What did you do to/in your 5th Gen today?!

Got her lifted and installed my Rago hidden bumper LED bar so far this weekend! Who knows what today will hold...

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Got out and on the trails today went to the end of black mountain near Idyllwild CA today. This is looking down at Casino Morongo.

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Nice! My parents live down the hill in banning. We camp all the time at silent valley
 
[MENTION=81106]Cytronus[/MENTION] and I swapped my stock fuel tank skid (with small dent in it) for the RCI fuel tank skid in powder coated aluminum. Anyone want to buy a stock fuel tank skid?

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I also inspected the rest of my skids to see how they're holding up. I've definitely done some damage to them and ruined the powder coating a bit, but they're holding up nicely:

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Swapped out the silver valance panels with black ones and switched out the grill. I think it looks so much better without the silver pieces!
 

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Swapped out the silver valance panels with black ones and switched out the grill. I think it looks so much better without the silver pieces!

Looks great.

As far as removing the bumper...is it just the push-pins/clips and bolts?

I saw a video somewhere, and can't seem to find it again, where someone was replacing the OEM fogs and pulled one side of the bumper/wheel well the wrong way and ended up damaging some type of attachment point.
 
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After a several hours of struggling, my Shrockworks rock rails are finally installed. Being an out-of-shape, 50-year-old guy made things a challenge. It also didn't help that I'd previously coated my frame with Fluid Film, so everything was slippery as hell. I really like the look and can't wait to take it out!
 

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Also, swapped out my DDM 40W Saber LED DRLs for the XenonDepot 9005 Xtreme LED Pro DRLs and love them.

After a few months of running the DDM I was content with the output even though it was a little much. One day I pulled up to the garage and noticed one wasn't aligned correctly and upon inspection found the screw had become stripped from the grommet. I have dealt with DDM issues far too long to deal with this again so I decided to check out the XenonDepot kit and really wish I went with this the first time. The color is awesome and there is almost no flicker - much less than DDM and only visible by trying to look for it.

 
Ya it's push pins and bolts but it ended up being a little more difficult than I thought it was going to be.

There's bolts in the wheel wells and along the bottom of the bumper that have to be removed. When you look under the bumper, it's pretty obvious which bolts need to come out.

With the hood up, it's mostly push pins and a couple of bolts that need come out from the top. Again, if you look carefully it's pretty obvious which ones to take out.

You also have to disconnect the wiring to the fog lights. I almost had a disaster yanking the bumper off with the wires still attached.

Once that stuff is disconnected, I started pulling the bumper away from the wheel wells first. The bumper and wells kind of clip together so it's a good place to start.

From here you just give the bumper a good yank and it kind of pops out. This part was sketchy because you have to pull pretty hard. I thought I was going to break something but I didn't... just make sure you take the time to check that all the bolts and pins are removed. Pull slowly and don't try to force the whole thing off at once.

The fog lights and their housing are attached to the bumper and pop off with it.

Looks great.

As far as removing the bumper...is it just the push-pins/clips and bolts?

I saw a video somewhere, and can't seem to find it again, where someone was replacing the OEM fogs and pulled one side of the bumper/wheel well the wrong way and ended up damaging some type of attachment point.
 

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