Guess the custom, one off part

toy4everyseason · **Posted:** Mon Mar 10, 2014 5:21 pm

So I've spent the last 2 weekends making these

Can you guess what they are?

Gageraid · **Posted:** Mon Mar 10, 2014 5:26 pm

Tow hook mounting plates?

Gageraid · **Posted:** Mon Mar 10, 2014 5:26 pm

Or a mount for lights.

toy4everyseason · **Posted:** Mon Mar 10, 2014 5:53 pm

Gageraid wrote:

Or a mount for lights.

Funny that you mentioned tow hook mounts as I probably over built them, they are rock solid and pretty sure they could hold my body weight standing on them. They replace the fake "vent" on the fender. My lights should be here Wednesday so we'll see if I measured it correctly and how it looks with lights. Here they are mounted.

Bmxer524 · **Posted:** Mon Mar 10, 2014 6:00 pm

Pretty cool idea!!

Gageraid · **Posted:** Mon Mar 10, 2014 6:08 pm

Bmxer524 wrote:

Pretty cool idea!!

x2. Very creative! I removed my vents, too. :JEEPIN:

Keep us posted.

toy4everyseason · **Posted:** Mon Mar 10, 2014 6:38 pm

Thanks guys, I'm excited to get the lights on. It only took 1 weekend to build this set but I went through 2 versions. Version 1.0 used 1/8" steel plate for the blanking plates and straps. I didn't like how the blanking plates started to bend ever so slightly when welding the straps on. These are the version 2.0 using 1/4" steel blanking plates with 1/8" straps and 1/4" steel fog light mounts. I did run into a little problem after welding the fog light mounts at a 90 degree angle to the blanking plates. This caused the mounts to stick upward looking a little like wings rather than level with the mirrors. Easy enough fix, cut a 1/4" slit on the underside of the mounts, bend down at a 70 degree angle and weld it back up. :BANANA:

$15 in steel plates, a few cut off wheels and some hardware. I'm currently only about $20 in these. To be honest it probably could be built from a single piece of 1/8" steel or aluminum bent accordantly. I may even make a version 3.0 in aluminum using that method if I can find a big enough piece.

DREDnot · **Posted:** Tue Mar 11, 2014 5:05 am

toy4everyseason wrote:

They replace the fake "vent" on the fender.

Just an FYI, those vents can be made functional

toy4everyseason · **Posted:** Tue Mar 11, 2014 7:34 am

DREDnot wrote:

toy4everyseason wrote:

They replace the fake "vent" on the fender.

Just an FYI, those vents can be made functional

Ok.... but Jeep didn't intend for them to be used that way so I stand by fake. :mrgreen:

Gageraid · **Posted:** Tue Mar 11, 2014 10:39 am

DREDnot wrote:

toy4everyseason wrote:

They replace the fake "vent" on the fender.

Just an FYI, those vents can be made functional

Did you mod them? I just removed them a while ago.

JeepNCrowd · **Posted:** Tue Mar 11, 2014 11:58 am

I love the Idea! If you can make more for a reasonable price I'll buy a set. was there any cutting involved?

toy4everyseason · **Posted:** Tue Mar 11, 2014 5:39 pm

JeepNCrowd wrote:

I love the Idea! If you can make more for a reasonable price I'll buy a set. was there any cutting involved?

There is 100% no cutting involved, it uses front hole for the fake vent using a u nut and uses the fender bolt as the 2nd mounting point. If at any point you want to remove them and go back to stock it can be done w/o any evidence that they where previously installed.

Here is the million dollar question, what would you expect to pay for a product like this? Making more may be an option if version 3.0 proves less labor intensive than using my junky welder and trying to clean it up afterward.

John3:17 · **Posted:** Tue Mar 11, 2014 7:19 pm

My 2 cents they also might make good antenna mounts

toy4everyseason · **Posted:** Tue Mar 11, 2014 7:57 pm

John3:17 wrote:

My 2 cents they also might make good antenna mounts

Hey there you go, good thinking :BANANA:

silverkk · **Joined:** Mon Feb 04, 2013 12:27 pm **Posts:** 637

I made custom light mounts also

id be willing to make them

toy4everyseason · **Posted:** Wed Mar 12, 2014 1:40 am

silverkk wrote:

I made custom light mounts also

Those are interesting but I gotta couple of questions. How is it mounted? How badly does it obstruct your view while driving? Surely you couldn't mount 6" lights to it without it being an obvious obstruction. How's the glare off the hood? I'm not trying to knock your design at all, there's more than one way to skin a cat. Heck I have some questions about my own design that can't be answered until I mount some lights. It's cool to see I'm not the only one wanting more lights. Heck I'd stick some on the roof if it wasn't for poor clearance pulling into the garage :banghead:

Gageraid · **Posted:** Wed Mar 12, 2014 1:46 am

toy4everyseason - This is the exact kind of mod that should have been available from the factory or put out by an aftermarket company. Simple design, and relatively cheap I'd assume. Can't wait to see some lights mounted.
Things you should worry about which I'm sure you have already is that these mounts might cause some extra noises and the lights will probably cause a little more drag. I know this is a forum for Jeeps, but ya know, gas ain't cheap.

TIJKK1220 · **Posted:** Wed Mar 12, 2014 9:39 am

They are mounted to the hood mount, I had the same idea and was in the process of building a two light mount for both sides

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huntb · **Posted:** Wed Mar 12, 2014 10:10 am

Gageraid wrote:

toy4everyseason - This is the exact kind of mod that should have been available from the factory or put out by an aftermarket company. Simple design, and relatively cheap I'd assume. Can't wait to see some lights mounted.
Things you should worry about which I'm sure you have already is that these mounts might cause some extra noises and the lights will probably cause a little more drag. I know this is a forum for Jeeps, but ya know, gas ain't cheap.

Gage, I'm still waiting for you to sell yours and buy a Prius the way you talk about fuel economy on this forum... Drag created by two lights (that are in front of the side mirrors by the way) = 0.00001 less MPG! OH NO :ROTFL:

Haha, it's too much fun messing with you

12KK SFD · **Posted:** Wed Mar 12, 2014 11:39 am

Great idea and execution. Is there sufficient room to run the wires to the lights? That would be my only question. It seems like this mount would be a good way to avoid hood glare.

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