Tail Light Guards

[VX KAT]

All I did was use a Dremel to shorten the tubing you see in the pic--figured it would be a useful spot to mount stuff later --the pic you had with the CB antenna mount (BINGO, I LOVE the antenna mount).

I just ain't gettin' this...........
What tubing did you Dremel and shorten?? The thin horizontal ones?

Are the thin bars/tubing now disconnected from the thicker vertical tubing?

Sorry, I'm being so dumb here...... Anybody...can you 'splain dis to me?
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Also, these stainless ones on ebay don't seem to have the correct shape...I don't see any slope on the upper, outer edge that would follow the curve of the top half of our tail lens shape . They actually look quite square to me....I can't get the picture to show in this post though.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/320778863088...49#ht_690wt_80


These follow the contour: (They're made by MANIK, but discontinued).

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[wekilled]

Kat: The stainless ones are for an older model Amigo, so don't get those ones. You need the teardrop shape above for a newer Amigo. The tubing I was referring to was the two hollow ones (one horizontal on top of the other) that I shortened but left on for future undetermined use. I didn't cut any of the thick guard tubing nor the thin horizontal pieces. Those are both intact. I will keep an eye out on ebay for the right guards if I see any.

[braaus]

Dear Kat, I spent my half Saturday and whole Sunday drooling and doing things on the car. The fangs are shiny now ( not fins as I said before, hehehe!) and the roof cage is up. But I think they sit way too high on the car, I'll go to my mate's house next Tuesday or Wednesday to have it cut and shortened as low as possible, at least 3/12 inches. I took pics with my cel phone but once I lower the roof cage I'll take decent pictures to post. Amazing car to own and drive!
http://m.flickr.com/#/photos/17121683@N00/6740780191/
http://m.flickr.com/#/photos/17121683@N00/6740778583/
http://m.flickr.com/#/photos/17121683@N00/6740776725/

[VX KAT]

Dear Kat, I spent my half Saturday and whole Sunday drooling and doing things on the car. The fangs are shiny now ( not fins as I said before, hehehe!) and the roof cage is up. But I think they sit way too high on the car, I'll go to my mate's house next Tuesday or Wednesday to have it cut and shortened as low as possible, at least 3/12 inches. I took pics with my cel phone but once I lower the roof cage I'll take decent pictures to post. Amazing car to own and drive!
http://m.flickr.com/#/photos/17121683@N00/6740780191/
http://m.flickr.com/#/photos/17121683@N00/6740778583/
http://m.flickr.com/#/photos/17121683@N00/6740776725/

NICE!!!!!!

Several of us over here always drool over the JDM front fog light assembly you have on the front......

Is that an offset scoop on the hood insert? Is it functional?

What's on the metal hood, just next to the scoop? Vents?

Your "fangs" looks nice & shiny!....what did you use?


Enjoy!.......don't forget to eat.....hehe

[braaus]

NICE!!!!!!

Several of us over here always drool over the JDM front fog light assembly you have on the front......

Is that an offset scoop on the hood insert? Is it functional?

What's on the metal hood, just next to the scoop? Vents?

Your "fangs" looks nice & shiny!....what did you use?


Enjoy!.......don't forget to eat.....hehe

Just woke up!
The previous owner had all these stickers on the car, i'm removing them, looks too busy. And he had an old scoop (not functional) on the bonnet.
removed the scoop and the bonnet is faded, so i bought this one to replace the old one, so it desguises where the previous one was, until i can afford to respray the whole bonnet... There's a black sticker on the bonnet, to cover some glue left when i peeled a piece of rubber that the other owner had also stuck on the bonnet... For the fangs, i bought this heavy duty sticker from ebay uk and cut in that shape (sorry for my english...)
This car is like a little war tank, so cool, can't get over it!

[VX KAT]

After an extensive search online.....I can say that EVERY seller that shows they're in stock and let's you complete the transaction.....DOES NOT ACTUALLY HAVE THEM IN STOCK!!!..

No Steelcraft, Westin, Aries, Go Rhino, Romik, Manik....NONE EXIST ANYMORE for the Rodeo, Passport or Amigo!

The ONLY ones I could find were these stainless ones on ebay for Rodeo/Passport. Don't even know what brand they are.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/HONDA-PASSPO...#ht_3330wt_993

Got a tracking #, should be here this week.

Keep yer fingerz crossed everybody...ya'll know how cranky and whiney I get when I can't get what I want! !..hey, don't agree with me so fast!

If these work, seller has 9 more pair.
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In the meantime....I tried a hairdryer on the plastic ones....didn't do a thing.....guess ABS requires a real heat gun.
I thought if we heated the center vertical area and pulled outward, they'd spread open more and get to that 110 degree or so angle we need.
Anybody?
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[wekilled]

Got scared for a sec. The pic doesn't match the year/model. Once you get them you might have to really sand them or etch them and put some primer to get the black to stick (unless you are going with chrome tube) There are agents you can spray on inbetween the stainless and paint that will help adhere the paint.

I think you are going to be much happier with the metal ones.

[vt_maverick]

Sorry for the T/J but I couldn't resist. What does the forward facing pipe just to the right of the front license plate do? Are the passenger side hood vents real? What is the silver post on the driver's side of the hood insert? What do the antenna and black circular thingy on the front of the roof do?

P.S. Sue that is not the JDM light bar.

[VX KAT]

P.S. Sue that is not the JDM light bar.

HOLY MOLY, JUST NOTICED THAT...I was too busy trying to figure out the one-sided grill/vent thing. Come on...somebody fab one of these up! Would look really good with Ala5ka's new front bar/bumper/skid thing....same styling.

[braaus]

Hello Maverick and Kat, that license plate support with the driving lights are pretty much standard here in Australia, i saw at repco, Autobarn and Supercheap Auto shops and they might cost 20 bucks, i can go have a look if you wish Everything else you see on the car is there for show, the previous owner stuck scoops, stickers, antenas, those 3 rubber pieces that look like vents, i tried to remove but it leaves marks on the paint, so i decided to leave them there for the moment. I just spent 3 hours lowering the roof racks, and now they sit really close to the roof, making the car look much better! Very happy with the final result. Those stickers with the dates on are showing the date the previous owner bought the car. I have a chip on my windscreen, and there's no replacement in Australia I can order one made, but would cost me $640 and takes 6 weeks to be made. I might buy one and leave in my garage for when i have to replace it one day, they'll just get harder and harder to find. I'll post a photo of the lowered roof rack, those 2 whistles that you see above my license plate between the driving lights are to scare kangaroos off the roads, like dogs, that whistle sounds in a frequency that only they can hear, and they don't like it.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/17121683@N00/6764358993
http://www.flickr.com/photos/17121683@N00/6764358443
http://www.flickr.com/photos/17121683@N00/6764357911
http://www.flickr.com/photos/17121683@N00/6764357345
http://www.flickr.com/photos/17121683@N00/6764356765
http://www.flickr.com/photos/17121683@N00/6764356045

[VX KAT]

Hello Maverick and Kat, that license plate support with the driving lights are pretty much standard here in Australia, i saw at repco, Autobarn and Supercheap Auto shops and they might cost 20 bucks, i can go have a look if you wish Everything else you see on the car is there for show, the previous owner stuck scoops, stickers, antenas, those 3 rubber pieces that look like vents, i tried to remove but it leaves marks on the paint, so i decided to leave them there for the moment. I just spent 3 hours lowering the roof racks, and now they sit really close to the roof, making the car look much better! Very happy with the final result. Those stickers with the dates on are showing the date the previous owner bought the car. I have a chip on my windscreen, and there's no replacement in Australia I can order one made, but would cost me $640 and takes 6 weeks to be made. I might buy one and leave in my garage for when i have to replace it one day, they'll just get harder and harder to find. I'll post a photo of the lowered roof rack, those 2 whistles that you see above my license plate between the driving lights are to scare kangaroos off the roads, like dogs, that whistle sounds in a frequency that only they can hear, and they don't like it.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/17121683@N00/6764358993
http://www.flickr.com/photos/17121683@N00/6764358443
http://www.flickr.com/photos/17121683@N00/6764357911
http://www.flickr.com/photos/17121683@N00/6764357345
http://www.flickr.com/photos/17121683@N00/6764356765
http://www.flickr.com/photos/17121683@N00/6764356045

Oh we have those things too, to scare off deer...but he's asking about the single circular tube thing about 10 or 15 cm to the right of your front plate???


RR looks way better low, great job!

[braaus]

Kat, that little tube looks like a camera, but has no function again... its bolted to the bumper, it looks alright, i'll leave it there. What i like about this car is that you can always remove and add stuff to it, it's always a work in progress.

[VX KAT]

MAKING PROGRESS....KINDA....

Here's sample #2....Stainless Steel tail light guards ....
I can't see a brand name anywhere.


First off...these are a very substantial hunk of metal.and are really nice!
Ironically the least expensive of all the ones I saw.
$50 on ebay +$5 shipping.

• These appear to have the same 90 angle as the plastic ones.
  I'd prefer a more flush fit , so these would have to be "widened" IMHO.

• BUT, if we spread them, the 2 vertical edges aren't going to lay flat on the lens, they'd need bent inward....

• NOTE- the style is different than most...instead of tubular shape, these are a flat metal, both the frame and the bars are flat, not tubular.

• I prefer the round tubing, but if this is all I can find, I'll stick with these, if I can get them shaped a little better and tabs welded on..

• If anybody has round tubing and wants to trade/sell....let me know.
  
  
• If we can work out the fitment, then I'll get them powdercoated.

IDEAS???? SUGGESTIONS????

1) See if my 4x4/mechanic shop would be able to bend these. I know they can do the welding part.

2) Hubby's Uncle and cousins own a Heating.Cooling biz in Scottsdale..they bend tons of duct work.....could ask if they have some machine to spread and bend these.

3) Do exactly as "wekilled" did, leave the curvature alone, mount them a little farther away from the lens.

4) Go back to the plastic ones, find somebody to reshape those with a heat gun.

[yellowgizmo99]

Sue where were they at on e-bay?

[VX KAT]

Sue where were they at on e-bay?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/HONDA-PASSPO...#ht_3378wt_993