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These fender flares are for those of you that have a 1997 to 2006 TJ that are looking for

an OEM style replacement that are gonna be a little bit less expensive than going directly

with Mopar or something that you could find from the dealership.

I really like these flares because they are very much an OEM replacement.

They're going to install very easily onto your Jeep, definitely one out of three wrenches

and I'm gonna show you how to get them installed in just a second.

So, if you have a TJ, even the newest TJ is getting older these days and the flares are

something that usually will fade or just generally start showing their age.

Whether that's why you're looking to replace them or maybe you went off-road, you cracked

a flare, whatever the case may be, this is going to be an almost exact replica of an

OEM flare.

Very high quality, good fit.

They look great on the Jeep and they are gonna be less expensive than some of the other choices

out there.

So, I think they're a really nice choice for a lot of you.

These are going to include the hardware as well, which is something that not every other

kit includes, and it's not just going to be OEM hardware, but they're going to give you

some nutserts in case you needed to replace some of them.

They're also going to give you some of those Christmas tree push pins that you will be

able to use to get everything held together, really everything that you would need to get

these new flares installed on your Jeep if your factory hardware isn't any good anymore.

Now, as you're gonna see when we get to the installation, our factory hardware was in

good shape so we ended up reusing all of that stuff and if yours is in good shape, you can

certainly reuse it as well.

But it's really nice that this kit does come with all new hardware just in case you need

it.

This is also going to be a six-piece kit, so you're going to get the main front and

rear flares for both sides, but you're also gonna get this mini flare here as well, which,

again, not every kit on the market does include.

So, overall, very complete kit, very high-quality kit, all at a very, very fair price.

This comes in at right around that $145 mark, which I think is a steal for a kit that includes

all six pieces and all the hardware and something that looks this good.

This Jeep almost looks brand new with this new set of flares on it.

So, I mentioned before I'm gonna show you how to get these installed.

Let's do it.

Our factory flares were held on with aftermarket hardware that were all 8-millimeter bolts.

So, for our installation, we used an 8-millimeter socket on a 3/8 impact.

We also needed a 10-millimeter socket to remove the turn signal and a couple of adapters because

that was a smaller quarter-inch drive socket.

So the first step in this installation is gonna be, of course, removing the factory

fender flares from the Jeep and the first step in doing that is removing the socket

from this turn signal.

And I do that first so I don't forget about it later otherwise you get to the last bolt

on the flare, go to pull it off the Jeep and you can pull that wire a little bit taut.

So, just give that socket a quarter turn here.

It'll release out of the housing, you can see that here and we'll just tuck that away

in the corner, again, just so we don't damage any of the wiring or the bulb.

Now we're free to remove all of the bolts that are holding the fender flare into place.

So, the way these flares are held on is by bolting through the flare into a nutsert that's

in the body of the Jeep, and this is going to be the most difficult part of the uninstallation

and installation for some of you that have older TJs.

And let's face it, even the newest TJ is a little bit older these days.

If you have some rust on your Jeep and that bolt is rusted into the nutsert, when you

turn the bolt, it can spin the whole nutsert and make things very difficult to get them

apart.

You may end up having to cut off some of the bolt heads, drill out some of the nutserts,

reinstall new nutserts.

That's all stuff that is a possibility for you depending on how your Jeep is, how much

rust it has on it, and how easily things come apart for you.

What I will say is go ahead and spray everything with a good penetrating oil well before you

get started.

Maybe spray it a couple of times.

If you can get to the backside of some of these, spray that.

Some of them are captured, but some you can get to the backside of.

Spray everything good, that will make it as easy as possible for you, but do know that

if you have some rust, you may end up having to cut and drill out some nutserts.

All of that being said, we've recently replaced everything on this Jeep, so that should be

nice and easy for us.

We're going to be using a pneumatic impact here, a pneumatic socket driver.

That's just because it's nice and small.

It can get up in these tight places and we're gonna buzz all of these bolts out to get the

fender flare off the Jeep.

Once the last bolt is removed, you can simply pull the flare off the Jeep.

So the next thing to do is to pop the turn signal marker light out of the corner of the

fender flare here so we can install it in the new flares.

And in order to do that, there is one small nut, it's actually more of a clip than it

is a nut on the backside here that we have to remove.

So, we have a 10-millimeter socket here.

Just go ahead and spin that off.

Now that that's removed, we can pop the turn signal out of the flare.

Now we can pop the turn signal into the new flare and that's very easy.

It goes in the same way that it came out of your factory flare.

Pops right into place, and then we'll put the small nuts or clip back in place to hold

everything firm.

Now we can put the flare back on the Jeep.

So, to get this new flare lined up on the Jeep, you have two indexing pins here that

go into the holes on the body.

Simply set it in place, and then you can start putting the bolts back in.

So, the last thing you need to do to get this flare buttoned up is to reconnect the light

socket into the light housing here.

And you'll do that in the reverse way that you got it removed, which is just a quarter

turn clockwise.

Let's get it seated in there.

Give it a little bit of a turn.

And there you go.

Then you can move onto the next flare.

So, the next flare we're gonna put on is this mini flare here that goes right behind the

flare we just installed.

Now, our Jeep, obviously, didn't have one on there anymore.

It did from the factory, but over the years, it's been removed.

Some people prefer the look without it, or maybe if you have a rocker guard, it might

cover this area, whatever the reason is.

This is a six-piece kit, so we're going to install all six pieces that come with it and

we're gonna bolt this one right into place here with some of the same hardware that we

used to bolt this flare up, the same factory hardware that we're reusing.

Now, the holes in this piece are slotted, so if you didn't have the front flare on yet,

you could start your hardware here, put this piece in, and then slide it into place and

tighten everything down.

For us, it's going to be just as easy to take the bolts and thread them right through the

flare, right into the body like we did on this front flare.

So, that's what we'll do now.

The process for installing our last flare on this side is very much the same as the

front flare, except you don't have the turn signal to contend with.

All we're going to do is remove all of the factory hardware and bolt the new flare on

using the same pieces.

Once the last bolt is removed, you can just pull the flare off the Jeep.

Now, we can get the rear flare put back on the Jeep here and get everything bolted up.

Put a couple of bolts up top here just to hold it and then we'll work our way from the

front to the back.

Once you finish tightening down all the bolts on the backside here, you can just repeat

the exact same process on the other side and you're done the installation.

So, if you are looking for a very fairly-priced set of OEM-style flares for your TJ, I would

recommend this option, and you can find them right here at extremeterrain.com.

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Jeep Wrangler TJ Pypes Street Pro Cat-Back Exhaust (1997-2006) Review & Install - Duration: 7:27.

This Pypes Street Pro Cat-Back exhaust is for those of you that have a 1997 all the

way up through the 2006 TJ that are looking for a cat-back exhaust system either because

you want some additional sound because yours was crushed on the trail or because it's simply

rotting through.

This is going to provide a little bit of a deeper and louder exhaust note and it's going

to be a very high-quality material, so you're not going to have to worry about rust in the

future.

This is something that's going to install on your Jeep very easily.

I'm gonna give it a one out of three wrenches, but we'll show you how to get this installed

in just a second.

So, when you're looking at exhaust systems you can really find a couple of different

things.

The way that the TJ is set up with where the muffler sits, most exhaust systems are going

to be a cat-back system.

You have a pipe that comes from the collector to the catalytic converter, directly after

that is the muffler and then you have this over axle-pipe.

So, if you are going to be changing the muffler out, you're most likely also going to be changing

out this over-axle pipe, so again most kits are going to end up being a cat-back system,

that's exactly what this is.

This is by Pypes who are known for building some pretty quality systems, but also at the

lower end of the price point even for the materials that they're using here.

Most exhaust systems are going to vary wildly in price depending on the materials that are

used.

You have aluminized steel 409 stainless, 304 stainless, 304 is going to be the most rust

and corrosion resistant and that's what this is.

So, this is a very high grade of material.

You're not going to have to worry about this rusting through even if you live up in the

northeast or somewhere else if you use a lot of salt on the road like they do up where

we are here.

So, what you're going to get with this system is the new muffler here that is going to give

you that lower and louder exhaust note, you're going to get all the couplers and everything

you need to attach this on to the catalytic converter, which is the part that's going

to be existing on the Jeep after you get your factory exhaust out of the way.

And then as I mentioned before, you're going to have this over-axle pipe that's going to

go from the muffler to the back of the Jeep where you're going to have this turned down

too.

Now, something that does make the system a little bit different and one of the ways that

they are able to save a little bit of money here is that this isn't a fancy polished tip,

it's not, you know, big 3-inch tip that slides over the pipe, it's none of that.

This is simply another mandrel-bend like the rest of the bends in the tube.

It's a little bit of a turndown and it's cut off here.

So, maybe not as flashy maybe not as fancy but it is going to save you some money.

This kit comes in at right around that $300 mark, which I do think is very fair for a

system of this cost.

If you were looking to replace your entire exhaust system, you can do that for about

320 bucks in and around there but it's not going to be this great of material.

And if you step up to a MagnaFlow or Flowmaster one of those bigger name brands in the exhaust

space, you can expect to pay sometimes almost double what you have to pay for this system

and you're not getting a higher grade material.

So, I do think this is going to be a pretty good bargain for a high-quality exhaust system

made of some really nice material.

So, let's go ahead and show you how to get this thing installed.

Tools used for this installation are as follows.

A ratchet, a 15-millimeter socket, a 13-millimeter socket, and a small pry tool.

Now let's begin the installation of our new cat-back exhaust with the removal of our original

cat-back exhaust.

Now, we're gonna use a 13-millimeter socket to disconnect the clamp from the catalytic

converter.

Now, this vehicle is a little old, so it's got a little bit of rust on it and it's probably

gonna put up a good fight, but we're gonna get this off at no problem.

Now, we're ready to go ahead and get our hangars disconnected now that our clamp is disconnected

from the back of our catalytic converter.

Now to do this, I like to use a little bit of spray lubricant on and around the hanger

just to make it easier to slide the rubber hanger off of the steel rod that comes off

of your exhaust.

With our small pry bar, we're gonna go ahead, get this hanger off.

After that one, we're gonna go ahead and get the one that's on our over-axle pipe.

Now, we're ready to go ahead and start getting on our new exhaust up in place and we're gonna

begin with the muffler.

We also have to add the small adapter that comes with our kit.

Now, this is gonna take it from 2-1/4 up to 2-1/2 to fit our new exhaust.

Now the kit does come with many adapters depending on the year of your TJ.

The earlier years, you'll have to use this adapter, later years you're gonna have to

use the adapter for the two-bolt flange that comes in our kit.

I'm just gonna go ahead and slide that in our muffler all the way down and bottom it

out.

Then we'll go ahead and add our clamps to that.

Then we have a smaller clamp to go there.

And slide your muffler up in the place, make sure you got your orientation correct.

Then we're going to go ahead and just leave everything loose for now.

We're gonna get our tailpipe in place and then we'll go back and tighten it all up.

Right now we can go ahead and slide our tailpipe up in place and hanging on hangers.

All right.

Now, with everything installed, we're ready to go ahead and tighten up our clamps.

And we're gonna use a 15-millimeter socket to do so.

And normally when I tighten up my clamps on my exhaust, I like to work my way from the

front of the vehicle to the back, so follow along we'll get everything tightened up.

All right.

Now, with everything lined up and tightened up, you are ready to go with your new cat-back

exhaust on your TJ Jeep Wrangler.

Now, I'm Tony.

And thank you for viewing.

And for more parts and videos like these, make sure you give us a visit at extremeterrain.com.