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Discussion in 'Builds and Fabricators Forum' started by DanStew, Oct 13, 2005.

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  1. Oct 13, 2005
    DanStew

    DanStew Preowned Merkin salesman Staff Member

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    I am pondering new ways to install rear tail lights so they are out of the way and you can have a tire carrier montued to the side rather than centered. My idea is taking a set of rear wrap around corner protectors, the ones that cover the whole corner, and graft a round hosuing to monut the taillight to the corner guard. sort of making it blend into the steel. Kind of like they do for motorcyckles when the flushmount a tailight in the rear fender. This way it is pretected because you are using thick steel for a housing and you can have them protruding a little bit from the sides and obstacles would slide off the housing.
     
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    Patrick

    Patrick Super Moderator Staff Member

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    Not sure what you mean Dan..... My tail lights are out of harms way.....
     
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    DanStew

    DanStew Preowned Merkin salesman Staff Member

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    putting the lights out to the side more, so you can have more room for a spare tire rack and cooler or storage boxes
     
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    Mcruff

    Mcruff Earlycj5 Machinist

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    You can always flush mount them, thats what I intend to do, got me a set of flush mount LED's about 2 weeks ago, will get them mounted in a few more weeks.
     
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    DanStew

    DanStew Preowned Merkin salesman Staff Member

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    i am already flushmonuted. Just looking to put them more over to the edge of the jeep body
     
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    Old Bill

    Old Bill Aggressively passive....

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    You could always graft in some tail fins while yer at it Dan! That way, they'd be UP out of harm's way! R)
     
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    DanStew

    DanStew Preowned Merkin salesman Staff Member

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    Wait till i install the 50's caddy front bumper with 8 headlights :)
     
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  8. Oct 14, 2005
    BlueFlu

    BlueFlu past owner of some ecj5's

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    Dan are you talking like how most trucks are set up?
     
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    66cj5

    66cj5 Jeep with no name

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    would be easier to relocate the lights as far over as possible.
     
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  10. Oct 14, 2005
    william_cj3b

    william_cj3b 3BOB driver

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    I've seen a few jeeps with 73-87 Chevy pickup taillights grafted into the corners. Looks pretty sharp to me.
     
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    JohnyJeep

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    sparky

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    Dondo's M38A1 for one.
     
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    John A. Shows

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    pathkiller

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    I have to be the voice of dissent. I personally don't like the look of the Chebby truck taillightts on a CJ. I prefer the original look. But that's just me.
     
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    BlueFlu

    BlueFlu past owner of some ecj5's

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    Preach on brother!!!! R)

    YOMV;)
     
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    Boyink

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    Uh, well, I wasn't gonna say it but since you did first....me too...;)

    The truck lights always looked too big for the rear of a Jeep to my eye.
     
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    4S50

    4S50 I’m back!

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  18. Oct 24, 2005
    Ghetto Fab.

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    You could also just put some flush mount taillights and integrate them into the tire carrier swingout portion. They don't have to be mounted to the body and your not gonna drive around with the swingout open, I hope.

    Kevo
     
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    panzer

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    That's what I was planning to do. Sometime....
     
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    termin8ed

    termin8ed I didn't do it Staff Member

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    What about mounting some lights into the bumper? flushmount them by the corners and they'd be out of the way. Not sure if that would still be in your way for the planned tire carrier/ cooler rack...
     
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