Windshield Frame Guards

NOTNSUV said:
Sure hope not. I haven't used UCF but their rep is good enough that I'd expect better. I'll post pics of both sides when mine shows up, probably next week.
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thank you! that would be good to know. I'm happy with my UCF skid and the welds look proper on that, though they're all angled and naturally provide a gap without calling for a bevel. Maybe the photo is of a prototype. The welds on the Barnett diff covers everybody is so fond of seem to look way better in production than the marketing photos.

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freedom_in_4low said:
thank you! that would be good to know. I'm happy with my UCF skid and the welds look proper on that, though they're all angled and naturally provide a gap without calling for a bevel. Maybe the photo is of a prototype. The welds on the Barnett diff covers everybody is so fond of seem to look way better in production than the marketing photos.

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I wish I could find one of those diff covers :/
 
freedom_in_4low said:
Those aren't mine, not sure if you thought they were. I run a Warn skid over an oem hp30 cover.

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..and I run a Rock Hard cover over an OEM Dana 44 cover up front. Same style on both ends of the XJ. In my mind these are a better option to keep impact on the perimeter of the diff instead of dead on. i had to keep the HD G2 cover on the rear since the JK Dana 44 cover I had allowed the drain plug to contact the ring gear.
 
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NOTNSUV said:
..and I run a Rock Hard cover over an OEM Dana 44 cover up front. Same style on both ends of the XJ. In my mind these are a better option to keep impact on the perimeter of the diff instead of dead on. i had to keep the HD G2 cover on the rear since the JK Dana 44 cover I had allowed the drain plug to contact the ring gear.
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I'm almost never a brand-whore, don't run any decals anywhere, but I thought that W cutout would look so cool over a contrasting cover that I spent extra for the Warn even though I'm pretty sure the Rugged Ridge is functionally identical and like $50 less. I even came across some with a Jeep cutout but they were even another $50 more and that was just too much. :ROFLMAO:
 
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freedom_in_4low said:
I'm almost never a brand-whore, don't run any decals anywhere, but I thought that W cutout would look so cool over a contrasting cover that I spent extra for the Warn even though I'm pretty sure the Rugged Ridge is functionally identical and like $50 less. I even came across some with a Jeep cutout but they were even another $50 more and that was just too much. :ROFLMAO:
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Mine is cutout RH with I think stainless behind it... pops, if anyone ever looks there..

I also don't run decals/stickers anywhere.. not even our 'club' decal. I had them plastered on my XJ rear side windows and pulled them after a month.

I also do NOT name my vehicles:rolleyes: or gender assign them :rolleyes::rolleyes: and I dish out crap to those who do.:giggle:
 
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NOTNSUV said:
I also do NOT name my vehicles:rolleyes: or gender assign them :rolleyes::rolleyes: and I dish out crap to those who do.:giggle:
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haha. My last TJ was forest green pearl and slow with oversized tires and factory gears, so my wife called it Gump and it stuck. The LJ doesn't have a name and I'm not trying to come up with one.
 
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TheBoogieman said:
I couldn't justify the cost of the windshield guards and went that route. I thought about just cutting the tabs off though. They cover my dent well and gave me a place for my lights for $25.
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I have these from the p.o. And thought about cutting the light at tabs off too. I went to take them off and the hardware was rusted and definitely not the oem torx bolts from the factory. I couldn’t back one out so I gave up on removal. ….then I wired up the lightbar. I’m not a fan of light bars , this is my first one. But I am a fan of extra light!! I also removed the P.O.’s Limb risers too.

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DougyintheBushies said:
I have these from the p.o. And thought about cutting the light at tabs off too. I went to take them off and the hardware was rusted and definitely not the oem torx bolts from the factory. I couldn’t back one out so I gave up on removal. ….then I wired up the lightbar. I’m not a fan of light bars , this is my first one. But I am a fan of extra light!! I also removed the P.O.’s Limb risers too. Po didn’t know the tj RULES,aniseize everything!
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NOTNSUV said:
Speaking of... any favorite brand limb risers out here? Or brand to avoid. Steinbrenner, Steinhagen, Frankenstein, or whatever the hell the name is are $150, that ain't happening.
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I have whatever cheap $50 version they sell on Amazon. If I could fab up the brackets on either end, I could build them with identical parts for about $25.

The trails in Oklahoma tend to run a little tight so they can be helpful, but what I found after running them the first time is that there are certain types of branches that either don't get caught by them or they slide off prematurely. Basically they had a degree of effectiveness, but not nearly as effective as I imagined. You could still easily end up with a branch in the face.
 
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I can think of one situation in the last 20 years where the limb risers would have saved me a windshield. I can think of 15 or 20 situations where they would have been a PITA.
They also look to me like they'd be noisy on the highway.
 
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Situational use. Nothing says they have to be on there 100% or that they have to be on there on the highway at all. If I have time to air down I have time to connect/disconnect risers.
 
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