For me I like tail light guards and believe they serve a purpose of adding a more rugged look. Other than that I'm not sure what else they do.

 

Light guards do look nice but taking them out wheeling is a bad idea. I bought some Mopar ones because I like how they look. Went wheeling and slid ever so slightly into a clay bank- corner damage. Without the guards, I would have cracked a light which isn't a big deal since I have two extras. The corner damage will be there until I get corners.

So aesthetically- great. As actual 'protection'- not recommended.

 

I agree, they will transfer damage into the body for sure.

 

Put me in the DNL catagory.. came on the pre-owned JKU .. took them off at home immediately.. they attached using same screws as the tail light .. I do not think they would do much protecting. Just MO.

 

Waste of time & money.

 

I like them on Jeeps. It's why I installed them on my Jeep.

Rear view brake light guards

 

I like the look of them, had them in mine when I had the stock tails. But, i can see how they would cause a problem on jks as they are thicker than the body sheet metal, and don't really attach well.

 

I like the way they look. I have a set because I got them for basically nothing. As far as protection I imagine they actually might do more harm than good in a significant impact. In a moderately low impact they might serve to protect the light some.

They look good though in my opinion. I would think a headlight guard would be more purposeful. Something like what Mark Doiron has on his. It would actually keep rocks from hitting the light housing.

 

Seems like everyone or most like the look of tail light guards. Same here,