WranglersDirect.com: Wrangler Wrehab – 2007 JK Rubicon “JACKAL” TRANSFORMED
JeepGuru2018-10-10T19:46:01+00:00Our 2007 JK Wrangler Rubicon (aka “JACKAL”) is something that we’ve seen many times driving down the road and we’re sure that you have too…a relatively nice Wrangler JK that isn’t necessarily stock from the visible mods he's sporting but the look just doesn’t inspire us. The ideas started flowing and none of us could wait to buy this Bad Boy and begin his transformation! We gave him a thorough mechanical inspection and knew that he had good bones, he was what we were looking for to start with, and so we paid the man and took our adopted Jackal to his new home…WranglersDirect.com in North Providence, RI. Here’s what “JACKAL” looked like the day we brought him “home”. Not much…just another grey Wrangler Rubicon with black rims and bigger tires. BORING! Fig. 1 2007 Wrangler JK Rubicon - JACKAL as we bought him...boring! 2. Again, before I continue, I need to apologize for NOT initially taking many pics! I don’t know what I was thinking…maybe my excitement of transforming this ‘nothing-burger’ into a SOMETHING RUBICON had taken over and I wasn’t thinking straight. Yeah…that’s what happened. 3. Anyway, what we did was start removing the complete interior. Everything inside this Rubicon that could be was removed cleaned and replaced. What a job, its surprising some of the things you find. (note to previous owner. We found that missing sock. The dryer did not eat it. ) Anyway another note... If you have a furry friend that joins you on your rides seat covers are a great investment. Next we removed the stock fenders, they will be available if anyone needs them. Then Removed front and rear bumpers. They were aftermarket but just looking a little aged so we are going to repair them and reuse them on our build. Fig. 2 2007 Wrangler JK Rubicon - JACKAL missing her fenders and bumpers Fig. 3 2007 Wrangler JK Rubicon - Another shot of JACKAL sans fenders and bumpers Fig. 4 2007 Wrangler Rubicon - Rear bumper prepped and awaiting topcoat Fig. 5 2007 Wrangler Rubicon - Winch plate prepped and awaiting topcoat Fig. 6 2007 Wrangler Rubicon - Front bumper prepped and awaiting topcoat Fig. 7 2007 Wrangler Rubicon - Interior looking SWEET after our thorough cleaning Fig. 8 2007 Wrangler Rubicon - Passenger rear fender GONE 4. Of course, we also had to remove the console, etc. in order to clean as much of the rest of the interior as we could. The best part was that overall, the interior was in pretty nice shape, all things considered, and will give JACKAL’s new owner much joy! 5. We always perform our EXCLUSIVE WranglersDirect.com “Wrangler Physical” and generate a custom “Vehicle Condition Report” for all of our Wranglers. We inspect over 350 items covering all of the various Wrangler systems, from stem-to-stern and top-to-bottom. We want to know everything [...]