lynskynbnd

I got tired of paying $50 each time I broke a tail lamp. The aftermarket offerings from JCR and Mafia Motor Works did not thrill me and cost too much. So...........................








I made some templates from cardboard










And used my Poor Man's Plazma Cutter to cut the 14ga sheet












Then there was a lot of fitting, welding, bending, grinding.......


















Then the right side......

















How I made the bends
















Fitting before final welding and holes for lamps
















After final welding and grinding, drilling/cutting for Lamps














Ready for paint















Compared to OEM lamps











My original plan was to combine the signal and brake lamps with a trailer adapter. However the OEM trailer harness caused a feed back that stopped the brake lamps from working. I removed the OEM harness and the lamps worked as I designed them. Problem, now I couldn't light my Off Road Trailer. Redesign is to change the backup lamps to signal lamps. I'll mount backup lamps to my Tire Carrier later.














So, finally, after many hours of work, here they are.
The upper lamps are Brake/Park lamps, the lower lamps are Signal lamps, and there are side markers.





















I invested $40 in lamps, grommets, and connectors,and $8 in paint.
The 14ga sheet was leftover from my Off Road Trailer.

If I break a lamp now it'll cost $3-$5 to replace.

ol'DixieJeep

im doing the same but making it a part of some side armor. good work and looks awesome!

1988cherokee

They look great and thats some good fabrication

1998-RED-XJ

Those are awesome! Fantastic fabrication skills!

PingPong

What thickness metal did you use?



Also why didnt you do LED's.. would have made what you did pimp.


Still good fab work.

lynskynbnd

14ga. I stated that twice in the post..

I ain't no pimp or tunner!! no LED's for me

ol'DixieJeep

as far as flat bed/trailer/semitruck lights go, ive found that the led's arent as bright. and dont have that smooth all over light look like the regular ones have.

CPLSeraphim

Very nice Fab. Why do you Cherokee Forum Fab guys keep making me put more on my to do list!!! Lol. Looks great and functional.

b. lee

H ha, why read the actual words when the book has so many nice pictures!

Nice work, those look good!

Similar LEDs are $10-25 a piece. Turns a $40 project into a $100+ one.

N20jeep

those look badass.

great work. ive got 2 busted tails from wheeling, so this is definitely making its way up on my to-do list

unvmyxj

Would you consider making and selling a set privately? If so pm me I'm super interested.

XJUSMC

x2 I want some bad those look amazing. Thank you for allowing me to see them. You sir are a stud.

papaj

Nice fab skills they look good much better then buying new ones everytime u crack em up

MallCrawlXJ

Im impressed!....I dig the tail lights!

Wesley762

Man those are super clean and look really good.