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It's not a bug, it's a feature...! There is another inertia switch and relay inside the alarm system housing which gets triggered if the vehicle gets bumped hard enough. Ostensibly, this is to automatically turn on the hazard flashers after a collision. Some trucks just have a lower threshold...

This IS correct. The short explanation is that you need to keep the antenna, cable, and the transmitting circuitry in the CB insulated from the rest of the vehicle; doing otherwise may fry your electronics. For optimum performance, grounding the mounting hardware (NOT the antenna itself) will...

My vote is for the "Chicken Shit" flooring; mine has been on my SD rack for about four years now, and while a bit oxidized on the surface it's still going strong. Mine is secured with heavy-duty reusable cable ties; this makes removing the panels a simple operation. Try to track down the UV...

A handy way to supply power for your GPS (or other electronics) from the factory fuse block is the Add-A-Circuit from Littlefuse. Piggybacks an additional ATO fused circuit into an existing space. For circuits drawing up to 10 amps.

My vote is for one of the Garmin x76C Chart plotters, paired with Garmin's map software. (I, too, own a 276C, and have used it extensively off road.) These units are a good compromise in terms of overall unit size vs. display size. They're also fairly straightforward in terms of their...

One other area I would defintely check is the lower steering column u-joint, where it connects with the splined shaft on the steering box. If the pinch bolt there backs off a bit, it can create a suprising amount of play and wobble in the steering. Ask me how I know...

Weird indeed! Try this link: http://www.rallylights.com/hella/as_115_ff_worklamp.asp Really! They exist, see?

How far to the sides do you want to see? For scoping potential flat camping spots out amongst the creosote bushes, and sorting out faint tracks from drainage channels at 2:00 AM, consider the Hella 90600 work lamps mounted on the side bars. A good source for things Hella:http://www.rallylights.com/

Check out: http://dev1.boomersdomain.com/cgi-bin/store_4x4ag_2/index.html as a US source for Scorpion gear.

You're not alone; had this happen to my truck as well, and it seems to be a fairly common flaw judging by several other posts I've seen on this site. The good news is that the wire should be fairly easy to fish back out; the wires run only a few inches from where they enter the space ahead of...

Having eliminated the usual suspects, try this: at the tee where the long hose comes from the front of the vehicle, disconnect the two other hoses, and apply vacuum to each (your choice of methods: sucking on 'em works, if a bit distasteful). If they hold a vacuum, you've eliminated two...

Utter nonsense. The part number is: STC1878. They are a small carrier and bulb assembly that release from the switch with a quarter turn, and come in a green version, and an orange one for the seat heater switches in the center console. If the dealer won't cooperate, Atlantic British and most of...

Campfire smoke is a poor substitute for the real thing:

If you have an Intel based Mac, no need to wait. Check out: http://www.parallels.com/ Using this to run XP on my 2.0 GHz Core Duo MacBook; runs RAVE and (ahem) other LR oriented software flawlwessly. Somewhat surreal to see the XP desktop and apps running in their own window alongside regular...

Years back, a certain insurance company (which will nameless but is appropriately represented by a lizard) declined to renew the vehicle insurance on my old Series truck. The reason? "We have decided to no longer insure Jeeps." Imagine that! In memory of that event, maybe I should have a decal...

Got mine at British Pacific. Probably available from the dealership as well if you live close enough to one to make that a viable alternative. The part number is BTR9897 MUK for the "Mid Silver" color. This decal comes with the lettering pre-spaced and aligned; you peel off a backing strip to...

Pimp my ride? With the spiffy 3-D raised lettering, maybe? Nah, still going for the good ol' flat decals, just a bit less ratty looking...

...time to replace the front hood decal. So, what's the suggestion for the least painful method for removing the old decal to make way for the new? Solvents? Techniques?

You can temporarily disable this "feature" by pulling the 30 amp fuse at position 4 in the engine compartment fuse block. This same circuit supplies power to the (separate) blinker relay in the alarm ECU box. The downside of doing this is that your horn goes with it. The sensitivity of the...

Many of us have had it happen: wheeling pleasantly along out in the sticks, the hazard flashers suddenly take a notion to turn themselves on. You can stop and deal with it by turning the truck off, turning the key to the second position, off again, and then restarting, but sooner or later the...