u/120DOM

Image 1 — Darken these faded panels?
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Darken these faded panels?

The a/c duct covers and steering column covers on my TJ are so faded, they are almost white. They are original, but not sure why they have faded so drastically differently than the rest of the interior. The jeep is stored outside all of its life usually under a canopy tarp.

Is there any way to make them dark again, and hopefully any way of making all of the dash plastic look the same color? I don’t really care exactly how dark they get, would just be nice if they were the same color.

I’ve tried heat on other plastics and it works but only for a short while. Would something like Cerakote trim restore work for these?

u/120DOM — 14 hours ago
▲ 10 r/Jeep

Don't use SACHS brand master/slave clutch cylinders.

My OEM master/slave cylinder was leaking after 200k miles (2006 TJ), couldn't find an OEM replacement so I went for an aftermarket brand from rock auto. I more or less just chose at random, since I didn't recognize any of the "standard replacement" brands. I chose the  SACHS SPH062. I noticed that it was plastic with a metal mount, but didn't think anything of it.

Well, 4 months later, it's broken, the plastic body separated from the metal mount. This time I went with one that was all cast iron instead of plastic. Perfection Clutch PF9088, hopefully this works for longer. Photo of the new one included.

u/120DOM — 10 days ago