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Three alleged car thieves were $100,000 richer before two of them were arrested by police this week. They are accused of stealing the easily-removable doors from Jeep Wranglers around Queens, New York earlier this year and selling them on eBay. Police arrested the two after setting up an undercover buy. Although I’ve never replaced the Jeep doors, it’s reported that some dealers charge up to $5,000 to replace factory doors on Jeep Wranglers. Ouch!

A couple of thoughts from this news:

1. Protect your doors, if possible. If you park your Jeep in an area that has a high crime rate, consider a door anti-theft device such as Tuffy’s “Security Door Locker.”
2. Make sure your auto insurance covers new replacement doors. Insurance on newer Jeeps but it’s important to know how your coverage changes as the vehicle ages.
3. Why the heck do doors cost up to $5,000 a pair to replace!?
4. No matter where you live, if you remove your doors for a trip, don’t leave them laying around.

News Source: Daily News

Now if you’re looking for the Tuffy Security Door Locker, not every place that carries Tuffy products carries it. I was able to find it at 4 Wheelers Supply:

Jeep Wrangler TJ version ($65)
Jeep Wrangler CJ & YJ version ($65)

$65 is cheap insurance if you feel your doors are at risk. Right now 4 Wheelers Supply is offering free shipping, too. (note: affiliate link)

Tags: anti theft, jeep doors

Is it possible to disguise your truck/Jeep as an official company vehicle so you can park almost anywhere and not get a parking ticket? That’s what a San Francisco man set out to discover in the late 1980’s. Twenty years later his experiment continues to work on his latest vehicle, a plain white Jeep Cherokee XJ, modified with some simple items that makes the Jeep look like a business fleet vehicle. The man, who remains anonymous, goes by the official sounding company name “Telstar Logistics”, complete with a logo from a “defunct 1950s-era nuclear energy mutual fund.” While he admits he’s basically using the scheme to park illegally in loading zones, he considers it an “ongoing experiment in corporate phenomenology, urban camouflage, and identity development.” The idea is becoming popular enough for him to offer the logo to anyone who wants to create their our Telstar Logistics decals as his fake company expands operations country-wide.

So there’s another take on Jeep “camoflage.” Here’s a picture:

More Pictures via Flickr

Tag: camoflage

Back in May I learned about a brand new offroad park opening in South Carolina called Gulches ORV Park. This is great news for Jeep enthusiasts on the east coast, since 4×4 trails are few and far between compared to out west. So I called park owner Skip and asked for some more details and this is what he told me:

Gulches ORV Park is 80 acres of private land on a river, loaded with lots of smaller obstacles like a tank trap, rock crawling area, etc. Runs are all marked clearly. It’s about 30 minutes from Greenville, SC and there are lots of 4×4 shops within an hour. Camping onsite available with notice and some electric is available. Lots of parking for trailers and some RV’s. Portapotty provided. As far as we’re aware, this may be the only 4×4 park in South Carolina. It’s located in the northwestern corner of South Carolina, about 3-4 hours from Tellico (see map link below). Price is $15 per day per vehicle (plus a one-time $5 membership fee), which is comparable for east coast OHV park access. 4×4 riders guests and visitors are $5 each per day.

The Gulches ORV Park website is packed with information about the park, including trail descriptions, pictures and even video of 4×4 action on the trails. It always seems to load nice and fast for me, despite the incredible overnight popularity. In a note explaining the recent addition of advertising on the website, park management reveals they’ve received over 50,000 hits (a hit is recorded every time an object is loaded from the site. Each graphic/photo that loads is a hit.) in a short period of time. Some visitors reported viewing problems in browser other than Firefox.

Checkout the website and support a home-grown park. Skip tells me he built this thing out of a love for offroading and doesn’t expect to make much or any money on it. It’s a labor of love and I personally appreciate the effort.

• Link type: organization web site
• Link: http://www.gulchesorvpark.com/
• Name variations: Gulches, Gulches ORV

Tag: OHV Park