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Finding the clunk...Tapatalk Cloud - Downlaoad File VID_20230101_154127.mp4
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What are these pics of @HEMICOMMANDERStl ?Finding the clunk...Tapatalk Cloud - Downlaoad File VID_20230101_154127.mp4![]()
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I had my Commander in the shop a month or so ago for a tune up and a few smaller things. They do a quick inspection before any work and they told me I needed all new brakes and a couple suspension items up front. I didnt have them do either of those as it was more money than I had at the time and I figured I could tackle both of those things myself for ALOT cheaper!!
Over the past couple of weeks, I ordered four new rotors, caliper pins, boots and some brake lube all for around $220. I have the lifetime pads from Auto Zone so I went up and swapped them for new "free" pads. For a while I've just been replacing the pads as I do misc work when the tires and brakes need to be removed. So I knew the rotors were way beyond their lifespan!! I figured if I was doing everything I might as well replace the boots and get some actual brake lube.
This past weekend I got to it and set myself up with new brakes all around. I was glad I did this when I did. The rotors were bad and obviously the pads were worn down too!! They werent all like that 2nd picture, but still ... With brakes slowly wearing, you sometimes dont realize how bad they are until you've got brand new ones on!!
My brother and I even had a little helper!!
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Over the past couple of weeks, I ordered four new rotors, caliper pins, boots and some brake lube all for around $220. I have the lifetime pads from Auto Zone so I went up and swapped them for new "free" pads. For a while I've just been replacing the pads as I do misc work when the tires and brakes need to be removed. So I knew the rotors were way beyond their lifespan!! I figured if I was doing everything I might as well replace the boots and get some actual brake lube.
This past weekend I got to it and set myself up with new brakes all around. I was glad I did this when I did. The rotors were bad and obviously the pads were worn down too!! They werent all like that 2nd picture, but still ... With brakes slowly wearing, you sometimes dont realize how bad they are until you've got brand new ones on!!
My brother and I even had a little helper!!
This week I finally got a couple of modifications done on my Commander that I have wanted to do since January. First project was to black-out my rear side window pillars to give the appearance of one long window in the back. I did this by first spraying those pillars with black Plasti-Dip and then mounting glossy black Lexan with 3M double sided tape. This gave me the look that I desired.
My next project this week was to chop my front bumper to get rid of the " torpedo" shape points that I did not like and to give my Commander a tougher look. I did this without removing the bumper cover, and taping off where I wanted my cuts. Using my Dremel with a cutting disc and a small hand trim saw I left 3/4 inch tabs at most of the cuts so that I could bend the cuts over with my heat gun so there would not be any visible raw edges. These bent tabs can be used to mount a plastic liner to cover up the windshield washer tank and to just give it a cleaner look. The wheel well liners, I trimmed very little off them and used my heat gun again to reshape them out of the way and to provide more protection at the cutout openings. I used plastic rivets and a few zip ties to secure the wheel liners in place. I spray painted the washer fluid tank black and I think that I will leave it the way it is for now, but should I choose to make the bumper cuts to look cleaner, it will be easy to fabricate black plastic covers and fix to the tabs with plastic rivets.
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My next project this week was to chop my front bumper to get rid of the " torpedo" shape points that I did not like and to give my Commander a tougher look. I did this without removing the bumper cover, and taping off where I wanted my cuts. Using my Dremel with a cutting disc and a small hand trim saw I left 3/4 inch tabs at most of the cuts so that I could bend the cuts over with my heat gun so there would not be any visible raw edges. These bent tabs can be used to mount a plastic liner to cover up the windshield washer tank and to just give it a cleaner look. The wheel well liners, I trimmed very little off them and used my heat gun again to reshape them out of the way and to provide more protection at the cutout openings. I used plastic rivets and a few zip ties to secure the wheel liners in place. I spray painted the washer fluid tank black and I think that I will leave it the way it is for now, but should I choose to make the bumper cuts to look cleaner, it will be easy to fabricate black plastic covers and fix to the tabs with plastic rivets.
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