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BWAAHAAHAA ... Busted.
Thread Jack over!!!
I always thought you had custom tail light covers. Nice work :thumbup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ldub
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Originally Posted by VXorado
Here's the latest rendition...
http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/...4/DSC_7545.jpg
(pic shamelessly ripped from other thread)
That's the same tail light treatment, with an additional layer of stainless hardware cloth over the plastic "what have you"..:rolleyesg
If I git my poop inna group this winter, you'll see sump'n different in May...:smilewink
Dub, your rig looks like an up-armored rolling VX command center. Sick, bro.
:thanx: man...:mbrasd:Quote:
Originally Posted by Vendetta
It's more of a tool/spare parts repository...with a tow strap...:_wrench:/:smack:
Wait'll ya see what's gonna be unveiled @ Moab 2012...:naughty:
Starting new "hint" thread now.
Hi Doug, this is Will from Australia (again). I really like your tail light guards, i tried to find a pair to buy but since i'm in Australia, it's very limited, and i couldn't find anyone to help me with the mods needed. I found a pair of isuzu rodeo guards on ebay but the shape is not right. I know you've been through a lot of work to make yours, but you know how to make them look/fit right and where to get and do everything. Would you make a pair for me? I could paypal or western union the money for you. If you're busy or working, or can't do it is ok, i just thought about asking and stop drooling over your car photos [:)] i saw it on vehicross.info (wekilled) and looks great!
Thank you, Will.
Will:
Sorry man, two issues:
- I am way deep in middle of masters thesis right now. (took a quick break)
- Second issue is everyone's body panels are lined up slightly different from each other, and even if I fabbed them, they might rub someplace. Mine aren't even a 100% success. I still want to tweak them a little as they touch ever so slightly on the drivers side. Also a little off as they both tilt maybe an 1/8 inch outward too much. The way I did it you need to drill a second set of holes in your VX lights on the black lip and since I don't have your VX...
It takes patience, but if you measure it can be done. With few exceptions I just copied Julian911 thread anyway. That and keep a look out on ebay for guards. I know that if you can find a welder like I did the rest can be done with a hammer, visegrips, and lots of swearing.
VXKat and I are looking into making a set a guards. If she finds a Rodeo set, I agreed to make the mounting brackets to fit her VX. I can keep you updated on this project as it progresses.Quote:
Originally Posted by braaus
Hey Will in oz!
Try Holden Frontera 1998-2004 rear light guards... same vehicle as the rodeo!
Hope that helps!
Will, another thing to keep in mind, is that their Rodeo is actually our Jackaroo.
AFAIK, they don't have "our" Rodeos.
PK
Thank you everyone, very nice! I found this on eBay:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/320778863088...49#ht_690wt_80
Vxkat and Vxorado, thanks to PK I'll check around here for Jackaroo guards and if I find I can ship to you. Another thing, I'm Brazilian and my English is not perfect, please bear with me. :)
Found this image, will go to some car shops on Monday! The shape looks right. http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j1...s/ALIM3769.jpg
Those guards look similar and would probably work.Quote:
Originally Posted by braaus
With high shipping prices back and forth, you may want to check with a local shop to see if they could weld some bracket for you. Just something to consider if shipping is expensive.
Pretty hard to find black powdercoat steel tail light guards for Rodeo/Passport readily....
so.....These two are the polished stainless steel tail light guards at pretty good prices...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/HONDA-PASSPO...#ht_3330wt_993
http://www.ebay.com/itm/320778863088...49#ht_776wt_97
1) was wondering ballpark how much it would cost to get them powdercoated??
2) Would the powdercoat be as durable as if it came from the manufacturer powdercoated?
Would it be more likely to chip since it's aftermarket?
Or can a good shop do these polished ones really nice?
3) I did find some Aries brand black guards, but they seem to be on a back order so I'm not real optimistic they'll actually arrive.
4) Westin, SteelCraft, Romik, Polar Bear, don't seem to be available any longer and Manik has gone out of biz. So I'm hoping the Aries ones are actually still available.
5) I've set up several std ebay searches for all these.
To powder coat them should cost around $35-40 for the set.
As far as chip resistance, all powder coating is applied thru magnetism to bond to the metal and baked to harden the coating and will be no difference between factory and aftermarket.
hope that helps, Kat
Also, I am thinking about making a set for my two VX's since I haven't found any that fit like a glove.
Sue,
I can get them powder coated for you. It'd save you shipping cost if you could find someone local to do it though. Just FYI.
Tom
I thought the Jackaroo was our Trooper (box-y isuzu) and the Frontera was our Rodeo.Quote:
Originally Posted by PK
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Originally Posted by VXorado
The early Jackaroo's were box shaped and same as your Trooper. At that stage we also had the Frontera from Spain, and the MU as a grey import.
Then the later Jackeroo's were the same as your Rodeos. The Frontera's were discontinued in Australia about the same time.
Our "Rodeos" are utes, or pick-ups in 'merican lingo.
PK
I love it when that happens :). I've just been researching the Australian snorkel market & had to learn all the different Isuzu names.Quote:
Originally Posted by PK
Seems like the new Rodeo would be a good fit for us 'Mericans with our pick ups. Sadly we're denied.
STRIKE ONE.....
Thought I'd try to easiest route with these plastic stick on guards so Jon didn't have to get all mixed up in metal and welding......:smack::smack:
These VTech Tuff plastic ones have a 90 degree angle to them, but our lens are more like 110-120 degrees, so you can see the big space in between. I put a screwdriver in between to show the distance.
Is this a job for a heat gun???
Heat them enough so the angle can be relaxed a bit and fit the contour? I'm afraid I'd really deform them if I tried it however.....
Any other suggestions???
http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/...DSC_3698-1.jpg
http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/...DSC_3701-1.jpg
http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/...DSC_3707-1.jpg
http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/...DSC_3711-1.jpg
http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/...DSC_3715-1.jpg
http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/...TS/v165051.jpg
List Price: $53.87
Our Price: $36.21
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Vtech Tail Light Cover - Vtech Tuff - Black Plastic Slotted
1998-2001 Isuzu Rodeo
V-TECH TUFF TAIL LIGHT COVERS, ABS PLASTIC, BLACK, SET OF 2 -- Made of high impact and durable ABS plastic; Features bold raised slots; Vacuum formed for rolled edges and seamless finish; Easy no-drill installation using OEM grade 3M tape.
If the plastic doesn't feel like it has any flex, I wouldn't heat it. It looks like plastic that will melt rather than bend.Quote:
Originally Posted by VX KAT
Those guards look pretty good, too bad they dont fit. :(
It just depends if you're willing to risk your $36. As soon as you hit it with the heat gun, you won't be able to return them.Quote:
Originally Posted by VX KAT
My suggestion would be to stick them in the oven at about 250 deg for 10 minutes. When you pull them out, you'll be able to tell if the plastic will be soft enough to 'adjust' without cracking or deforming the hollow bars.
It looks to me that unfortunately the way that they are molded, the bars will deform (sorta like trying to bend a metal channel - when you bend it, one of the sides will start collapsing).
BLUF: I'm sure it can be done ... just not sure how difficult it will be.
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Doug- did you modify the curvature of the horizontal bars at all? Yours look like they're about 90 degrees, basically about the same as the plastic ones I just tried.
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Ya gotsta beat em on a curb...:yesgray:...:smack:
" I agree on the sharp edges, but don't have a bender. I ended up doing all the bending of the brackets with C clamps, a hammer, and the edge of the sidewalk. "
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I read that over several times, and just wasn't sure if he was talking about the horizontal metal bars or the BRACKETS .....His horizontal bars do not look scuffed or imperfect in any way...and I just didn't think that was possible given his, um...technique.. :laugho:.....plus they ARE STILL at about a 90 degree angle....and I think they came that way...so I think he was talking about rearranging the brackets.
Tomorrow, the 21st, is the day! I'll be collecting my VX in Melbourne.It's coming of the boat from Tasmania overnight, and will be at the port at 6:00am. i'm counting the minutes. I'm so excited that i've been buying stuff to modify it even before i've seen it in person. Bought roof rack/box + a pair of fog/driving lights, and will make the black fins become shiny.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/17121683@N00/6728865523
http://www.flickr.com/photos/17121683@N00/6728865373
http://www.flickr.com/photos/17121683@N00/6728864865
Help! i'm trying to post pictures, followed the steps [IMG] etc... and it still doesn't work, qhat am i doing wrong?
Here's some links for my roof rack and Vehicross, anyway :/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/17121683@N00/6728865523
http://www.flickr.com/photos/17121683@N00/6728864865
http://www.flickr.com/photos/17121683@N00/6728865373
I still can't get them to show in the forum, but they do open in Flickr.
For us dummies on the udder side...what are the "fins" you're talking about?? :_thinking
Also, just curious, do you have the factory OEM CROSS BARS that go side to side, that the silver basket gets attached to? I didn't see them in the pictures.
The silver cargo basket looks like a rebadged "Thule" brand...called the "Xpedition 696" over here......do you know if it is?
It's been discontinued over here, are any more of those available where you got it?
There's several owners over here that would be interested in getting that same basket.
Good luck trying to sleep the next 2 days!!!!! :laugho::laugho::laugho: :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
Dear VXKAT, here's where i got the roof racks, Powerfull 4x4 brand around here, looks like a replica, but t's very well made, took me 2 hours to put together, comes with the cross bars in black, you can see one attached at the back:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Heavy-Dut...item43a76d3bb6
Pretty cheap, but all the way here in Australia... They have 3 sizes for sale, and i bet if you buy in bulk they would ship to you, they come disassembled.
I'll attach the other one once i have the car in my garage, will do some measurements before attaching to the car. The fins i was talking about are those on the front grille that looks like teeth, mine are black, i want silver or shiny.
Here it's 2:40pm, friday, half day ahead of you already, i'll go early to bed to catch the train to Melbourne at 4 in the morning and drive back :)
Please let me know if you need any help buying the racks, i can be your contact here.
Finally, i miss USA so much, lived in Martha's Vineyard, MA for 3 years, and i'll never forget the amazing time i had over there.
WOW! That looks like a really good copy of our Thule 695 and the larger Thule 696. I'm not interested in buying any, but thanks for putting the info up here, :thumbup: several people have wanted to get them but they are discontinued here. So this should make some folks happy! :thumbup:Quote:
Originally Posted by braaus
You should try to come over here in May and go to Moab Utah with the gang, it would be fun! PK is trying to come in May 2013.
Came back up for air (back to schoolwork tomorrow). I didn't mess with the curvature of the guards themselves (no pipe bender avail-or anything besides simple power tools and sidewalk, which is like cowbell, you can never have too much) 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 then had the weld shop take three pieces of flat steel and weld it at a 45degree angle on the inside of the guard. Then vise grips, crescent wrench and some educated guesswork and just bent them to fit. One reason I have them so far from the tail light is the mismatch same as the plastic ones on the angles, it doesn't look as odd when they are further out (and they match the distance on my Mercedes grilleguard anyway)
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I just ain't gettin' this...:_brickwal....:_thinking....
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......:mbrasd: 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).
http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/...k-488659-1.jpg
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Will...Will.. ya out there somewhere??? You're probably in your new VX right about now! :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:Quote:
Originally Posted by braaus
HAVE FUN!
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.
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!!!!!! :thumbup:Quote:
Originally Posted by braaus
Several of us over here always drool over the JDM front fog light assembly you have on the front......:drool2:
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!:wave:.......don't forget to eat.....hehe
Just woke up!Quote:
Originally Posted by VX KAT
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!
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!!!..:mado:
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! :laugho:!..hey, don't agree with me so fast! :goof:
If these work, seller has 9 more pair. :thumbup:
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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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