Rear bumper tire mounting question for us pa guys.

I know if I go with the rear tire bumper carrier I will have to relocate my license plate. My last car was a cavalier and I once got pulled over for the light above my license plate being out, I just replaced the bulb no biggie. Now, if I move my license plate with the tire carrier bumper it won't be illuminated.

Will I be running a risk with this? Or was the cop just being a dick? Is this really illegal in pa? Furthermore, does anybody offer a fix to this, like a kit to light it up or something? I would prefer if it was lit up anyway.

I'm asking because I would rather go with a bumper mount than a roof rack mount, it looks better, plus I wouldn't be able to park my xj in the garage anymore with the roof rack option.

 

You need to have a light for your plate... it shouldn't be that hard to fab something up... you would only need to run one wire and maybe just ground it to the swing out its self

 

There's just enough room to mount it to the side. I've had mine there for awhile now with no legal issues. As for the light, I ordered an led one from amazon for around $6 and spliced it into the original harness. I made a plate bucket they I want to eventually French into the hatch so that the plate is flush instead of sitting on top.

 

I dont even have a bulb, its saved my *** before when cops have showed up to a wheeling spot we used to go to, i have the blown bulb in the cup holder right now, id say definitely have one just incase thow, its always a good thing, its simple enough to do, take less then a half hour

 

Here's wat I came up with for now.

 

How do you open your hatch? Do you take the tire off and disconnect the wire?

 

It's a swing arm. Tire carrier there's a latch on the drivers side. A friend had a corner light from a Volvo so I put the wires to the Licence plate bulb. I unplug the light to swing the tire out.

 

PARTS

94 Xj, 4.0aw4231d35, white.
Motor and Trans gone
Everything else, still available as of now. Body is in good shape, interior is not bad, any one need anything?


Edit:
Header panel, front markers, and Bezels spoken for

 

Anyone need a sound bar that's in decent shape for an older model? Bought it and just don't feel like running an amp to power it because I have hatch speakers. Has no fabric on it but all wires and two speakers are there along with the light. I'd say $50 just so I can get some money back against it. PM me. If not ill eventually wire it up for my jeep.

 

I need a good shell wit title

 

Floors are kind of ugly

 

Hows everyone else's day going? Mine sucks so far

 

This is my 98 xj 2 door 3" block lift witch I'm working on pulling out with 31" swampers. Live in glenolden pa 15 min from Philly airport

 

What happened?

 

Slidding in a turn pushing and avoided hitting a honda by hitting a bridge