What did you do with your Grenadier today?

[TCMColorado]

I would like to find some brushed aluminium switch guards, most seem to be shiny.

Any polished guards that you find can be changed to a brushed finish by using steel wool, a wire wheel/brush or Scotch pads.

 

[landmannnn]

Try the American site that sells the enlarged cup holders for the center panels, they have added them to the notary dial. Otherwise the chap doing the steering button guards might be able to make a couple.
If you want me to remember names, let me know and I will dig back

Thanks. It also occured to me that I could give some shiny aluminium ones a rub down with 1500 paper to create the brushed look.

 

[CRH]

I did the camels in a different color for the tan hardtop on my Wrangler. It's just a matter of putting a different color vinyl in the cutter.

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I'm sorry but I don't sell anything myself. I'm an independent designer and I've done hardware and soft goods (storage) designs for a bunch of Jeep and offroad trailer companies and recently I've been designing Grenadier products for Overland Outfitters (https://www.overland-outfitters.com/ineos-grenadier.html). If anything I design is going to be sold some company or someone else would have to do it, I don't want to be in the business of selling things.

You could definitely offer up the design for someone else to sell.
I get what you mean about selling stuff if you are busy enough with the main job.
Nice designs, I'm sure you could come up with some on a larger scale for the Grenadier too.
If you do sell it on, be sure to let us all know

 

[jscherb]

No high level switch panel on mine.
So fitted some switches.

Reasonably pleased, the switches are a different type although have white symbols/writing as per OEM. (I didn't want the regular Carling switches you see everywhere)View attachment 7912036

I would like to find some brushed aluminium switch guards, most seem to be shiny.

I like that they have labels. I have the high level switch panel and wanted labels so I added these:

I'm not using all of the switches yet but the labels can be swapped in and out of the label holders so when I find uses for the other switches I'll just slip a new label in. I used label holders like these, they are self-stick:

I added handles to the center rotary knob, mine are shiny but they also come in aluminum finish. I sourced them here, they are available in multiple sizes and they do have small ones in aluminum finish: https://www.mouser.com/c/industrial...acks-rack-cabinet-accessories/?q=hammond 1427

And BTW the black center on the knob is a simple circle cut from matte self-stick vinyl, I made it on my Cricut vinyl cutter.

Another source, although too large for switches on the overhead panel - I found these at the local home center (Home Depot). They are brushed aluminum and I'm using them to protect the outlets in the cargo area (one outlet is factory, the other I added).

 

[FlyersFan76]

Nice find on the handles. I had ideas for them for the truck and around the house so this will come in handy.

 

[landmannnn]

I like that they have labels. I have the high level switch panel and wanted labels so I added these:

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I'm not using all of the switches yet but the labels can be swapped in and out of the label holders so when I find uses for the other switches I'll just slip a new label in. I used label holders like these, they are self-stick:

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I added handles to the center rotary knob, mine are shiny but they also come in aluminum finish. I sourced them here, they are available in multiple sizes and they do have small ones in aluminum finish: https://www.mouser.com/c/industrial...acks-rack-cabinet-accessories/?q=hammond 1427

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And BTW the black center on the knob is a simple circle cut from matte self-stick vinyl, I made it on my Cricut vinyl cutter.

Another source, although too large for switches on the overhead panel - I found these at the local home center (Home Depot). They are brushed aluminum and I'm using them to protect the outlets in the cargo area (one outlet is factory, the other I added).

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Useful links, thanks

 

[Jeremy996]

My Grenadier spent most of the day at Chandlers of Belton having the door handles/locks changed and the front diff seal changed, all under warranty.

I swear the new keys are heavier than the old keys, but of course, I surrendered the old keys this morning.

 

[Znarfgh]

After bending my rear bumper on our most recent foray into WA, I decided to try and rectify some of the damage. I pulled the complete rear bumper and, in the process, found some hidden passengers .

 

[DenisM]

After bending my rear bumper on our most recent foray into WA, I decided to try and rectify some of the damage. I pulled the complete rear bumper and, in the process, found some hidden passengers .
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Track grading is a secret strength of the Grenadier.

 

[CRH]

After bending my rear bumper on our most recent foray into WA, I decided to try and rectify some of the damage. I pulled the complete rear bumper and, in the process, found some hidden passengers .
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At least you found the rattle.

 

[TheDocAUS]

SEALED SNORKEL FITTED
GrenX finished work on Wally today. DIff breathers installed, rear airbags as well and most important a sealed snorkel.

Some induction noise is obvious now that the system is sealed. A lot less than the induction noise on the GrenX snorkel on Rohan's car (my loaner car and a different model). Still waiting on the sealed diesel airbox replacement, so the snorkel is currently plumbed into the OEM airbox. That will be a 15 minute job.

A sock/filter is coming for the snorkel, GrenX is working with Unifilter on that. It will be added between the current grille and the snorkel head. I will be getting one. You can see the 4 screws in the picture below.

The induction noise is there because the air is being drawn just from the snorkel opening, whereas the OEM snorkel allowed air to be sucked from a few locations, as it was not sealed.

I drive back home tomorrow morning. A long day on the road. I was going to buy fuel and remembered I had it in the rear fuel tanks. So one container went into the car.

@Adam-Oz should have an update coming, we left together on Monday and arrived back at GrenX within 60 seconds of each other today.

 

[Logsplitter]

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SEALED SNORKEL FITTED
GrenX finished work on Wally today. DIff breathers installed, rear airbags as well and most important a sealed snorkel.

Some induction noise is obvious now that the system is sealed. A lot less than the induction noise on the GrenX snorkel on Rohan's car (my loaner car and a different model). Still waiting on the sealed diesel airbox replacement, so the snorkel is currently plumbed into the OEM airbox. That will be a 15 minute job.

A sock/filter is coming for the snorkel, GrenX is working with Unifilter on that. It will be added between the current grille and the snorkel head. I will be getting one. You can see the 4 screws in the picture below.

The induction noise is there because the air is being drawn just from the snorkel opening, whereas the OEM snorkel allowed air to be sucked from a few locations, as it was not sealed.

I drive back home tomorrow morning. A long day on the road. I was going to buy fuel and remembered I had it in the rear fuel tanks. So one container went into the car.

@Adam-Oz should have an update coming, we left together on Monday and arrived back at GrenX within 60 seconds of each other today.

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That looks good. Hopefully a U.K. company will import them as I’d like get one.

 

[jscherb]

Having owned Jeeps for the past 20 years, I've been transitioning all of my overland gear from the Wranglers to the Grenadier - roof rack, roof top tent, kitchen (fridge/sink/stove), rooftop solar, etc. Wranglers have roll bars that you can hang various things from and I miss the roll bar storage - it's easy to hang MOLLE pouches and similar things on the roll bars and I made good use of that in the cargo area in the Wrangler. To create some of that space in the Grenadier, I made these overhead MOLLE panels.

They've got a PALS/MOLLE grid, a grid of holes for things like QuickFist clamps to hold various tools, and an L-Track along the bottom. They mount to factory threaded holes in the ceiling.

I'm making good use of the MOLLE capability:

Another thing I had in the Wrangler were what Overland Outfitters calls "Roll Bar Buddies". On the driver's side of my Wranglers I kept their "tactical" version:

And on the passenger side the pocket version:

OO has similar "Buddies" for the Grenadier. Not having a roll bar, one can mount on the overhead panel. I have a tactical one there in the Grenadier:

They also have a pocket version for that space, I'm not using that one but here's a photo to show what it looks like:

OO's "Buddies" are here: https://www.overland-outfitters.com/store/p84/Grenadier_Console_Buddy.html#/

I've been a longtime participant in the Expedition Portal and because of that my Grenadier build thread is over there in case anyone's interested, I hope it's ok to link to a thread that's not on this forum... https://forum.expeditionportal.com/threads/outfitting-my-grenadier-trialmaster.247640/. Check out all of the modifications and additions I've made to the Grenadier so far.

 

[FlyersFan76]

My Grenadier spent most of the day at Chandlers of Belton having the door handles/locks changed and the front diff seal changed, all under warranty.

I swear the new keys are heavier than the old keys, but of course, I surrendered the old keys this morning.

Interesting. I'll have to weigh them as I did not notice. I still have one of my keys as I did not need to return the spare. It will go on the Christmas tree with all of my other keys of vehicles past as decorations.

 

[landmannnn]

Having owned Jeeps for the past 20 years, I've been transitioning all of my overland gear from the Wranglers to the Grenadier - roof rack, roof top tent, kitchen (fridge/sink/stove), rooftop solar, etc. Wranglers have roll bars that you can hang various things from and I miss the roll bar storage - it's easy to hang MOLLE pouches and similar things on the roll bars and I made good use of that in the cargo area in the Wrangler. To create some of that space in the Grenadier, I made these overhead MOLLE panels.

View attachment 7912119They've got a PALS/MOLLE grid, a grid of holes for things like QuickFist clamps to hold various tools, and an L-Track along the bottom. They mount to factory threaded holes in the ceiling.

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I'm making good use of the MOLLE capability:

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Another thing I had in the Wrangler were what Overland Outfitters calls "Roll Bar Buddies". On the driver's side of my Wranglers I kept their "tactical" version:

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And on the passenger side the pocket version:

View attachment 7912120

OO has similar "Buddies" for the Grenadier. Not having a roll bar, one can mount on the overhead panel. I have a tactical one there in the Grenadier:

View attachment 7912122

They also have a pocket version for that space, I'm not using that one but here's a photo to show what it looks like:

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OO's "Buddies" are here: https://www.overland-outfitters.com/store/p84/Grenadier_Console_Buddy.html#/

I've been a longtime participant in the Expedition Portal and because of that my Grenadier build thread is over there in case anyone's interested, I hope it's ok to link to a thread that's not on this forum... https://forum.expeditionportal.com/threads/outfitting-my-grenadier-trialmaster.247640/. Check out all of the modifications and additions I've made to the Grenadier so far.

Nice work.
Guessing those Molle panels took a while to make?

 

[jscherb]

Nice work.
Guessing those Molle panels took a while to make?

Not too bad. From raw metal to paint each one takes about 90 minutes, and that's manual drilling/bending. Would be very quick to take the CAD pattern and cut it on a flatbed laser but like most home workshops, I don't have a flatbed laser. For now I made the two in my Grenadier the old fashioned way and I may make a few more for friends.

 

[CRH]

Not too bad. From raw metal to paint each one takes about 90 minutes, and that's manual drilling/bending. Would be very quick to take the CAD pattern and cut it on a flatbed laser but like most home workshops, I don't have a flatbed laser. For now I made the two in my Grenadier the old fashioned way and I may make a few more for friends.

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You will have a lot of friends very shortly