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Gotta' go

I vote decals, and that's coming from someone who spent hours and hours removing decals from a Renegade CJ7 back in the mid 90's. Wish they were still on there now.
 
AJ2393 said:
Thanks to everyone about the kind words about the Jeep. Seems like the votes so far are in favor of decals, but I am still soliciting opinions.

JJ I have to thank you for the education on the wiper issue. Any idea to know when the wipers are in the middle of the travel range? Since it has already been tweaked, I am not sure that the frame is still usable, but I may give it a shot.
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When you put the wiper motor in, you need to hook it up electrically to make sure its back in the position it rests in, or when the wipers return to the passenger side so to speak and stay there. Then when you know the wiper motor is in that position, you place the arms and linkage where it needs to go and fish the little arm onto the stud on the motor. The stud has splines like the arms themselves do, so you can be a tooth or two off and be ok, but if you put a motor in that isnt set to the "rest" positon, or you have the linkage bent, or otherwise not installed correctly, or seized, or... the motor will pull it through to a spot where it doesnt belong, bend, and bend the w-frame in worst cases.
 
One more thing...when I said middle of the travel range...i really didnt mean middle....I really ment the end...or where they rest, which is the middle of the swing of the little arm if you think about the wipers going side to side the arm is spinning around..

I have had luck in the past taking a deep socket that fits over the wiper arm stud and carefully bending them back straight, I am not sure if you paint will like this it depends on how flexible it is but the metal will normally go back to where it needs to be in most cases.
 
Great job, it looks fantastic!! My vote is for the decals but I'm like JJ and love the OEM decal look. You could always run without them for a while and then put them on later.
 
Great build, glad you will enjoy it soon...my vote is decals , however you could go without them for a while and put them on later.
 
Scramble1983,

Thanks for the link. This gives me some idea of it might look like. Still unsure, but overwhelmingly the votes are going for decals. Still open to other opinions. I may ride as-is until I can decide.
 
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