Fixing My Jeeps Body Damage - JKU Corner Armor Install
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.ย. 2024
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In this video i am repairing the damage to my Jeep Wranglers rear quarter panel that happened at Rausch Creek offroad park (video here: • Wheeling The Hardest T... )
In order to cover up the body damage, and prevent from happening again while offroad, i went with a set of Poison Spyder Customs Crusher Corner armor.
The corner armor fits very well on the Jeep Wrangler, and wraps up along the top edge which is something i needed.
Installing the corner armor is not too difficult but requires multiple steps and some special tools.
Listed below are the tools to do the job.
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PowderCoated Armor: amzn.to/2Ml57Je
Or call Gill at Offroad Elements and mention the channel for a discount: (774) 826-9948
Nutsert Tool: amzn.to/2nhfWn8
2 3/4" hole saw: amzn.to/2MeXrbu
Cheap Tail lights: amzn.to/31MhDbg
Nice Tail Lights: maxbilt.com/co... These will need the flush mount adapter plates
Cheap Reverse Lights: amzn.to/335aQJX
PS Full Led Kit: amzn.to/2oZaSnP
Led Resistor: amzn.to/2LQRYsz
With all that said, you dont have to go crazy and spend a ton of money on corner armor and lights to have a good setup for offroad.
I do recommend corner armor, since it will prevent damage like mine. Luckily, i was able to get the dents out enough for a fairly decent looking outcome.
JK Tail light wiring:
Driver Side: White/Green =Turn White/Orange= Park/running lights White/Grey= Reverse
Passenger: White/Yellow= Turn White/Purple= Park/running lights White/Grey= Reverse
Black=Ground
Like always, i hope you enjoyed the video and more importantly learned a few things!
The next video will be the DIY 3 link videos!!!! I know you guys have been waiting for it, and as i type this, the video is in the works. Im excited for the outcome, and i have a feeling the Jeeps new suspension is going to work great!
Make sure to give the video a thumbs up and leave a comment!
Thank you for your support as always,
-Ben
JKGG
I work in the aerospace industry. Lil life hack for using the "provided tool", use a crescent wrench to hold the tool body, slap a power drill with the correct socket per bolt, and slap it in reverse. Done installing rivnut in 30 seconds!
Ben, the key to body work is to read the damage and work it out in the reverse order that it was formed. For a simple dent formed by a single pressure point into the body, this means starting around the perimeter of the dent and working towards the center. If you start at the center and try to press it out, you will stretch the metal and make more work for yourself. Do a search for "The Key to Metal Bumping" by Frank Sargent. It's dated, and doesn't cover newer techniques like PDR, but does cover the fundamentals of traditional body work.
Another great video. If you are wondering, a stud weld gun would have been your friend pulling out the dent. It welds studs onto the body panels that you can use to pull on. Once finished, just snap them off and finish.
I used RTV on my rivnuts. It really made a difference when tightening the bolts which prevented them from spinning. I also used a chainsaw blade file to clean up the holes before I primed them.
I could've really used this video last week, trying to figure out what wire was what to splice into was a PIMA LoL.
Like you mentioned, my biggest regret doing mine was not dry fitting, aligning & nutserting prior to getting them painted. I skipped RTV and went with weather stripping to seal it up.
I'm soo stoked for you with Trail To SEMA!
Round taillights look really good on the jk. Nice job man
I think those corner guards would have looked awesome in black. Nice install video. Thanks.
It always looks bette after a few beers. 🤗
Early morning upload🙌🙌 good because theres nothing else good on youtube
Jose Ortiz Hahahaha very early morning here
Looks good, Ben. I agree with the color difference looking cool. She's gonna get a lot of admiring looks at SEMA
Did you know you can get some factory color spray paint from your dealer? It would be a perfect match and I think they are $15 bucks a can
Good job Ben. Along with clamps I used ratchet straps from the passengerside door striker to the tailgate striker. Really helps suck the corner armor to the body. Hope that helps others in the future.
If you're gonna shrink the but connectors anyway, you should get non- insulated but connectors. Love the bodywork technique!
Great point! And I normally would, but since these were all I had I figured I’d make them work. I guess I should have gone and gotten them since I need antisieze anyways lol.
Great timing and video. I smashed my left rear.... jammed the tail light into the quarter casing a huge dent. I need something like this.
It would have looked cool if you painted black behind the spider cutout, or even better installed some back lit LED lighting so they glow at night. But all in all sweet repair!!! I came for the Gladiator videos, but loving the JK videos as well. Great Channel!!
Im rocking XRC Gen 2 body armor and i feel like they are extra super duty. And I feel like these will do what theyre a meant to do and definitely would have taken that kind of hit in the corner.
I swear we must have hit the same rock, I just got done installing the evo corners for exactly the same reason in exactly the same spot. Advice for anyone else doing corners, go to harbor freight and get a $12 set of transfer punches. Every single hole I drilled was exactly where it was supposed to be.
Rivnut tools are a lot of fun. 10 years ago I just ran self tappers through the body when I needed a ground or to mount a compressor. This is just a much cleaner way to do it.
Just a heads up, you can go to an automotive paint store and get a can or two of Factory paint mixed into a spray can. When you get back from your trip, you can take off your Corner armor and take some time to properly prep the panels and get a decent spray can finish in your garage or something. I would also put put seam sealer on those area that you cut out of your tail lights. From the video it looks like there is a gap where moisture can enter. The seam sealer is what OEM uses to seal up the seams to prevent seepage. Very easy to use and then you can paint over it and it will protect you big time.
I know you painted the body armor yourself for cost reasons but I really like it. I wouldn’t change it at all. Looks awesome
Nice job Ben.It looks a lot better...
Looks great. I really like the taillight setup as well.
The times I've worked out dents, I've had good luck always starting on the outside of the dent and working small sections in a circular pattern towards the center. The biggest tip from one non body man to another patience is your friend.
I like to paint the bare metal in the holes by praying color match paint on a qtip and paint it on with the qtip. Works for me.
I like the round lights
I like the look of the round lights better.
I saw 7 tail light in 1 video in Maine get ripped off under 90mins, good idea, & next even ultra hardest rock unlimited class in Oregon another tail light bit the dust.
If you were to use a lot of 3m tape that 1/4 armor would hold amazingly well. Just try to take it off after just a couple days. I did that to z28 rockers on my ElCamino
Th round lights look so much better than the goofy square ones... Have a great day...
Red spray paint always looks better over a white base coat.
Well done
Looks good! I have body damage in the same area on my JK. I already have the corner armor but the body damage was never corrected. I'm probably going to take the armor off and fix the body.
Wow, very impressive, it looks amazing!
Bought my jku post tree falling on it and the damage under the poison spyder armor was huge. The armor was barley dented.
Sorry, can't help myself, but for the type of repair I would use layers of masking tape over the area and a large pair of channel lock pliers does a really good job. I know too little too late. Still, great job! Thumbs up as usual.
Should have just put a bead of silicone around the inside edges of the armor, woulda kept stuff from getting down in between the armor and the body panel, for future reference.
letting it partially cure so it doesnt smear as much keeps it from bein such an adhesive but still provides a seal
You should remove and paint your door handle inserts to match/ tie it in. Looks good!
I would of taken it to the body shop but nice upload 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Without reading the other comments I'm sure the main consensus is "Nice Work" and that is my comment too. You can imagine how many Jeeps have had this very same fix applied (which means Poison Spider probably has a big smile on their face and a nice fat profit margin). When you do the best trails there's bound to be beauty marks or what my Jeep group likes to call "Badges of Honor"....after all "We Will Wreck Your Shit" (or at least give you an opportunity to wreck your own shit.) Happy Wheeling Ben and Classy Cassie.
I think it turned out pretty well. You have a lot more patience than me.
need a Steck Manufacturing 20099 Pogo-II Pulling Stick (amazon) to roll that top rail back up
3mm double stick tape & some rivets & work on dent, bc will hve to work on "armored piece sure enough same as door skins. Mayb more so bc will driver harder if armored up what tree.
I actually like the color difference. Nice upgrade! 👍🏻
When your driving to your meetup you should look at your options for led tail lights at the truck stops when your dueling up and get the higher count led lights as I know that there is round gasket lights like what you got that are in the 45 plus led in each light housing
Nice econo fix and looks great !!
Nice install! Use the RTV and when you lay a the bead you need to let it cure for about 1- 2 hrs. Letting it cure will actually form a gasket. Then you install the armor 1/4. Also, since you are driving to SEMA you should keep an eye out for the tail lights at the truck stop when you fill up.
what do you mean keep an eye out for the tail lights?
@@JKGearandGadgets I deleted part of the comment. when I made the edit "keep an eye out for better tail lights." I think I have seen some of those reverse lights there.
Good job I was wondering if you would make the body repair work. Now the Jeep looks that much closer to heading west. Wish I could do as well on repairs. Looking forward to next video install. The 18th tick tock, tick tock. Get her done! OMB
The corners look good buddy, I'd consider painting the bolt heads to match so its all red ;) Love the color and good luck on the trail to SEMA
the inner child in me started laughing when you said "nut-serts" 😂😭😜
e pill Hahahaha might of done the same
I giggled when he said "insert two fingers".
Body spoon brother. Check them on amazon. They make a job like that super easy. BUT you killed it looks great!
Love the flush round light look. And if Pete bails for some reason I'll copilot with u if u need
Came out really nice Ben . Keep up the great work . Looking forward to your long arm video . Until next time take care .
Damn that looks good! I've always dreamed of poison spyder corner armor but my funds are always low. I love the look of the corner armor and the badass round flush fit taillights.
Instead of having to wire in a resistor, they sell led relays that will just go right in stock spot and stop hyperflashing from leds, there like 15 bucks at autozone
I’m curious if those will work on the Jk.
Jose Ortiz that would work great but the JK platform is a canbus system and has no relays. Therefore, it’s either resistors or hyper flash.
Great job! Any chance for a meet and greet when you're wheeling out west?
The Wanderer I think so. Either around AZ or Las Vegas. Info will be on the Facebook group Jk gear and gadgets the group
Would have looked better with black armor. The two reds clash. It’s sorta like wearing double denim.
I think it looks better, our LJ has black armor and I think it looks cheesy
Round is always a great look. Old School...CJ5 look.
2 tone Red looks good
I agree jeep armor gives a beefy look to the jeep and covers up the body damage. At least the body damage on my jeep is based on rare jeep use. Body armour covered those scars.
I found that alcohol always makes repairs go better and in the end you can't see it depending on the amount you drink lol.
Been thinking about these. Doesn't look bad at all to install.
Awesome vid, ben! could have even used some black paint or plasti dip behind the PS logo to make it pop! looks great.
Nice job! I like the round taillight but I do prefer the old ones
Solid billet, zinc plated balls! No way I could do this. None. I draw the line at nutserts 🤣
Great job on the install, you can't go wrong with Poison Spyder! If you need to unload the taillights, let me know, I am looking for a set!
Looks good! I’d definitely keep that color with the next round of armor.
Think you need to put another Rousch creek damage sticker on the armor
I would have painted the fender black under the spider cut out on the armor.
Looks really good man! Nice work on the body work.
Measure twice cut once 👌🏻
Deflate a football stick it behind the dent and inflate it to get the dent out with it staying smooth.
dont forget to heat up the sheet mtal
Your Jeep, you call. I think I would have used a body hammer and tapped those bosses in rather than cutting them out. As for the trailer LED lights, Wal-Mart actually sells them too and cheap. At least the Wal-Mart in my area has them. Best price I've found for those lights.
Looks a lot better, great job.
Looks better! Congrats on hitting 50k subs!👍👍
boiling water, and a toilet plunger works wonders for popping dents out.
I don’t it would have worked well in this scenario
Great info as always. Have a great time at SEMA.
Best jeepers TH-cam channel!
Looks good, brother!
I know it's 2 years later but you could have painted your body armor with some black texture bed liner that would have looked great
Dam that sucks mate, it’s the price we pay for having fun. Great video
I feel like using foam to purposely put a gap would be better. Anytime you stick two plates of metal together, you promote rust. If you plan for the moisture, it won't be a problem. Also, the gap would protect the paint from scratches.
Great job. 👍
Good video. Don't want to sound like a bag, but the tail lights you installed are illegal because they do not have rear and side reflectors. I think I am going to install them however, really like their old school look. I guess if you need reflectors, you could always install them if need be. Cheers from Canada, and keep up the good content.
Looks good can't wait to see it with a top
As auto body man watching this is killing me!!! Lol. I think i should start a channel on how to auto body work.
Bet it would look pretty cool if you put something black behind the poison spider logo 🤔🤔
buys road amour to protect your paint and body panel from dents but yes you need to cut into and drill holes your panel
Nice job!
The beer will help out
sweet looks awesome came out great
Paint a little black behind the spider logo so you can see it better
Always, rlly always use some grease or anti size in your rivet nuts! If you dont use it, you will not be able to unbolt ist in a few years.
Thanks, I need to add that to my jeep.
Check a few of the PDR youtubers out for some ideas. The top edge is putting stress on the fold.
Would look cool if you painted black behind spider logo.
I threw up in my mouth a little when I saw the cutting wheel slam into that rear quarter...safe to say I'm not ready for armor on my JK. Looks great though!
Looks good, I dig the new tail lights. speaking of tail lights what ya gonna do with the old LED lights? Id be interested in them for my jeep, remember im local.
Step bits are your friend when drilling sheet metal
Good video
hey man, i’ll take your old tail lights😂
I was going to say the same thing! LOL
13:41....no comment
Looks great I want to do mine now thanks lol
Those look really good on the jeep. and you did a nice job on the damage. what do you like to do with all of your parts you dont use anymore? I just got a jeep kit to long ago and my garage is getting cluttered with stock parts
What name brand was that drill bit? Recently I was doing my hood louver and busted a drill bit thankfully in prep for the hole saw.
Wish they had these for the JL already. Any idea what the JT ones would look like if Pouson Spyder made them?
Have you thought about the body armor also from poison spyder and do the same with the paint?
The cardboard drill hole touch up paint idea is awesome!