Tail Light Guards

[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.