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Removed lower grille with bumper still attached

You do NOT need to remove the entire bumper. I have a 2015 crossroad but I imagine it's similar. All I did was remove the the plastic guard located under the bumper that's also attached to the fenders. Not sure what the actual name is. After that is removed I layed on the ground and reached behind the lower grille and pulled on one end and worked my way over. It was much easier than I expected. It's only held in by tabs

I have a 2015 crossroad AWD and it's great we love it. I have the V6, was a necessity for us. If you don't plan on using it for towing or hauling passengers much then the 4 cylinder may be all you need but then again if you aren't using it for towing or hauling passengers then you may not really need a vehicle like the journey, maybe if it's for commuting then the dart would be a good option. I get 24-26 average mpg. I commute within the twin cities and for the on ramps for the highways and freeways I'm glad I have the V6 to get up to speed quickly in the short distances. I'm positive it would be a little sluggish when I do haul 6 other people too.

Good thing they teach drivers to not stare at oncoming headlights in drivers ed.

Either spray it with wash or turn it on to intermittent. That's what my Crossroad's choices are. I forget I have it half the time. I'm not used to a vehicle that needs it.

Do you have relays for them both? If not you will need them. I had my high beams set up as HID but I lost the DRL feature and with THE HIDs I've done in the past for previous vehicles I've never needed to use the high beams so I took them out and put them in my fiancee's car.

Good electrical tape will hold until you peal it off. I've used it on past vehicles where I didn't have a good place to fasten. These have only been on a few weeks

I was able to install without removing the fuse box. There is a wire harness connector just to the front of the fuse box that is attached by rivets that can be pulled out to make the bend a little easier. For the ballasts I snuck them into a hollow spot in the fender well and taped them down, keeps them out of the way of anything.

There are none for the journey. There are multiple threads on here about what others have done. I used the K&N from my 2011 avenger and it bolts on the engine exactly the same, just a little lower in the engine cavity. I have pictures in my gallery you can check out

I used plastidip on the Avenger I had before the journey. I hated the look of the smoke so I used the standard black and only did a few light coats. Just enough to where you could still see a little red from the housing. Then I finished off with glossifier to give it a solid coat. It still let the light through like it wasn't there, it was just a more defined circle now. I tried using a vinyl tiny but couldn't get it to mild correctly around the odd curves the avenger had. On my journey I used the smoked vinyl on the third brake light and reflectors and they look pretty good. I have pictures in my gallery of the vinyl tint on the journey but I couldn't find any pictures of my avenger that showed the tail lights.

Well unlike Dee we love our journey. We don't have kids yet but we do have 2 dogs and at times a third that traveled with us. We bought a large soft crate to fit them all that fills the entire third row and still have plenty of room for all our baggage and more. The V6 has plenty of power for the size of the vehicle, if you don't have a lead foot like me you can have a very smooth take off. Gas mileage wasn't a major concern for me. I would have kept my Avenger if that mattered, it had the same V6 as my journey and was a lot of fun to drive. The journey is really just a larger body on the same frame. We opted for the third row and for the average adult there is plenty of room in the third row. As long as the people in the middle don't feel the need to be slid all the way back they can be comfortable back there. The AWD is a must here in Minnasnowta. We only got to test it or once since we bought it at the end of winter but it was great having 4 wheel drive again, handled very well in 6" of snow. We have put almost 5k miles on since February and no problems yet, only had to go to the dealer to get the towing wiring harness flashed after I installed myself. The only thing that bothers me is that they put LED task lights in the cabin but in the lift gate they have the yellow incandescent light bulbs. I've been looking for a good LED to replace the with. All in all its a great vehicle, insurance was maybe $15 more than my Avenger but my Avenger was a 2011 FWD.

Check my gallery, I have a K&N that I took off of my Avenger that fits nicely