Jeep Trailblazer SS

[Palf70Step]

All you need is some roof lights and it would be a good looking constable vehicle. Glad you found a very nice parts source.

[gottattooz]

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

All you need is some roof lights and it would be a good looking constable vehicle. Glad you found a very nice parts source.

The plan is to relocate the windshield wiper motor to the roof. I want to extend the roof rack to the top edge of the windshield to hold the wiper motor. Then mount a led light bar to hide the wiper motor.

-Josh

[Madkidd007]

Originally Posted by gottattooz

The plan is to relocate the windshield wiper motor to the roof. I want to extend the roof rack to the top edge of the windshield to hold the wiper motor. Then mount a led light bar to hide the wiper motor.

-Josh

If for some reason you need some more wiring when you do that. This bravada is still here and getting cut to pieces

[gottattooz]

Originally Posted by Madkidd007

If for some reason you need some more wiring when you do that. This bravada is still here and getting cut to pieces

Thanks. You think the fuse box under the hood is the same? I think mine is fried, causing all sorts of electrical issues with the turn signals.

-Josh

[Madkidd007]

Originally Posted by gottattooz

Thanks. You think the fuse box under the hood is the same? I think mine is fried, causing all sorts of electrical issues with the turn signals.

-Josh

V8 are different from v6 and I can’t let go of my other one for the Lincoln. But as long as you find a v8 one it doesn’t matter I think

[gottattooz]

I've been searching the trailblazer Forums for answers to why my turn signals are shorted. Apparently the fuse and relay block under the hood has been an issue since day one. I've read reports of factory warranty replacements with as few as 1500 miles on a trailblazer. One thread showed a guy disassembling his and repairing a commonly broken feed wire in the fuse block. I brought mine to work and split it open. Needless to say, mines eaten up with corrosion. I went ahead and just ordered a brand new one instead of rolling the dice on a used junk yard piece that's probably in similar condition.

-Josh

[Scott2]

Originally Posted by gottattooz

The plan is to relocate the windshield wiper motor to the roof. I want to extend the roof rack to the top edge of the windshield to hold the wiper motor. Then mount a led light bar to hide the wiper motor.

-Josh

Why mount the wiper motor on the roof? Did I miss it in an earlier post? Making great progress BTW - pretty cool build!

[Madkidd007]

Originally Posted by Scott2

Why mount the wiper motor on the roof? Did I miss it in an earlier post? Making great progress BTW - pretty cool build!

Josh let me help you out. Post 60 shows the issue with the distance to the windshield.

[gottattooz]

The dashboard on the trailblazer was 16 inches deep. The jeep dashboard was 6 inches deep. The wipers would have to extend another 10 inches just to reach the bottom of the windshield. Not to mention the geometry of their sweep would be crazy with 10 inch longer arms.

If i flip the wiper motor and mount it above the roof, the arms will park at the top of the windshield and sweep down. I just have to figure out mount angles, wiper blade length, and how to extend the existing roof rack or make a new one. I've got 2 roof racks, but they're both different styles. I was hoping to cut and extend the rack using the spare for parts. I'll post pics with a write up when i make it that far along.

-Josh

[gottattooz]

Well the new fuse block came in today. Installed it and the right front turn signal is still on. Oh well.

I finished swapping the door weather stripping to the blue Jeep and then dad and I tried installing the windshield. It cracked before we could get the bottom part into the gasket. So i guess I'll be buying a new windshield.

-Josh

[Ol Blue K20]

Originally Posted by gottattooz

Well the new fuse block came in today. Installed it and the right front turn signal is still on. Oh well.

I finished swapping the door weather stripping to the blue Jeep and then dad and I tried installing the windshield. It cracked before we could get the bottom part into the gasket. So i guess I'll be buying a new windshield.

-Josh

Both of those sucks! Hopefully next week will bring good news....