sammyb33 Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 ok, for those of you out there who have them mounted on their trucks, i wanna see some pics of them on there....i just recieved some in a trade, verified the part number, now i mounted them, and they look extremely gay...and wobbily...not like i have seem some mounted.... just wanna see some pics is all...thanks.... -sam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the rig Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 question is... how did you mount them?? if you used the typicaly 3m tape... ditch that idea. you need to use some small sheet metal screws and make them a permanent item if you wish to keep them. If you are in the wilds a lot then you will need em. If you arent', then take the damn things off. Show a pic for some better answers if you can. hth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLApathy Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 What are they made off? My dad works at a dealership and they had a H2 there, I checked out the taillights guards and they were solid metal, very sturdy too. They aslo had a jeep, its guards were freakin plastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammyb33 Posted August 22, 2006 Author Share Posted August 22, 2006 they are the manik guards....tube style...no they are metal... i wondered about the flat side that hits the body...it looks like the PO of the guards put something on them to either protect the body from scratches, or used the 3M tape...hmm you need to use some small sheet metal screws and make them a permanent item if you wish to keep them and put the sheet metal screws in the body i presume?? side towards the outside of the taillight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pathoffroad Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 Those things tend to squash into the taillight anyway if you bonk into something solid enough...I've been through three taillights so far and a set of those guards wouldn't have done one bit of good for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammyb33 Posted August 23, 2006 Author Share Posted August 23, 2006 yea, i kno they dont actually do much for protection...but....i still like how they look...kind of... i will get pics up tomorrow...it is gettin to dark to to much good... but still...we shall see what i end up doing..i looks like it would do best if it hooked into something behind the actual light, and along with the hatch, but that would mean some fab work....hmmmm.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the rig Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 fab work is always good! lol I love making shhtuf even if I never need it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimGreg Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 (edited) You can see mine here: IIRC 3 screws through the inside of the light and then there is a rubber pad that rests on the body on the side. They work well for brush protection, but I have ripped one off by catching it on a tree. Banged it back into shape and reattachet it no trouble though. I can get better pics if you want/need. Edit to add they are the Maniks. Edited August 23, 2006 by GrimGreg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammyb33 Posted August 23, 2006 Author Share Posted August 23, 2006 (edited) yea i would like to see it....but... i am thinking of drilling a hole or two into the little "pad" part, and then putting some sheet metal screws, or just some other finished looking bols there if i figure out i can reach in to the other side to put a locknut or something of that nature on there... and then i am looking at possibly making a sturdier mounting point besides the inside plastic of the light..... we shall see...pics to come when i am done.... -sam [EDIT] oh and a side view of the guard on the truck would be nice...mine seem to go way way out past the light...(well more than i think it would or should....) Edited August 23, 2006 by sammyb33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KILLVOX Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 He Greg, Where did you get them? I want them!!!! Your rig looks killer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimGreg Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 Got them at a local truck topper shop, "Fun Trails". Paid way too much (got a grill guard also), before I knew better . Sold the GG but liked the Tail grills. I'll get some more pics today. The unbent one's pad sits on the edge of where the light meets the body, the bent one sits just past the edge fully on the body IIRC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammyb33 Posted August 23, 2006 Author Share Posted August 23, 2006 damn....yea the two that i have sit at least an inch away from the edge of the light....they stick out way far too... -sam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimGreg Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 oh and a side view of the guard on the truck would be nice...mine seem to go way way out past the light...(well more than i think it would or should....) Got pics, should have them up tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimGreg Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 Here are a couple of the mount and the bumper: Full size pic Full size pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammyb33 Posted August 25, 2006 Author Share Posted August 25, 2006 ok see, your maniks are a little different than mine...i will get some pics tonight, but i am planning on beefing up the mount that screws into the plastic on the hatch side, putting thin sheet metal there for a mount. then on the outside, i dont have a little peg, i have a flat (abot an inch by and inch and half....) and im going to get a nice small bolt to bolt through the body, and be able to put a locknut on there, and get to it through the access panel on each side of the truck.... ill get some pics tonight... -sam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimGreg Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 I got mine new in 2001, so they might have been an older or newer design depending. The little peg is threaded so you can make it a snug fit, and the rubber pad keeps it from scratching Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chechatonga Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickyficky Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 sorry you think they look 'gay' Sammy I'm about 99% sure that the truck came with those (and the brush gaurd I had) from the Nissan dealership. I'm the thrid owner, but the guy who sold it to me said the truck had come with them...... They are obviously not Nissan parts, but I've seen others down here with the exact same gaurds.......Hopefully they work out for ya, so it ends up a fair trade...... Off topic.....does anyone have any of the sunroof cover mounts for the sunroof cover i just got in trade for some brush gaurds.......- the ones that screw into the glass mounts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammyb33 Posted August 28, 2006 Author Share Posted August 28, 2006 they arent that gay, its just that they did not seem to fit exactly right. and stuck out kinda far....i was expecting a lower profile guard. no what you sent me woulda looked good in pics... i am just currently modifying them to fit my needs...dont worry im still glad i got some guards... about what you need, what are you talking about? what part of the sunshade did i forget to send??? or i kno that my local JY has 2 95s with sunroofs, so i could stop by there and get whatever u need.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickyficky Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 you didn't forget anything, you probably just didn't noticed that the screw-mounts had cracked (poor design, really). In the pics you can see the part (removed from the cover) and you can see that the T shaped piece is missing one side. the other mount is missing both pieces of the T. The other pic shows the cover with the mount removed from its hole. If you could find two of these that'll be great, but if not, I've seen 'em on eBay or i can probably scrounge 'em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickyficky Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 broken piece Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickyficky Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 sunroof hole....where it belongs.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammyb33 Posted August 29, 2006 Author Share Posted August 29, 2006 ill get um. i didnt even look at it to see if it was broken...it was sitting in my garage for a year.... but im going to the JY to get some parts for my honda, so i can swing by and pick up two of them....i got ya. ill prob have them in the mail by the end of the week... oh and i deleted everything in my inbox, so i do not have your addy anymore... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Justin Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 I have tailight covers on my pathfinder and it is very important that the screws stay tight. When they loosen and you close your tailgate you will break the lame plastic housing. Ask me how I know. Use some JB weld to hold the screws in position. Hope this helps, -Justin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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