AEV JL370 (Impatience purchase)

[SanDiego392]

Sooo...I was waiting for a Hydro XR like a whole lot of other folks, then I found this rig for sale locally up the road from me. After two months of back and forth and a lil' bargaining, I struck a great deal on a turn-key AEV build brand new. I posted a couple pics elsewhere in another members question thread, but I figured I would post some here for S & G's. I've been told that this is the only red 392 JL370, but I've no proof of that. Simply what I was told.
Worst part....my best friend can't drive stick, so he couldn't drive my other car home last Saturday, thus he got to drive the 392 all day on the way home from the dealership while I stared in the rearview driving down PCH.

The standard JL370 options include:
Standard Features:
AEV RX Front Bumper
AEV Front Bumper Skid Plate
AEV Non-Winch Cover Plate
AEV 7000 Series LED Off-Road Lights
AEV Off Road Light Cover Kit
AEV 2.5" DualSport RT Suspension
Steering Stabilizer Upgrade
AEV Front Geometry Correction Brackets
AEV JL Rear Bumper
AEV Rear Bumper Extensions
AEV CHMSL Mount
AEV RX Tire Carrier
AEV Savegre II Wheels - Black
37" BFGoodrich All-Terrain KO2 Tires
Tire Pressure Sensors (TPMS)
AEV 4.56 Axle Ratio Upgrade
AEV ProCal SNAP Module
AEV Windshield Banner
AEV IP Cluster Overlay
AEV Logo Headrests
AEV Jack Base
AEV Black Branding Package

This particular build also adds/substitutes:
AEV 8100 Shock Upgrade
AEV Pintler Wheels - Onyx (5)
37" BFG Mud-Terrain KM3 Tires
Warn EVO 10-S Winch Kit
AEV Front Differential Cover
AEV Rear Differential Cover
Baja Designs 20" LED Light Bar - Amber Baja Designs LED Work Light
AEV Front Trail Camera Mount
AEV 10.2 Gallon Fuel Caddy
AEV Rear Splash Guards
AEV Fairlead License Plate Mount
AEV Interior Jack Base Mount

The Jeep factory options were:
Trailer Tow
Trail Rail
All-weather floor mats
Firecracker Red
Gorilla Glass
Off-road Camera
Sky One-Touch

Mods already in the mail:
Next Venture full skids with UHMW
Goose Gear Backseat Delete/Stealth Platform
Shorty Antenna
Tuffy Center Console Lock
Door Sill Guards
Ceramic Coat/ PPF

 

[DarinFred]

You may be the only one right now, but I’ll have a FC red JL-370 alongside you in a few months. Mine will have Saltas though. Beautiful rig!

 

[SanDiego392]

You may be the only one right now, but I’ll have a FC red JL-370 alongside you in a few months. Mine will have Saltas though. Beautiful rig!

Nice!! Looking forward to seeing a similar rig!! What part of the country are you in?

 

[DarinFred]

Las Vegas. AEV says there aren’t any cooling issues…we’re gonna test that out!

My 392 was just built and Is awaiting shipping. I’ll head out to KY to pick her up. Plan to break it in on the drive up to AEV in MI to drop it off.

The last decision is whether to go with the deep bronze Saltas with matching dash or stick with onyx Saltas and matching dash.

Can’t wait!

 

[SanDiego392]

Las Vegas. AEV says there aren’t any cooling issues…we’re gonna test that out!

My 392 was just built and Is awaiting shipping. I’ll head out to KY to pick her up. Plan to break it in on the drive up to AEV in MI to drop it off.

The last decision is whether to go with the deep bronze Saltas with matching dash or stick with onyx Saltas and matching dash.

Can’t wait!

Congrats!!

Thats a very personal decision on the color matching. I like the onyx, but appreciate the bronze on others rides. The Saltas will look so good!!

I'll be in Vegas in mine in just over two weeks visiting!! If you wanna check it out in person, we could arrange that.

 

[DarinFred]

Congrats to you too! Best color for a JL370 out there hands down.

I’ll shoot you a PM soon…

 

[Taz]

Sooo...I was waiting for a Hydro XR like a whole lot of other folks, then I found this rig for sale locally up the road from me. After two months of back and forth and a lil' bargaining, I struck a great deal on a turn-key AEV build brand new. I posted a couple pics elsewhere in another members question thread, but I figured I would post some here for S & G's. I've been told that this is the only red 392 JL370, but I've no proof of that. Simply what I was told.
Worst part....my best friend can't drive stick, so he couldn't drive my other car home last Saturday, thus he got to drive the 392 all day on the way home from the dealership while I stared in the rearview driving down PCH.

The standard JL370 options include:
Standard Features:
AEV RX Front Bumper
AEV Front Bumper Skid Plate
AEV Non-Winch Cover Plate
AEV 7000 Series LED Off-Road Lights
AEV Off Road Light Cover Kit
AEV 2.5" DualSport RT Suspension
Steering Stabilizer Upgrade
AEV Front Geometry Correction Brackets
AEV JL Rear Bumper
AEV Rear Bumper Extensions
AEV CHMSL Mount
AEV RX Tire Carrier
AEV Savegre II Wheels - Black
37" BFGoodrich All-Terrain KO2 Tires
Tire Pressure Sensors (TPMS)
AEV 4.56 Axle Ratio Upgrade
AEV ProCal SNAP Module
AEV Windshield Banner
AEV IP Cluster Overlay
AEV Logo Headrests
AEV Jack Base
AEV Black Branding Package

This particular build also adds/substitutes:
AEV 8100 Shock Upgrade
AEV Pintler Wheels - Onyx (5)
37" BFG Mud-Terrain KM3 Tires
Warn EVO 10-S Winch Kit
AEV Front Differential Cover
AEV Rear Differential Cover
Baja Designs 20" LED Light Bar - Amber Baja Designs LED Work Light
AEV Front Trail Camera Mount
AEV 10.2 Gallon Fuel Caddy
AEV Rear Splash Guards
AEV Fairlead License Plate Mount
AEV Interior Jack Base Mount

The Jeep factory options were:
Trailer Tow
Trail Rail
All-weather floor mats
Firecracker Red
Gorilla Glass
Off-road Camera
Sky One-Touch

Mods already in the mail:
Next Venture full skids with UHMW
Goose Gear Backseat Delete/Stealth Platform
Shorty Antenna
Tuffy Center Console Lock
Door Sill Guards
Ceramic Coat/ PPF



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Beautiful Rig! Congrats!

 

[Desertfox73]

Las Vegas. AEV says there aren’t any cooling issues…we’re gonna test that out!

My 392 was just built and Is awaiting shipping. I’ll head out to KY to pick her up. Plan to break it in on the drive up to AEV in MI to drop it off.

The last decision is whether to go with the deep bronze Saltas with matching dash or stick with onyx Saltas and matching dash.

Can’t wait!

You didn’t want to have Jeep ship it directly to AEV?

 

[DarinFred]

You didn’t want to have Jeep ship it directly to AEV?

Nah. I wanted to be able to see what it’s like before the 37s and 4.56. It’s only a couple hundred miles from the dealership up to AEV. Nice little day trip.

 

[Desertfox73]

Nah. I wanted to be able to see what it’s like before the 37s and 4.56. It’s only a couple hundred miles from the dealership up to AEV. Nice little day trip.

Have fun. If you haven’t been to AEV, ask them to take you on a tour of the facility, it’s an impressive place. But don’t ask them to take you to their original building, a few miles away, and now used for parts sales/distribution…that gets expensive quickly.

 

[dpsmedic]

@SanDiego392

Hi there

I have a AEVJL370 as well and am also considering the Next Venture full skids with UHMW. Have you installed them yet? Any issues? How do you like them?

Thanks

 

[hydro392]

Is that a wrap on the rear tailgate / light area? I love that look!

 

[SanDiego392]

Is that a wrap on the rear tailgate / light area? I love that look!

AEV does that on their builds. Honestly, I forgot it was there until you pointed it out. It is a sticker/adheisve.

 

[SanDiego392]

@SanDiego392

Hi there

I have a AEVJL370 as well and am also considering the Next Venture full skids with UHMW. Have you installed them yet? Any issues? How do you like them?

Thanks

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I don't have them yet, but they have been on order for about a month. Love your taste btw! lol

 

[grayman]

Sooo...I was waiting for a Hydro XR like a whole lot of other folks, then I found this rig for sale locally up the road from me. After two months of back and forth and a lil' bargaining, I struck a great deal on a turn-key AEV build brand new. I posted a couple pics elsewhere in another members question thread, but I figured I would post some here for S & G's. I've been told that this is the only red 392 JL370, but I've no proof of that. Simply what I was told.
Worst part....my best friend can't drive stick, so he couldn't drive my other car home last Saturday, thus he got to drive the 392 all day on the way home from the dealership while I stared in the rearview driving down PCH.

The standard JL370 options include:
Standard Features:
AEV RX Front Bumper
AEV Front Bumper Skid Plate
AEV Non-Winch Cover Plate
AEV 7000 Series LED Off-Road Lights
AEV Off Road Light Cover Kit
AEV 2.5" DualSport RT Suspension
Steering Stabilizer Upgrade
AEV Front Geometry Correction Brackets
AEV JL Rear Bumper
AEV Rear Bumper Extensions
AEV CHMSL Mount
AEV RX Tire Carrier
AEV Savegre II Wheels - Black
37" BFGoodrich All-Terrain KO2 Tires
Tire Pressure Sensors (TPMS)
AEV 4.56 Axle Ratio Upgrade
AEV ProCal SNAP Module
AEV Windshield Banner
AEV IP Cluster Overlay
AEV Logo Headrests
AEV Jack Base
AEV Black Branding Package

This particular build also adds/substitutes:
AEV 8100 Shock Upgrade
AEV Pintler Wheels - Onyx (5)
37" BFG Mud-Terrain KM3 Tires
Warn EVO 10-S Winch Kit
AEV Front Differential Cover
AEV Rear Differential Cover
Baja Designs 20" LED Light Bar - Amber Baja Designs LED Work Light
AEV Front Trail Camera Mount
AEV 10.2 Gallon Fuel Caddy
AEV Rear Splash Guards
AEV Fairlead License Plate Mount
AEV Interior Jack Base Mount

The Jeep factory options were:
Trailer Tow
Trail Rail
All-weather floor mats
Firecracker Red
Gorilla Glass
Off-road Camera
Sky One-Touch

Mods already in the mail:
Next Venture full skids with UHMW
Goose Gear Backseat Delete/Stealth Platform
Shorty Antenna
Tuffy Center Console Lock
Door Sill Guards
Ceramic Coat/ PPF



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Best of the best!

 

[Electrified]

Very nice ride and the perfect color. Congratulations!

 

[bkilby]

@SanDiego392

Hi there

I have a AEVJL370 as well and am also considering the Next Venture full skids with UHMW. Have you installed them yet? Any issues? How do you like them?

Thanks

I have them and installed them. A couple pieces of tidbits.

All of the steel brackets come unpainted. You have to paint them yourself or send out for powder coating. (I had mine black Zinc plated) This was kind of a bummer as the skids sat in the boxes for a couple of weeks until we were ready to install them, then find out they're bare steel. That took another week to get plated.

I didn't like how low the front of the engine skid hung down, and it was a little crooked anyhow. We ended up cutting and modifying their brackets to move the skid higher. That of course trashed the zinc plate so they ended up getting the rattle can.

There were 2 bolts that went into the bottom of the factory cross member that collided with the bolts for the tranny mount. NVM said they've seen that on a few rigs, other rigs don't hit as the bolts pass each other. We ended up cutting the length of the bolts down.

On the muffler skid, on the drivers side, there's a bracket that gets sandwiched between the sway bar mount and frame. This bracket was hitting the exhaust cut out valve. We trimmed the bracket, dabbed some black paint on the cut and mounted it.

If I recall, everything else was fine and it's actually a nice system. Haven't taken it off road yet as work gets in the way and it's 100* out right now anyhow. NVM really needs to re-write their instructions though. One of my employees did most of the work while I bounced in and out to help and make those decisions to modify, but all in all it took the 2 of us 2 days and that's in a shop with the Jeep on a 2 post lift. YMMV and all that.

 

[dblplay1212]

Las Vegas. AEV says there aren’t any cooling issues…we’re gonna test that out!

My 392 was just built and Is awaiting shipping. I’ll head out to KY to pick her up. Plan to break it in on the drive up to AEV in MI to drop it off.

The last decision is whether to go with the deep bronze Saltas with matching dash or stick with onyx Saltas and matching dash.

Can’t wait!

Did you end up having them color match the wheels? I've seen a few they've done and they came out super gold, not the deep bronze like stock. They look good, just a little too loud for me. Curious what you did?

 

[DarinFred]

Did you end up having them color match the wheels? I've seen a few they've done and they came out super gold, not the deep bronze like stock. They look good, just a little too loud for me. Curious what you did?

I went with Onyx Saltas with matching dash. I love how it turned out. I think bronze would have looked nice too, but I liked the Onyx better after seeing it in person.

 

[dblplay1212]

I went with Onyx Saltas with matching dash. I love how it turned out. I think bronze would have looked nice too, but I liked the Onyx better after seeing it in person.View attachment 6532

That looks great! I have a granite crystal XR so not sure I want to do Onyx on that bc they are so close. And I don't really love black wheels. So thinking about using their wheel color option., just not sure if I want to bronze or go silver like the old school pintlers on the TJ and JK.