- Location
- Conroe, TX
Have you ever sat a beer on your rear bumper while working on your X with the hatch up and the music blaring? Did you forget that your beer was still on the rear bumper before you SLAMMED your hatch door shut???
I HAVE!!!!...
Luckily, I came across the most excellent mod I have ever seen to relieve the agony of losing a beer...
This mod is called "The Riehle Mod", which came from "Riehle" on The New X at thenewx.org.
The Riehle Mod is where you take your rear corner (plastic) bumper and cut a hole in it and attach a PVC pipe w/ drain, to hold a tasty beverage
"The Riehle Mod" Beer Holder for the 1st Gen. Us 1st Gens have less surface area to work with; but all of the info. below can be used for the 2nd Gens as well.
Supplies needed:
3" PVC pipe
BEER
Composite drain plug
JB Weld or JB Kwik
BEER
Use JB Weld or JB Kwik for drain plug collar >> **Rev. 1
Spray paint of your choice. Krylon & Rustoleum are good brands.
Annnd BEER
Tools needed:
Phillips head screwdriver. A midget screwdriver works best, especially when you have to remove the bumper from the wheel well.
3.5" hole saw w/ auger bit to attach to drill
Handsaw or pipe cutting saw
PVC heat gun. I used a Hot Glue Gun... I'll explain why in the caption.
Dremmel and 100-180-320 grit sheets
3.5" Hole Saw
3.5" Hole Saw w/ 3/8" auger bit
Hole Saw on drill
24" long piece of 3" PVC pipe, composite drain plug, & JB Weld **>> REV. 1 (DO NOT use PVC cement)
Fist things first... prep the area around the hole/surface of bumper cleaning & sanding. Removing any previous paint or cleaning product will allow the JB Weld to adhere a lot better.
Now, you need to find the center of the hole you are going to cut. I placed the hole saw on the bumper (w/o auger bit) and inserted a marker through the center hole of the hole saw to mark the center.
Once I had the center marked, I took a smaller drill bit and made a pilot hole, then I put the auger (w/o the hole saw) on the drill and made a larger hole... to act as a guide, for when I actually used the hole saw.
First pilot hole
Second pilot hole, using the auger bit
Forgot to take a pic of the hole (alone), but you get the idea LOL...
Once the hole was cut I put the PVC pipe through and marked the highest spot with a permanent marker and measured down 5.5", then I used the marker and traced around the pipe using the hole as a guide. After this, I cut the pipe with my handsaw.
Once I had the pipe cut to where I liked it, I attached the composite plug using JB Weld/Kwik. **>> REV. 1 (DO NOT use PVC cement)
Pipe in hole... duh
DRINK BEER!!
"Welded" where the pipe met the underside of the bumper to hold it in place, w/ the hot glue gun.
/// DO NOT DEPEND ON THE GLUE AS A PERMANENT SOLUTION, this is just to hold the pipe in place for now. \\\
DRINK BEER!!
Applied the JB weld to the top, filled in any gaps I had, & smoothed the surface.
After the JB Weld dried*, I used the Dremel to sand down the JB weld and the PVC to smooth everything out.
*JB Kwik will dry in 4 minutes. I used the regular JB Weld, which took 4hrs.
DRINK BEER!!
Removed some of the glue and globed on JB Weld to the underside to provide a better attachment that will last.
While that was drying, I spray painted the bumper and beer holder, then slapped her back on the X.
DRINK BEER!!
And there you have it The best mod known to man
Note: the bottle/pipe are at an angle on my 1st Gen bumper. I tried to get the pipe to go vertical; however, the 1st Gen corner bumper geometry is wicked compared to the second gen... Hey, it works as a place to put my beer while I am working, camping, tailgating etc
ENJOY!!
EDIT: Cleaned up and painted on page 4.
**>> = Revised (Rev. #)
I HAVE!!!!...
Luckily, I came across the most excellent mod I have ever seen to relieve the agony of losing a beer...
The Riehle Mod is where you take your rear corner (plastic) bumper and cut a hole in it and attach a PVC pipe w/ drain, to hold a tasty beverage
"The Riehle Mod" Beer Holder for the 1st Gen. Us 1st Gens have less surface area to work with; but all of the info. below can be used for the 2nd Gens as well.
Supplies needed:
3" PVC pipe
BEER
Composite drain plug
JB Weld or JB Kwik
BEER
Use JB Weld or JB Kwik for drain plug collar >> **Rev. 1
Spray paint of your choice. Krylon & Rustoleum are good brands.
Annnd BEER
Tools needed:
Phillips head screwdriver. A midget screwdriver works best, especially when you have to remove the bumper from the wheel well.
3.5" hole saw w/ auger bit to attach to drill
Handsaw or pipe cutting saw
PVC heat gun. I used a Hot Glue Gun... I'll explain why in the caption.
Dremmel and 100-180-320 grit sheets
3.5" Hole Saw
3.5" Hole Saw w/ 3/8" auger bit
Hole Saw on drill
24" long piece of 3" PVC pipe, composite drain plug, & JB Weld **>> REV. 1 (DO NOT use PVC cement)
Fist things first... prep the area around the hole/surface of bumper cleaning & sanding. Removing any previous paint or cleaning product will allow the JB Weld to adhere a lot better.
Now, you need to find the center of the hole you are going to cut. I placed the hole saw on the bumper (w/o auger bit) and inserted a marker through the center hole of the hole saw to mark the center.
Once I had the center marked, I took a smaller drill bit and made a pilot hole, then I put the auger (w/o the hole saw) on the drill and made a larger hole... to act as a guide, for when I actually used the hole saw.
First pilot hole
Second pilot hole, using the auger bit
Forgot to take a pic of the hole (alone), but you get the idea LOL...
Once the hole was cut I put the PVC pipe through and marked the highest spot with a permanent marker and measured down 5.5", then I used the marker and traced around the pipe using the hole as a guide. After this, I cut the pipe with my handsaw.
Once I had the pipe cut to where I liked it, I attached the composite plug using JB Weld/Kwik. **>> REV. 1 (DO NOT use PVC cement)
Pipe in hole... duh
DRINK BEER!!
"Welded" where the pipe met the underside of the bumper to hold it in place, w/ the hot glue gun.
/// DO NOT DEPEND ON THE GLUE AS A PERMANENT SOLUTION, this is just to hold the pipe in place for now. \\\
DRINK BEER!!
Applied the JB weld to the top, filled in any gaps I had, & smoothed the surface.
After the JB Weld dried*, I used the Dremel to sand down the JB weld and the PVC to smooth everything out.
*JB Kwik will dry in 4 minutes. I used the regular JB Weld, which took 4hrs.
DRINK BEER!!
Removed some of the glue and globed on JB Weld to the underside to provide a better attachment that will last.
While that was drying, I spray painted the bumper and beer holder, then slapped her back on the X.
DRINK BEER!!
And there you have it
The best mod known to man
Note: the bottle/pipe are at an angle on my 1st Gen bumper. I tried to get the pipe to go vertical; however, the 1st Gen corner bumper geometry is wicked compared to the second gen... Hey, it works as a place to put my beer while I am working, camping, tailgating etc
ENJOY!!
EDIT: Cleaned up and painted on page 4.
**>> = Revised (Rev. #)
