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<blockquote data-quote="machoheadgames" data-source="post: 428155" data-attributes="member: 18789"><p><strong>Front Bumper, Fog Lights, Turn Signals, and Fender Flares</strong></p><p></p><p>After doing so much to the rear of the Jeep, I wanted an easy front bumper project. I have always really loved the Warn front bumper, it is simple, classic, good quality, and plain gets the job done. It works well with their winch mount, their own winches, their own grille guard if I get it, and it has perfectly placed holes for lights and a license plate. I also used the Warn Winch Mount.</p><p></p><p>To go with the Warn front bumper, I also wanted a nice set of fog lights. For the fog lights, I wanted to be a bit unique. I decided to go with amber instead of white. With the planned JW speaker headlights eventually, I won't need extra white light. I opted for the KC Gravity G4 amber pair pack.</p><p></p><p>I LOVE the way it turned out. It looks super clean and as one of my buddies said, the new bumper makes the stock one look like a piece of train track...</p><p></p><p>Before...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]117043[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>After: with KC Fogs, Warn Bumper, and Winch Mount</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]117039[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]117037[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]117038[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Despite their small 4" size, these fogs are really impressive. They have an excellent cutoff, illuminate the ground very nicely, and look super cool being amber. I am so happy I went this route, it seriously transformed the look and function of my YJ.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]117042[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]117040[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]117041[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><strong>Turn Signals</strong></p><p></p><p>After much playing around with LED bulbs in amber housings, I decided to experiment with some clear front turn signal housings. If you recall my Nissan Frontier, it is modern looking (even though it's a 15 year old design - ha!) with clear front housings. To comply with DOT, all vehicles must have amber side reflectors up front, so the Frontier does. I decided that was a cool concept (clear front, amber sides) so I applied it to the Jeep. In 2019, I also ditched the LED headlights from 2017 and installed Hella H4 lights with 80W/100W bulbs. I wanted the clear housings to match those.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]117033[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>I've tried a lot of LED bulbs in the front housings and my favorite has to be the switchback LEDs from VLEDS. These are white as a running light, and then switch to an on-off amber blink when the turn signal is used. After signaling, they pause for a second, then flip back to amber. Much like the rear bumper setup, I've been running these on my Frontier which inspired me to do the same to the Jeep. I wired the white portion to come on with the key in the ignition as a DRL. I think it adds a cool look, especially when turning where one side is still white as the other blinks amber.</p><p></p><p>Here is the Frontier:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]117046[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]117044[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]117045[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>I think it looks awesome. I'm going the same route on the YJ.</p><p></p><p>After buying VLEDS switchbacks, here they are on the YJ:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]117047[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>I am going to wire them up as a white DRL like I did the truck. It's unique, not halos, makes me more visible and IMO, in a very cool modern way. Then you have the brilliant amber turn signal which definitely can't be missed.</p><p></p><p>While I was at it, of course to run LED front signals, I had to convert the side markers per [USER=18659]@Steel City 06[/USER] drawing that he drew up a while back. I performed that mod and opted to use VLEDS 26-LED amber 194 bulbs. Inside the stock amber side markers, the output is awesome.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]117050[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]117049[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Fender Flares</strong></p><p></p><p>After finally getting too tired of the wide 6" flares, I replaced them with the Crown stock replacement kit. They were very nice quality, and I love the look of being back to stock. with the 15x7 wheels, I'll actually stick out a bit less in the future too. I think it looks WAY better than it did before and I am really looking forward to the 33's and new wheels.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]117035[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]117034[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]117036[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>Overall I think all of these exterior mods bring the Jeep a really long way towards being a nice mix of modern, classic, and functional. I am really pumped over how it's turning out lately.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="machoheadgames, post: 428155, member: 18789"] [B]Front Bumper, Fog Lights, Turn Signals, and Fender Flares[/B] After doing so much to the rear of the Jeep, I wanted an easy front bumper project. I have always really loved the Warn front bumper, it is simple, classic, good quality, and plain gets the job done. It works well with their winch mount, their own winches, their own grille guard if I get it, and it has perfectly placed holes for lights and a license plate. I also used the Warn Winch Mount. To go with the Warn front bumper, I also wanted a nice set of fog lights. For the fog lights, I wanted to be a bit unique. I decided to go with amber instead of white. With the planned JW speaker headlights eventually, I won't need extra white light. I opted for the KC Gravity G4 amber pair pack. I LOVE the way it turned out. It looks super clean and as one of my buddies said, the new bumper makes the stock one look like a piece of train track... Before... [ATTACH alt="IMG_1659.jpeg"]117043[/ATTACH] After: with KC Fogs, Warn Bumper, and Winch Mount [ATTACH alt="IMG_1689.JPEG"]117039[/ATTACH] [ATTACH alt="IMG_1685.JPEG"]117037[/ATTACH] [ATTACH alt="IMG_1686.JPEG"]117038[/ATTACH] Despite their small 4" size, these fogs are really impressive. They have an excellent cutoff, illuminate the ground very nicely, and look super cool being amber. I am so happy I went this route, it seriously transformed the look and function of my YJ. [ATTACH alt="IMG_1756.JPEG"]117042[/ATTACH] [ATTACH alt="IMG_1697.JPEG"]117040[/ATTACH] [ATTACH alt="IMG_1755.JPEG"]117041[/ATTACH] [B]Turn Signals[/B] After much playing around with LED bulbs in amber housings, I decided to experiment with some clear front turn signal housings. If you recall my Nissan Frontier, it is modern looking (even though it's a 15 year old design - ha!) with clear front housings. To comply with DOT, all vehicles must have amber side reflectors up front, so the Frontier does. I decided that was a cool concept (clear front, amber sides) so I applied it to the Jeep. In 2019, I also ditched the LED headlights from 2017 and installed Hella H4 lights with 80W/100W bulbs. I wanted the clear housings to match those. [ATTACH alt="IMG_1666.JPEG"]117033[/ATTACH] I've tried a lot of LED bulbs in the front housings and my favorite has to be the switchback LEDs from VLEDS. These are white as a running light, and then switch to an on-off amber blink when the turn signal is used. After signaling, they pause for a second, then flip back to amber. Much like the rear bumper setup, I've been running these on my Frontier which inspired me to do the same to the Jeep. I wired the white portion to come on with the key in the ignition as a DRL. I think it adds a cool look, especially when turning where one side is still white as the other blinks amber. Here is the Frontier: [ATTACH alt="IMG_1476.jpeg"]117046[/ATTACH] [ATTACH alt="IMG_1462.jpeg"]117044[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]117045[/ATTACH] I think it looks awesome. I'm going the same route on the YJ. After buying VLEDS switchbacks, here they are on the YJ: [ATTACH type="full"]117047[/ATTACH] I am going to wire them up as a white DRL like I did the truck. It's unique, not halos, makes me more visible and IMO, in a very cool modern way. Then you have the brilliant amber turn signal which definitely can't be missed. While I was at it, of course to run LED front signals, I had to convert the side markers per [USER=18659]@Steel City 06[/USER] drawing that he drew up a while back. I performed that mod and opted to use VLEDS 26-LED amber 194 bulbs. Inside the stock amber side markers, the output is awesome. [ATTACH type="full"]117050[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]117049[/ATTACH] [B]Fender Flares[/B] After finally getting too tired of the wide 6" flares, I replaced them with the Crown stock replacement kit. They were very nice quality, and I love the look of being back to stock. with the 15x7 wheels, I'll actually stick out a bit less in the future too. I think it looks WAY better than it did before and I am really looking forward to the 33's and new wheels. [ATTACH alt="IMG_1672.JPEG"]117035[/ATTACH] [ATTACH alt="IMG_1668.JPEG"]117034[/ATTACH] [ATTACH alt="IMG_1673.JPEG"]117036[/ATTACH] Overall I think all of these exterior mods bring the Jeep a really long way towards being a nice mix of modern, classic, and functional. I am really pumped over how it's turning out lately. [/QUOTE]
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