OV Walk Arounds

Walk Arounds are brief descriptions of the modifications done to the offroad vehicles. Lessons learned along the way are also described. Deeper dive videos of the modifications are on our OV Mods page.

Walk Around Checklist

• The vehicle as a whole
  • Year
  • Make
  • Model
  • What this color?
  • When did you buy it
  • New or used
  • Purchase price
  • Shout outs to who you bought it from (or complaints, gripes, criticisms)
  • Why did you choose this particular one?
  • What terrain do you ride on? (Mud, rocks, dunes, hills, flat, etc.)?
• Front
  • Windshield
  • Stickers
  • Velcro for patches, trail passes
  • Grill (radiator mesh)
  • Lights
  • Bumper
  • Winch
• Driver’s side, kneel down by front wheel
  • Fenders (stock or not)
  • Wheels (stock or not, size)
  • Tires (size)
  • Shocks
  • Springs
  • Rock lights
• Driver’s side outside
  • Roof (none, hardtop, soft top)
  • Windows (none, window nets, glass, soft top, etc.)
  • Camera mounts (where and why)
  • Side mirrors
  • Doors (stock or not, half, full)
  • Rock sliders or tree kickers
• Open driver’s side door
  • On-door storage bags
  • Seats (if not stock)
  • Seat belts or harnesses
  • Behind seat storage
  • Between seats storage
  • Console storage
• Sit in the driver’s seat
  • Describe your view out the back
  • Overhead storage
  • Interior lighting
  • Rear view mirror
  • Windshield wiper
  • Dashboard, start up sequence (speed-o, gauges, tach)
  • Control panel switches
    • Master switch (controls what)
    • Headlight switch
    • 4-wheel drive
    • Front light bar
    • Rear light bar
    • Winch switch
    • USB outlets
    • Cigarette lighter (12V power)
  • Navigation (have it powered up and displaying)
  • Commo
  • Beer holding capacity
• Driver’s side, kneel down by rear wheel
  • Shocks
  • Springs
  • Trailing arm
  • A-arms
  • Radius rods
  • Swaybar (disconnects or not)
  • CVT belt replacement time (if applicable)
  • Rock light
• Rear
  • Rear window (none, glass, plastic)
  • Spare tire
  • Rear view camera
  • Load out (have everything loaded/mounted)
  • Cooler, beer capacity
  • Tie downs
  • Exhaust
  • Rear clearance measurement (fully loaded)
• Passenger side
  • point out anything different (if applicable)
• Vehicle Summary
  • Pros
  • Cons
  • Where do you get stuck?
  • Breakdowns
  • Damage
  • Comfort in different conditions
    • How does it do in hot weather (how hot?)
    • How does it do cold weather (how cold?)
    • Dry (dusty?)
    • Wet (muddy, sloppy)