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Old 10-25-2010, 08:54 PM
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anyone recommend what to use for tail light protection, to try to keep them from getting crushed? iv seen some guards, anything thats fairly cheap to use?
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i have some guards sitting in my garage $50 shipped
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yeah ive seen guards where do you find those? got any pics of the ones you got? ive tried looking a few places and only seen em for the grands. i dont need em for a grand for reg.
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hey if svrider doesnt want those, ill take them. they are the ones that look like the ones on all of those land rover/range rovers right?
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they are for the 97+ years, idk if they will fit for earlier years, they bolt on the taillights, they are black and made of metal and look pretty beefy
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go for it 78 im just browsin myself. i think im gonna get a set of bumpers first before i get into light guards.
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hey 78 what year is your xj? sorry jeepxj19 for stealing your thread. guards are the only thing you can do that i know of
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you could put that clear plastic coating on em, kinda like a sticker, but it will only strengthen the plastic/protect from scratches. it wont protect against a tree like the guards. ive used it on headlights for a sportbike once
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i have a 95 XJ, so i dont think those will work?
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I may be able to check tonight but not sure. I'll have to have my friend come over that drives a 92 and see
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or you could make a tail light box, buy 2 red-3 way lights, and 2 white lights, you know the cheap round ones, and go to home depot, get some small metal rod, and make your own covers
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or you could make a tail light box, buy 2 red-3 way lights, and 2 white lights, you know the cheap round ones, and go to home depot, get some small metal rod, and make your own covers
x2 taillight boxes are the strongest
http://www.jcroffroad.com/Merchant2/...y_Code=XJArmor
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I hate to be rude, but i generally worry about stuff in front of me.
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I hate to be rude, but i generally worry about stuff in front of me.

I would expect they would be more applied toward side impacts. Sliding sideways off a rock/off camber situation, slamming into a tree/another rock. Or on tight trails when you are barely scraping through.
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If your really worried about smashing out your tail lights rustysoffroad.com has full replacement tail lights for xjs. They are pretty nice. And real rugged.


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