Author Topic: Corner guards on TJ  (Read 2213 times)

Offline hotshot

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Corner guards on TJ
« on: 06/11/09 - 03:36PM »
Well, I've painted and installed the corners that I bought from Jimmy and I'm very happy with them.  One thing though for anyone else installing corners; if you use flush mount LED lights keep in mind that on 03+ TJs there is an evap canister about a half inch from the back panel on the passenger side.  That was a bit of a surprise after I cut the 4.5 inch hole.  The lights I bought required about 1 inch for clearance.  I found a writeup for moving the evap canister on stu-offroad;  http://www.stu-offroad.com/engine/evapcan/evapcan-1.htm.  It added some time to the install but was pretty simple to do.

I need to figure out something for reverse lights; I'm thinking of mounting some to the cross bar of my tire carrier.  I also need to add a light for the license plate. 

Other things to keep in mind;
  • I did the install myself but having another set of hands to hold things while you drill holes would be helpful
  • You can cut the hole for the lights with a 4.5 in hole cut bit ($40 at lowes) or a jig saw like I did
  • Be careful cutting the passenger side hole, the evap canister is very close to the back panel; best bet is to remove it before you cut since you'll have to remove it to drill a new hole for the move
  • If you use a jig saw to cut you'll need to remove the tailgate when you do the passenger side
  • Install the passenger side corner guard while the evap canister is out; it will make reaching all the bolt holes easier
  • You can use one of the bolts holding the corner guards on for the ground wire on the tail lights

Couple pics of the finished product (still need to add a couple of the bolts):




Offline LoneWolf

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Re: Corner guards on TJ
« Reply #1 on: 06/11/09 - 05:06PM »
Those are some fine looking corners! Good Job Mark. Did you fix your blinkers from blinking fast yet? I believe that is covered on Stu's site too.
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Re: Corner guards on TJ
« Reply #2 on: 06/11/09 - 06:19PM »
Those are some fine looking corners! Good Job Mark. Did you fix your blinkers from blinking fast yet? I believe that is covered on Stu's site too.

http://www.stu-offroad.com/electrical/led1/led-4.htm

Gonna do this tonight after a quick trip to radio shack.

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Re: Corner guards on TJ
« Reply #3 on: 06/12/09 - 03:48AM »
Looking good.... DO you just have to get a flasher relay for the blinking problem?
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Offline KURT Feely

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Re: Corner guards on TJ
« Reply #4 on: 08/25/12 - 01:26PM »
Well, I've painted and installed the corners that I bought from Jimmy and I'm very happy with them.  One thing though for anyone else installing corners; if you use flush mount LED lights http://www.niceledlights.com keep in mind that on 03+ TJs there is an evap canister about a half inch from the back panel on the passenger side.  That was a bit of a surprise after I cut the 4.5 inch hole.  The lights I bought required about 1 inch for clearance.  I found a writeup for moving the evap canister on stu-offroad;  http://www.stu-offroad.com/engine/evapcan/evapcan-1.htm.  It added some time to the install but was pretty simple to do.

I need to figure out something for
reverse lights; I'm thinking of mounting some to the cross bar of my tire carrier.  I also need to add a light for the license plate. 

Other things to keep in mind;
  • I did the install myself but having another set of hands to hold things while you drill holes would be helpful
  • You can cut the hole for the lights with a 4.5 in hole cut bit ($40 at lowes) or a jig saw like I did
  • Be careful cutting the passenger side hole, the evap canister is very close to the back panel; best bet is to remove it before you cut since you'll have to remove it to drill a new hole for the move
  • If you use a jig saw to cut you'll need to remove the tailgate when you do the passenger side
  • Install the passenger side corner guard while the evap canister is out; it will make reaching all the bolt holes easier
  • You can use one of the bolts holding the corner guards on for the ground wire on the tail lights

Couple pics of the finished product (still need to add a couple of the bolts):





I really liked those lights.
« Last Edit: 08/29/12 - 03:43AM by KURT Feely »