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Old 01-09-2012, 03:59 PM
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Well i wanted to see how it would look on my jeep so i thought would fab up and give it a try

here is the drawing and the lights i am gonna use for my headlights
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pretty sure a memeber or here have round headlights. One i know is detours, however i dont think thats what you're going for. I'll try to see if i can remember who it is
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theres a few XJs on here that have done the same it looks pretty good
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And instead of steel plate (just looks like what you might be using from your drawing) use steel mesh, it makes it look great. However if you painted the plate black... hmmm
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yeah i thought about black or even chrome diamond plate
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Originally Posted by xj_maniac_newb
pretty sure a memeber or here have round headlights. One i know is detours, however i dont think thats what you're going for. I'll try to see if i can remember who it is
Yeah, one that I know of is liftedjeepxj. His really turned out great. Check out his build thread here.

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heres some on google, ranging from Butt Fugly to Pretty damn good.

http://www.google.ca/search?tbm=isch...7l861l9.2l11l0

as stated theres a few guys on here who have done so, there was one a while ago it was an older blue XJ and he managed to retain the factory blinker.
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Your light looks like a tractor light.
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I've been kicking the idea around for awhile, but after seeing it.... hmmm
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they are LED fog lights from truck lite
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