finally researching completely, I found that Jeep had "selec-trac" which essentially was the same as the RAM auto 4WD full time 4WD similar to a Subaru symetrical 4WD AND you also could get a limited slip diff on any without locking diffs, but Good Luck finding one with both on a dealer lot. NOW I say "similar" as in how what they do impacts the driver and vehicle not necessarily how each functions mechanically/electronically. Now Rubicons don't have limited slip as they have lockers but you can get "selec-trac" that is called Rock Track full time 4WD on a Rubicon. That would be a mandatory box check for me if I was getting a Rubicon.
So for me not wanting a Rubicon, Selec Trac and an LSD were key boxes I needed checked so finally found one or actually found a dealer that generally ordered them for his lot darlings. He understood their importance of them. He said (general manager) most consumers don't know anything about them. They order 4WD and think they got it all. AND, they are the ones that need it. So, he at least ordered LSD but for most he ordered both.
And from what I've found around 30% of most dealerships will order the limited slip diffs but very very few will order selec trac and only a couple across the country will consistently order both which cost MSRP 1690... with me postulating that may be why they don't order them. But, I found one 500 miles from home so drove to get it at 30% off MSRP in December. He's sort of an odd duck dealer in WA state. My kind of duck.
Great point on SelecTrac! I actually mentioned this during my recording on the drive but then cut it out in editing. In hindsight I should've left it in there because weather like I was driving in yesterday (mixed conditions with ice, snow and dry asphalt), SelecTrac would've been perfect! Good luck with your search!
So, what was your take on it in the video piece you edited out? @@LookitThisReview
I just got a 24 rubicon 2 door manual. We just had. Ashit storm hit Washington. The traction controll has saved my baccon a few times in 2wd mode.
If you rear the user manual, if you press and hold the traction controll button for like 5 or 10 seconds it will turn off both traction and stability controll.
Yes good point! I will say, I have turned off all the aids in OffRoad+ mode but I haven't been able to shut the nannies off in 2WD. Maybe I need to hold it longer!
I can't wait to get a gladiator down here in Australia! Keep up the great work man. 🤘😆
Thanks man! You guys don't have them down under?!
@LookitThisReview yeah we have them, just can't wait to purchase one this year 🤘
@@langers3511 ohh I misread! 😅 Nice, good luck man!
I love my Falken Wildpeak A/T tires on my JT. Great tires! I also don't use my 4WD very often as 2WD works great. I usually only throw it in 4WD just to give those gears on the front end a little work.
I can see why. I've always heard great things about the Falkens but never tried them until now. I may not use anything else for a while!
RE: traction control.
In some systems, TC will bite you in the butt. One wheel loses traction the brakes are applied and the other wheel turns. If the second wheel does not have traction, TC applies braking to it. Result no power to either wheel, you stop. I have had this happen in two different vehicles. The three Jeeps we have owned were very good in snow in two wheel drive if the snow was not too deep.
Great point! Not all TC systems are made equal! @TFLcars does a great slip test with each tested vehicle that puts this in perspective.
One upgrade they did in the JL better than the jk that i would love is the rear heater ducts. Heater and ac for driver and passenger front is epic. For the back seats however it leaves much to be desired in extreme cold and hot weather.
Great point! My kids really appreciate those rear vents. Many midsize trucks don't even offer them.
I got to say the partial TC is really good. you can do burnout from standstill, do donuts in snow. but at speed it fixes all the slip issue.
Interesting! I've not tried a burnout yet. haha
I think the Jeeps being bad in the snow myth probably comes from the old SWB Jeeps (CJ, YJ, TJ). The shorter the wheelbase, the easier it is to spin out.
Yes absolutely.
1999 jeep with bfg all terrains excellent in the snow.
Driving in snow is good tires, good driver, knowing how to use your 4wd. And know if you have mud tires most don't do well in snow.
I thought that first gear was "short" to offer the driver immediate and complete access to the entire torque band of the engine.
When it takes longer for the gear to redline the engine, it is considered "tall".
A tall ratio equals short duration. Shorter gears are "longer". It can be confusing. LOL
Never been in a jeep that did not have a SUPER FANTASTIC HEATER. Heats quick and on highest setting it is TOO HOT
I totally agree! I find myself turning the heat down even when it's below zero out. haha
Alot of cars in the 1960s and early 1970s had a limited slip or a posi- traction axle as its traction control in bad weather and it came in handy for drag racing.
My dad had a 72 swinger with the "posi-trac" and he loved it in winter. I came home from the Marines in 75 and got to drive it some. It was killer in the snow and imprinted the "posi trac" concept in my brain ever since.
It was one of the more "souped up" ones than regular. It got hit and totaled and he loved it so much he got another from like 74 or 75, this was about 1978 or so and it was a complete and utter dog of a car in so many ways... A POS compared to the earlier one in yellow with the black stripe across the back of the trunk.
The second one was mud brown... and had a completely different feel, suspension, power and NO posi trac. But then my dad got a "Cordoba" with Corinthian leather and he loved that thing... I'm pretty sure it did have posi trac as he also loved that aspect of the original yellow "swinger."
@@Redfour5 My friends dad had a 1970 Dart swinger that was vitamin C orange with a black stripe and black spoiler on the trunk and a couple of hood scoops' that said 340 on it. This was when we were a senior in high school back in 1997. His dad sold the car I think in 1998.
My dad got a Polara station wagon in 1964, bright red inside and out. I am almost postive it had limited slip. We lived by the Speedway INDY 500 and it was a team car for racing teams. I think Chrysler offered them to teams or teams associated with Chrysler in some fashion. So, it was "used" with like 2000 miles on it. Dad didn't like the red exterior so they painted it metallic gray for him to buy it. He got a deal as it wasn't moving likely because it was a wagon I believe in retrospect, but I was with him as he wheeled and dealed for it. It was exciting for a 9 year old.
Well, they were not giving racing teams dog cars. From my research, it must have had a "street wedge" My dad only knew it was a wedge because his kids had told him (will mention later). He knew it was a "special" car as they had told him that at the dealer when he bought it and they noted it had a hydraulic clutch it was so powerful and as they were special built units for the teams. They said it would be a PERFECT tow car... It was, the Mustang was the Pace Car that year and Chrysler didn't want to get left out as it was their 50 year anniversary. I put much of this together later in research. I believe it may have had the Chrysler version of the "posi trac" as it related to taking off of the line. Here is an article on it. www.motortrend.com/features/mopp-1205-1964-dodge-polara-maximum-exposure/
It was a beast of a car and a sleeper. A few years before his death I remember quizzing him on it for as much as he remembered. He told them he wanted a car to tow our pop up camper and wanted a station wagon. Some of this I got from my conversations with him on it. It towed with zero trouble at all and had a special cooling system. Everyone else was sucking for air in the mountains. Our friends over time with different engines were always having to stop in the Rockies to cool down.
We NEVER had an issue. It didn't have an air conditioner most didn't back then but he finally after a couple hundred thousand miles gave it to his shop class in the mid to late 70's when I was in the Marines.
The Swinger was used and my moms. (He was a Principle of a 1500 student school) and had a shop class on autos and they went nuts over it and rebuilt it. This is about how it looked before they painted it. www.pinterest.com/pin/536632111828298648/ It had more normal tires...
I still remember it at 9 years old seeing it in red and then we picked it up in gray. I liked the red. That dealer also had one of the Turbines in the show room. You don't forget that as a kid. It was a great time to be alive. I remember being in it traveling out west with the camper in 69 listening to the radio as the landed on the moon.. @user-fk2dm5oy9f
Absolutely! The Chevy trucks still offer the G80 "posi-trac" auto locker on the Trail Boss and other models. I'd like to compare them sometime, the big downside on the G80 is it is not user-engageable and comes on abruptly when it wants.
My 2004 TJ had a soft top, it was surprisingly warm in the winter…this was with the top line Best Top though
Was the Best Top insulated any more than factory?
@@LookitThisReviewi think it was a little heavier, but it may have only seemed that way because the original was so old
I agree on the Falken wild peaks, I put Toyo open country 35’s, because I needed to buy wider rims to get Falken 35’s and I cheaped out, the Falkens are better, and the Mohave rode better on 33’s
Interesting that the ride got worse with the 35s! Stiffer sidewall maybe?
@@LookitThisReview i really don’t know
Problem I had wasn’t sufficient heat in town it was when I hit highway speeds that it got a little chilly.
The top can get a bit drafty with a crosswind, but I've always stayed warm!
Nice video! Good to know that every dollar spent in my mojave was worth it.
Hope you enjoy yours as much as we are! 😎👍
Also with the Mohave you can lock it in 4 high , up to 40 miles per hour
Yes indeed! You can get a little more "slideways" in the desert!
Don't listen to anyone, enjoy your Jeep !
FOREVER! 😎👍
I've had Ram and Jeep halogens and both suck in Deer land. I have two actual deer hit incidents and my wife has had one. I was a foot once from a full on Bull Elk down by Gardiner MT a few years ago and cussed saying I had to get better headlights. You should have seen the look he gave me. It was not kind...
I've put after market LED spots low on every one of my stellantis/FCA halogen lighted vehicles to compensate for how bad the halogens are. I have them aimed to the sides so they don't trigger drivers to give me the "high beam" warning AND I can see the animals more easily. I now have the factory LED's on my 2500 for two years and no hits while they have given me time to maneuver, slow at least twice when halogens may not have. They were a mandatory box to check for me and my particular circumstances. Frankly if I lived in a city as I once did, they wouldn't be a deal breaker for me...
Good counterpoint on the LEDs. I personally would like to add LED aux lights to compliment the beam of the halogens. We did this on our motorhome and it's worked great, although I can't use the aux lights with oncoming traffic because they're like the eye of God. haha...
cold weather pack and LED's were a non negotiable for me on my Gladiator
I do wish i had that heated steering wheel! haha
Good video but I completely disagree on the halogens. I live in the country, they’re terrible. I went aftermarket LED and don’t have any ice issues.
Glad to hear you haven't had any issues with icing, obviously with me having halogens I haven't had to deal with it but I have seen many people this past few months complain on the forums and pages about it. Several people have said they had to stop every 5 mi or so to clear the headlights just so they could see! I just want to make sure people are aware of it.
Why is your steering wheel on the right side of the truck for close up shots, then on the left hand side for far shots?😮
Ooh I might have the image flipped sometimes! Haha.. I tried to orient them all correctly but probably missed one here or there!
I have a JL 2 door with soft top and manual, I haven't regretted it once. And I'm in Colorado, we get some inclement weather.
I think a lot of people are just 10-ply.
Agreed. It's one of those things you just have to accept with Jeep ownership. One of the quirks that remind you, "you're driving a really cool vehicle". 😁😂
2 inches of snow is nothing. Come to Wisconsin and drive in 12 inches of snow with my bone stock 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The Selec Trac 4x4 is awesome! I can go through any snow! Don't Diss older Jeeps my dude!
You're telling me! I grew up in Michigan so I've seen some real snow. 😜 Nothing wrong with the older Jeeps that's for sure, but the new traction control systems are hard to beat.
One negative i couldnt get over, equipment rental places wont rent out trailers to soft top trucks or jeeps only hardtop.
Really?? I haven't heard that, interesting!
Just got to say nice jeep. Not sure if it was your camera angle but your softtopper on the bed looks strange. I have one on my soft top gladiator and mine is still a little lower than the front roof line but yours is like 5-6” lower than your roof.
Never seen anything like yours before.
I appreciate it! Yeah the soft topper came off my old Ranger. It's for sale but until I can get rid of this one and afford a new one, I'm going with function over fashion here. 😅
It doesn’t look terrible. Looks good actually. I was asking because I was curious that was it a new lower version or if it broke or whatever. Thanks for getting back to me.
@@bkgloverjr No problem Thanks for asking! I will say I've considered keeping this one and putting a utility rack over the top of it! Been talking to the guys at Xtrusion Overland, so we'll see!
My 2 door soft top is much better than my wife’s 4 door hard top jk in terms of heater. Her longer wheel base is much nicer on slick roads. Same tires.
One thing I didn't mention in the video is the longer wheelbase will make it less prone to spinning out. Less twitchy for sure!
Let’s talk about the recall in the clutch, why hasn’t jeep fixed it
There has been a fix since November 2023. 😁
Do you watch your videos before you upload? If you are a mail carrier it will explain the righthand Jeep I'm seeing.
LOL yeah I forgot to flip the front-facing cam on the edit. Sorry about that. :D
Why all the other people are driving vehicles that are copycats with flimsy suspension and no thrills and no excitement the Jeep is the number one you can customize any way you want it and people that talk bad about Jeeps do not understand anything about vehicles they're just followers and spend way too much money for vehicles that are just computerized only I think the computer world is destroying people's minds
Jeeps aren't for everyone but for people who want Jeeps... there is no replacement! 😄👍