So I installed some tailamp guards today...

MIA_02Liberty · **Posted:** Mon Oct 06, 2008 3:57 pm

Whats up ya'll,

Well my tailamps arrived today which I bought off ebay for $60.00. It stated they were OEM Jeep products. When then arrived I picked them up and they were WAAAAAY lighter than I expected... THEY WERE PLASTIC ! Ok so my question to all of ya'll that have these is:

Are the OEM light guards plastic?

Where did you purchased yours (Or did they come with it when you bought your car at the dealer?)

Honestly after installing them... plastic or not they look good...

Let me know what you think...

Robbrez · **Posted:** Mon Oct 06, 2008 4:01 pm

looks good

tommudd · **Posted:** Mon Oct 06, 2008 5:00 pm

local Willys shop had 10 sets of metal ones for like 60 a few weeks back, was trying to unload them on me, they seemed pretty heavy

RAYMAN975 · **Posted:** Mon Oct 06, 2008 5:50 pm

i have the same "kind" but from mopar, and they are plastic as well, so dont think you got gipped(spelling? lol)

Boostedxt · **Joined:** Thu Sep 29, 2005 8:58 pm **Posts:** 348

go to manik parts they have them in metal

joe

JNJ-Z · **Posted:** Mon Oct 06, 2008 7:59 pm

LOOKS NICE, I LIKE

SoDakJeep · **Posted:** Mon Oct 06, 2008 8:12 pm

yep just plastic on my renny but they look sweet

riptricket · **Posted:** Mon Oct 06, 2008 9:18 pm

please no racial slurs. I have Bohemian Gyspy in my heritage. You didn't know, I know, but in the future, please know!

DryBones · **Posted:** Mon Oct 06, 2008 10:30 pm

my grandmother was a full blood Bohemian. She married a full blooded Norwegian...what a mixture!

Guest · **Posted:** Mon Oct 06, 2008 10:41 pm

riptricket wrote:

please no racial slurs. I have Bohemian Gyspy in my heritage. You didn't know, I know, but in the future, please know!

I don't slur my racial comments...I'm very eloquent and well-spoken!!

I wonder if any sort of taillight guard would've helped my situation when i busted a lense.

RAYMAN975 · **Posted:** Tue Oct 07, 2008 6:59 pm

what? is it because i said gipped?

riptricket · **Posted:** Tue Oct 07, 2008 7:18 pm

yes, but i do not hold it against you, b/c not very many people actually know the term. No worries, just be more aware next time.

dog_party · **Posted:** Tue Oct 07, 2008 7:22 pm

Yea, the Mopar taillight guards are plastic. I searched for taillight guards shortly after I got the KJ and found that all taillight guards are plastic except Manik (http://www.manik.com/). After seeing the cost of the Manik metal taillight guards, I decided that I'd rather spend my money elsewhere.

But they DO look good.

Inc · **Posted:** Tue Oct 07, 2008 7:22 pm

I had the OEM plastic ones on my KJ when my wife was driving it and backed into a civic. All it did was snap in pieces and scratch the guy's civic. My rear light didn't break though, but the bumper took the brunt of the force to begin with. I am pissed though because the guards were glued in place on mine so when I pulled the rest of the broken one off and the other whole one, little chunks of my tail lights came off with the guards and some of the guards were left on the lights. :evil:

I heard the metal ones bend and mash into the body causing more damage than doing good though, but I have never seen proof of that claim.

Guest · **Posted:** Tue Oct 07, 2008 11:11 pm

RAYMAN975 wrote:

what? is it because i said gipped?

Man, I can think of a million things to say right now.

Garrison - Eric, don't say the F word!

So I installed some tailamp guards today...

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