What have you done to your 200 Series this week? (26 Viewers)

[Sinister]

Washed and waxed my 2011.

 

[tincan45]

I have the same one and it’s rad. Fast setup, fast pack-up and no poles. It’s easily the most robust and stout awning I have ever used. the only cons are the weight and the the fact that every awning looks terrible on a vehicle.

Bush Company 270 XT Awning - Info, Install and Review

Well folks, I ended up making some changes to my planned interior mods in favor of what appears to be the most robust 270 degree awning option out there. Its from The Bush Company and it is a beast. The awning arrived today, but the brackets I ordered have not arrived yet. The shipping weight...

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Agreed. Nothing attractive about RTT or an awning. My wife made this comment. “The bush company?! Good thing you are married, with that on you car, you may never see bush again” .

I’m too old to care.

 

[kcjaz]

Finished install of my Warn Zeon Platinum 12-S with relocated control box on Slee accessory shelf.

 

[04UZJ100]

Washed and waxed my 2011.

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Did you apply by hand? What was your process?

 

[Sinister]

Did you apply by hand? What was your process?

Hand wash, hand wax, simple microfiber buff off. A little goes a long way and it’s VERY easy to apply and remove.

 

[BigMF]

Installed a voltage meter as well as an 12V and USB ports in the back:

Builds - LEXpedition Overland Build Thread

Thanks. I've been enjoying it even if my wife is not. ;) I did get my ARB skid plates installed. Relatively easy. The only thing I'm not happy about but unavoidable (as far as I know) is that I'll need to take the front (and heaviest one) off whenever I need to swap out the oil filter. Think I...

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[BigMF]

Agreed. Nothing attractive about RTT or an awning. My wife made this comment. “The bush company?! Good thing you are married, with that on you car, you may never see bush again” .

I’m too old to care.

Growing up in Anchorage, AK gives you a different perspective on the term "Bush". Up there it's similar to the Australian Bush where you are out in the middle of nowhere. The only difference (other than the snow ) is that you have to fly everywhere. Hence the invention of the term "Bush Pilot". In 1979, an enterprising woman (Edna Cox) opened the Great Alaskan Bush Company, a club which catered to.....uh......"gentlemen" seeking a certain form of entertainment. I shall neither confirm nor deny that I visited the aforementioned establishment in my youth. I shall also neither confirm nor deny that I was a gentleman at the time that I may, or may not, have visited.

 

[Markuson]

Blazing. 30 seconds if I’m casual about it. Between that and the RTTx, I can be setup in about 2-3 minutes. That includes getting the ladder out of the back. Pack up is not much more, you just have to take the time to push in the side panels on the tent.
In terms of weight I splurged on the awning @ 61lbs. If you consider the RTTx is only 129lbs and I never had to buy the pioneer rack, I think I’m still ahead on rooftop weight.

Wow. Thats super light for a tent.

 

[Markuson]

Growing up in Anchorage, AK gives you a different perspective on the term "Bush". Up there it's similar to the Australian Bush where you are out in the middle of nowhere. The only difference (other than the snow ) is that you have to fly everywhere. Hence the invention of the term "Bush Pilot". In 1979, an enterprising woman (Edna Cox) opened the Great Alaskan Bush Company, a club which catered to.....uh......"gentlemen" seeking a certain form of entertainment. I shall neither confirm nor deny that I visited the aforementioned establishment in my youth. I shall also neither confirm nor deny that I was a gentleman at the time that I may, or may not, have visited.

Oye! Ima send you some penicillin… !

 

[prwillard2]

Finished install of my Warn Zeon Platinum 12-S with relocated control box on Slee accessory shelf.

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What made you go with the Warn over a Comeup? How difficult was relocating the control box?

 

[kcjaz]

What made you go with the Warn over a Comeup? How difficult was relocating the control box?

I didn’t really look at Comeup. When I was looking at winches, I was worried about fitment and ease of access to control box and clutch lever. It was mostly the relo kit and the remotes ability to control the clutch that made me pick it.

The relo kit for the control box is pretty easy to install. Hardest part is deciding where to put it and how to mount it. The Slee shelf worked pretty well.

I hindsight, the manual clutch lever access is not a big issue with T13 bumper. I also wish I had researched the warn remote a little more. The battery in it drains when it’s switched off. Takes about two weeks to be dead. It works while charging so it’s not fatal but definitely annoying. There is a mod to fix that. I posted a link here on that topic.

 

[BigMF]

Oye! Ima send you some penicillin… !

LOL, there was no audience participation.

 

[FrazzledHunter]

Growing up in Anchorage, AK gives you a different perspective on the term "Bush". Up there it's similar to the Australian Bush where you are out in the middle of nowhere. The only difference (other than the snow ) is that you have to fly everywhere. Hence the invention of the term "Bush Pilot". In 1979, an enterprising woman (Edna Cox) opened the Great Alaskan Bush Company, a club which catered to.....uh......"gentlemen" seeking a certain form of entertainment. I shall neither confirm nor deny that I visited the aforementioned establishment in my youth. I shall also neither confirm nor deny that I was a gentleman at the time that I may, or may not, have visited.

Well you know what they say: what happens in the bush stays .. .ahhhhh ... oh never mind.

 

[mojo1848]

Finally got around to installing my Prinsu roof rack...Was a little apprehensive due to reading some of the challenges and "gotchas". Watched a few videos, read the thread here on IH8MUD, took my time and things worked out just fine.

 

[kcjaz]

Swapped out the plastic oil filter housing for the Tacoma aluminum one. I like the Jowett housing but this is only $28 and I have a brass oil draining tool already and don't use the plastic thing that comes with the new filter.

 

[prwillard2]

Swapped out the plastic oil filter housing for the Tacoma aluminum one. I like the Jowett housing but this is only $28 and I have a brass oil draining tool already and don't use the plastic thing that comes with the new filter.

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You got a part number?

 

[kcjaz]

You got a part number?

 

[NoClue]

Installed total chaos upper control arms
Installed a stedi double row LED to my rhino rack
Did an alignment

 

[barukinzs]

What tool roll is that in the picture?

Adventure Tool Co. based in Ohio IIRC.

 

[nwfl4runner]

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Installed total chaos upper control arms
Installed a stedi double row LED to my rhino rack
Did an alignment

I thought the TC new 12 point bolt sat IN the uniball - at least mine does??