Cherokee C-pillar exterior covers/plates

alienmarshall · Jan 5, 2015

Can anyone point me to some exterior covers/plates that go on the c-pillar, preferably covering the whole thing from the roof down to the bumper? Is there such a thing? I have seen Wranglers with the diamond plate on the corners but can't find anything for my Cherokee (does not have to be diamond plate). Looked around a little so far with no luck. Thanks all in advance. I am new to Jeeps - just picked up my first one today!

Anti Hero · Jan 5, 2015

Rear quarter panel armor from JCR

There's different styles, some have bars and some are flat. I prefer the one's with the bars on them.

http://www.jcroffroad.com/product/XJArmor/XJQU.html

C pillar armor from Detours

http://www.detoursusa.com/xjboomerangs.php

Can't really use them together but you could probably do a little cutting to make them work in unison.

Anti Hero · Jan 5, 2015

Also congrats on your XJ. Have any pictures?

josh9mile · Jan 5, 2015

Honestly i wouldnt waste money on c-pillar armor, its not necessary at all. I didnt even know a company made it....out of diamond plate no less lol. Diamond plate was cool last century

Anti Hero · Jan 5, 2015

josh9mile said:
Honestly i wouldnt waste money on c-pillar armor, its not necessary at all. I didnt even know a company made it....out of diamond plate no less lol. Diamond plate was cool last century

I'd much rather just have the JCR quarter armor. That's all that's necessary in my opinion.

ROBZ95Xj · Jan 5, 2015

you thinking something like this?

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works great going forward, does not work great in reverse

alienmarshall · Jan 5, 2015

ROBZ95Xj said:
you thinking something like this?

Yes indeed but going all the way down to the bumper

alienmarshall · Jan 5, 2015

and here is the pic for you ANTI HERO - excuse the headlight uh...modification. I got it like this, also with a gnarly dent on passenger C-pillar

MT Mike · Jan 5, 2015

People really do angry eyes?! :doh:

Anti Hero · Jan 5, 2015

alienmarshall said:
and here is the pic for you ANTI HERO - excuse the headlight uh...modification. I got it like this, also with a gnarly dent on passenger C-pillar

Nice. Looks pretty damn clean from the picture. If I were you i'd get the JCR panels with the sliders on them. That should keep most obstacles away from the C pillars. I'm in the middle of building mine and plan to get some on sooner than later.

ROBZ95Xj · Jan 5, 2015

Detours makes pieces like what I had, they do work great to keep you from riping off the fiberglass hatch

IslanderOffRoad · Jan 5, 2015

Good looking jeep

My parents live in Boise, I need to go wheel up there

ocean_jet · Jan 5, 2015

Anti Hero said:
I'd much rather just have the JCR quarter armor. That's all that's necessary in my opinion.

This looks like a really nice product from one of our sponsoring vendors. Seems to be price competitive with JCR, however I am very intrigued by the way they pre-form it to match the slight contour on our quarter panels.

http://aresfabrication.com/?page_id=662

Anyone try them and have an opinion?

Thanks.

Anti Hero · Jan 5, 2015

ocean_jet said:
This looks like a really nice product from one of our sponsoring vendors. Seems to be price competitive with JCR, however I am very intrigued by the way they pre-form it to match the slight contour on our quarter panels.

http://aresfabrication.com/?page_id=662

Anyone try them and have an opinion?

Thanks.

Oh cool. I think or fab makes some as well. Those look nice but I'm really not a fan of the tail light housing. Do they have an option without? Or so they all come that way? The price is definitely right.

ocean_jet · Jan 5, 2015

Anti Hero said:
Oh cool. I think or fab makes some as well. Those look nice but I'm really not a fan of the tail light housing. Do they have an option without? Or so they all come that way? The price is definitely right.

yes. Only $200 with no tail light boxes. I'm not sure, but it seems like from their website that the 1.5" rub rails will be added for no extra charge...

http://aresfabrication.com/?page_id=470

I got a message in to them asking.

ocean_jet · Jan 5, 2015

Anti Hero said:
I think or fab makes some as well.

I looked at the OR Fab as well. It's an upgrade to 3/16" from most others that are 1/8"... but I don't know if 3/16" in necessary?

They are a bit pricey vs. ares. $325+ shipping (but that is finished where others are not). They have light protection, but not full boxes.

http://www.quadratec.com/products/72025_821X_PG.htm

ocean_jet · Jan 5, 2015

And, for the record, I can think of 2 times (once on the C and once on the D) where I wish I had C & D pillar armor...

Anti Hero · Jan 6, 2015

ocean_jet said:
yes. Only $200 with no tail light boxes. I'm not sure, but it seems like from their website that the 1.5" rub rails will be added for no extra charge...

http://aresfabrication.com/?page_id=470

I got a message in to them asking.

Oh nice. That's a damn good price for those. Normally the rails add about $100

ocean_jet said:
I looked at the OR Fab as well. It's an upgrade to 3/16" from most others that are 1/8"... but I don't know if 3/16" in necessary?

They are a bit pricey vs. ares. $325+ shipping (but that is finished where others are not). They have light protection, but not full boxes.

http://www.quadratec.com/products/72025_821X_PG.htm

I like their light protection. I don't really see the need for full coverage. The side if the lights seem like they'd take the most damage. The price seems about right for a coated/finished product. I've priced out some powder coating work around here and for something that size it's normally around $150. Might just go with these myself. It would be nice to just get them and put them on without having to worry about coating or painting them myself.

Edit - The only thing I've noticed is that the orf armor seems to not fit as tight as the other companies. Especially around tail lights. There seems to be a noticeable gap.

alienmarshall · Jan 6, 2015

Thanks so far everyone!

Anak · Jan 7, 2015

ocean_jet said:
yes. Only $200 with no tail light boxes. I'm not sure, but it seems like from their website that the 1.5" rub rails will be added for no extra charge...

http://aresfabrication.com/?page_id=470

I got a message in to them asking.

These piqued my interest (well, the ones with blank light boxes) and I inquired as well.

They have just updated their website. The 1.5" rub rail was not popular. 1.75" is what is normally offered for an extra charge. No free rails. You could special request 1.5" if you wish, but you would still pay the extra charge.

I have a set on order for my '96. The plan is to do tail lights like these: http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=1110092

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