yes, any offroad lights need to be covered, especially if mounted higher than the headlights. If your brakes are working correctly, you should be fine. Just hit the clutch when you hit the brakes. 4High helps, too. 
....and make sure your windsheild is secured to the tub. I went through without the bolts attached to the dash and when I hit the brakes the windsheild slammed down on the hood!
At least I knew the hinges were working.
No stickers on the windshield.
that sux.... can we buy new member stickers if we have to take ours off?
....and make sure your windsheild is secured to the tub. I went through without the bolts attached to the dash and when I hit the brakes the windsheild slammed down on the hood!
At least I knew the hinges were working.
i bet that surprised the crap outta ya.
We will replace your little round "member sticker" but you have to buy your own replacement banners.
probably going to do something like this..
Quote from wenkebach;4621965Display MoreFinally got my Lod Tire Carrier - install was very straight forward.
I looked at options to re-locate the third brake light and decided to make my own after seeing what a guy in our local Jeep Club (MJ'sTJ).
I used a 2 1/2 inch round LED from AutoZone, and a center cap from my spare wheel, but any center cap like the one shown would probably work.
I cut out the center of the cap so that the light would fit over the end - the rubber grommet fit nicely. I connected some handy-dandy speaker wire that I had laying around and ran it out through the side of the base of the wheel cap.
I removed the plastic tailgate hinge cover and spliced the wires there. I enclosed the speaker wire in a loom and zip tied it to the carrier.
I positioned the center cap, the mounted the tire.
Pretty cool at night:
This whole project took me less than an hour, and cost around $20.
Click Here for the pictures
Again, I'd like to give credit to MJ'sTJ at La4x4.com for the idea.
without the hub cap part..
If your brakes are working correctly, you should be fine. Just hit the clutch when you hit the brakes. 4High helps, too.
How exactly would 4hi help if you pushed your clutch in? 
i have a small LED light mounted in the tire carrier on icky's jeep. i was given grief over it when it was on my jeep and now on hers as well. each time they quoted the "book" as requiring the 3rd light to have 4.5 square inches of surface area and the light i have was significantly smaller than that. eventually they let it slide both times since they agreed the LED was brighter than the stock filament. good luck with it.
for extra lighting - they told me that any light mounted above the bumper needed covers on them. granted, tj lights didn't come with full covers....but that's what they told me.
Depending on the inspector and your wheel offset, you may have issues with tires sticking out.
How exactly would 4hi help if you pushed your clutch in?
All the wheels are locked together with the drive line so if you have one with a weak brake it will be stopped by the drive line (Brakes on other wheels) instead of the weak brake and there machine don't know the difference.
All the wheels are locked together with the drive line so if you have one with a weak brake it will be stopped by the drive line (Brakes on other wheels) instead of the weak brake and there machine don't know the difference.
Exactly it. for hitting the clutch: my rear brakes were shot so going to neutral/clutch takes the torque from the motor away from the axle making it easier for the brakes to stop the tires.
Exactly it. for hitting the clutch: my rear brakes were shot so going to neutral/clutch takes the torque from the motor away from the axle making it easier for the brakes to stop the tires.
If the clutch is pushed in then the driveline would be taken out of the equation.
Engine braking would be out, but as was stated, the transfer case would still connect all 4 wheels and equalize the normal braking front vs rear or any weak brakes than if in 2wd only.
Engine braking would be out, but as was stated, the transfer case would still connect all 4 wheels and equalize the normal braking front vs rear or any weak brakes than if in 2wd only.
I don't see where it would make much of a difference. If your brakes are shot why in the world would you want to take a chance anyways, just fix'em.
I don't see where it would make much of a difference. If your brakes are shot why in the world would you want to take a chance anyways, just fix'em.
Sometimes this just is not possible and you need to pass inspection. Do what you gotta do.
jamie just come over to my house and ill fix you up with a 3rd brake light
i get home from work tomorrow at 5
and im off friday and the weekend
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