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Old Apr 27, 2014 | 01:18 PM
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Right on
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Old Apr 29, 2014 | 05:57 AM
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Took some modifications to a pair of surface mount oval led lights I had and modified my turn signal lens to fit them. Saw the idea from someone previously in the thread just thought i would post my own.


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Old May 2, 2014 | 07:38 PM
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Built these side armor/tail light boxes for a pal.
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Old May 2, 2014 | 08:43 PM
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Originally Posted by clydesdale
Built these side armor/tail light boxes for a pal.
What metal thickness is that? I wanted to do metal tail light boxes like that with the older body style like mine, looks good.
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Old May 2, 2014 | 08:43 PM
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New bumper for 8274










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Old May 2, 2014 | 09:11 PM
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Originally Posted by 94XjSport94
What metal thickness is that? I wanted to do metal tail light boxes like that with the older body style like mine, looks good.
10 gauge and DOM tubing
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Old May 2, 2014 | 10:52 PM
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Originally Posted by clydesdale
Built these side armor/tail light boxes for a pal.
Where did you get the lights from, I have seem to like those better then the circle ones. And what's the lumens output seem like they throw quite a bit.
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Old May 2, 2014 | 11:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Rollincoal420
New bumper for 8274
Jeez, how much does that whole thing weigh? Welds look good!
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Old May 3, 2014 | 08:50 AM
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No clue yet, but just fyi, there is no drivetrain in the jeep at the moment. And it's close to ride height now
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Old May 3, 2014 | 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by clydesdale
Built these side armor/tail light boxes for a pal.
I really like these. They look way better than the circle ones offered by all the online retailers. If you decide to sell a set lmk.
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Old May 3, 2014 | 11:34 AM
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Originally Posted by hbracing13
Where did you get the lights from, I have seem to like those better then the circle ones. And what's the lumens output seem like they throw quite a bit.
Got'em from my local industrial supplier.
They're right next to the round ones in the book.
The reverse lights are the same make but double the price. Not too bad though. $150 canadian for all four.
Had to use a trailer box to make the lights do all the right functions.
Don't know the lumens, but they're real bright.
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Old May 4, 2014 | 03:00 PM
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Rollingcoal420; I think you did a great job on your bumper. It will look even better once you get some paint on it. If I saw it in my rearview mirror I would think your XJ was smiling at me. (nice)
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Old May 5, 2014 | 05:07 AM
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Little bit of plate, and a little bit of paint and it well be done. I'd say with the winch, it's easily over 200lbs for the combo of the the 2
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Old Jun 1, 2014 | 09:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Tarenrack

square tubing cut in half (its all i had) bent to form the rails on the roof then used stainless sheet metal screws (4 in each mount) to screw it to the rails. It's a lot stronger that what you would think.

Heres a better view
Hi, do you have a better pic of how you mounted that rack to the roof? I have a home built rack that is just bolted and hose clamped to the factory cross bars, I'm in need of a better system.
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Old Jun 2, 2014 | 09:27 AM
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I chopped the factory 4x4 lever in favor of a shifter **** from an old CJ / Dana 300 transfer case that I got from a local swap meet for 10 bucks.

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