Flush mounted rear brake lights
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From: Oceanside - san diego, Ca.
They are 1/4 20 3/4" Allen head tapered bolts with washers on backside and loctite on nuts all stainless hardware.
I didn't nutsert because the light holes are big enough to reach in and with angles and ribbing it was smaller and easier to just use a nut/washer combo on back.
JK Enthusiast
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From: Providence RI
So ripped the rear lights and license plate off the jeep along with 3 of 4 fenders for the Last time...(been 4 times now lol)
So I slapped xenon flat fenders on while I fab some new front fenders up which I'll post when done, sleek and solid with 1.25 120 wall tubes ready to do battle.
Anyhow I am more than SICK of ripping off stuff It gets old....lol
Anyhow 12 gauge so its solid and I can weld some corner plates to the side plates later of I decide and solid enough that they won't bend.
Making a plate tomorrow that will fasten on to cover the recessed area from lic. Plate and I'll fab up a quick mount and holder for the light to get it in zip tied from the spare tire...
Love the jeep HATE the stuff hanging off the body its like my keep grew warts....just need to get it some small mods to keep it ready for the rocks and crevasses...
I'll post finished pics up in a day or so.
Top light is 4" with 21 diodes the lower will be a back up 2.5" clear from poison spyder.
This is another time it happened
This was the first repair at TDS
This is the 2nd repair at TDS this is how it sat till tonight
Driver side is done just need to grab the 2.5 clear led from PS for reverse lights.
Let's face it even my sons rc jeep is missing a tail light lol
So I slapped xenon flat fenders on while I fab some new front fenders up which I'll post when done, sleek and solid with 1.25 120 wall tubes ready to do battle.
Anyhow I am more than SICK of ripping off stuff It gets old....lol
Anyhow 12 gauge so its solid and I can weld some corner plates to the side plates later of I decide and solid enough that they won't bend.
Making a plate tomorrow that will fasten on to cover the recessed area from lic. Plate and I'll fab up a quick mount and holder for the light to get it in zip tied from the spare tire...
Love the jeep HATE the stuff hanging off the body its like my keep grew warts....just need to get it some small mods to keep it ready for the rocks and crevasses...
I'll post finished pics up in a day or so.
Top light is 4" with 21 diodes the lower will be a back up 2.5" clear from poison spyder.
This is another time it happened
This was the first repair at TDS
This is the 2nd repair at TDS this is how it sat till tonight
Driver side is done just need to grab the 2.5 clear led from PS for reverse lights.
Let's face it even my sons rc jeep is missing a tail light lol
Dude LMAO!!!! First off Brilliant Job! U make it look easy But That is an incredible gift to be able to modify like that ! I say LMAO because at a fast glance of the pics I did not realize the Jeep in last pic was a Toy and thought to myself WOW what friggin tires are those ? ..then I noticed the carpet....lololol
JK Freak
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From: Atlanta, GA
I'm thinking (again) about doing this now... do you happen to have a pic of what you needed to cut out from the taillight housing to make this fit? The stock lights are still able to mount if you ever had to go back, right?
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From: Oceanside - san diego, Ca.
Thanks Rico yeah I walked by going up stairs and looked down it was missing the light too I had to take a pic, its a bad design even on the toy...lol
Patman, no once you cut there's no going back good news is the plates alone look factory following lines and curves and is a sell able upgrade if you sell.
My focus is remove all stuff hanging out or off and if needed convert to plate and tube for durability we run some nasty rocks.
The side plates with tubes have already been tried and true I smashed em against a wall and hung up the jeep on the. Coming out of a canyon. That alone saved $$$$ and time lol....
Patman, no once you cut there's no going back good news is the plates alone look factory following lines and curves and is a sell able upgrade if you sell.
My focus is remove all stuff hanging out or off and if needed convert to plate and tube for durability we run some nasty rocks.
The side plates with tubes have already been tried and true I smashed em against a wall and hung up the jeep on the. Coming out of a canyon. That alone saved $$$$ and time lol....
JK Newbie
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From: RVA
Where did you get the round rubber plugs for the lights to sit in, or do they come as kit with the lights themselves ?
Did you have to cut the same diameter holes onto the sheet metal of the jeep for both of the lights as well ?
Did you have to cut the same diameter holes onto the sheet metal of the jeep for both of the lights as well ?