Installing Motobilt Corner Guards for the Jeep YJ

Welcome back everyone, in this video i show the steps i took to install the Motobilt Comp Cut Corner Guards on my Jeep YJ. This is a bit of a process but the end result is amazing. The armor/guards will provide much needed protection for the body but also give me a lot more clearance for big tires. If you enjoyed this video and want to follow along with the YJ build make sure to slap that subscribe button so you don't miss future uploads. Thanks for watching!
Motobilt Comp Cut Corner Guards for the Jeep YJ:
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Tail lights:
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[@PaezEddie]

Love this video, thank you very much for posting. Will be doing this on my 76 CJ7 next weekend!

[@altered_life]

I hope it helped, glad to be of assistance.

[@obamasossa3964]

This was very helpful, thank you.

[@altered_life]

You’re welcome, I’m glad it helped!

[@timjmartin]

Comp cuts and extended wheelbase Jeeps look so good!! Nice work!!

[@altered_life]

Tim J Martin I agree!! There’s something that just feels right about it haha. Thank you!

[@J-Bert]

As always, outstanding job!

[@altered_life]

Justin Bertellotti I really appreciate the kind words 🍻 thank you for the support and thank you for watching! -Cody

[@frankhewlin62]

Looks great. It's nice seeing you learn as you go. Makes me want to get out and fab more of my own stuff as to buying bolt on parts

[@altered_life]

The fabrication side of it I’m still very new at but it is much rewarding to make something from scratch. Some times I do it out of necessity due to my wallet being thin lol 😂 but I also do really enjoy letting my mind try and figure it out. Thank you for watching!

[@secondshiftgarage7512]

Good Stuff! I'm going to need to get all new hardware when I put my armor back on!

[@altered_life]

MoneyPit Garage thank you Sam! Yeah I might be doing every hole as a nutsert and possibly going black hardware for the final look but we will see! Good luck with yours 🤙🏻

[@terrychamberlin8164]

I love these and need to get them i have the metal cloak overlines upfront and those look amazing

[@altered_life]

Terry Chamberlin agreed haha these definitely look great and add a bunch of protection to the body as well

[@mr.matthews67]

If you are trying to cut a hole on a hole with a hole saw. Clamp a piece of wood behind the open hole .

[@altered_life]

That’s a great idea……I feel a little dumb for not thinking of that hahaha. Definitely going to remember that for the next time 🤘🏼

[@ricky4x4ph]

Nice and prety good....

[@altered_life]

ricky 4x4ph thank you 👍🏻

[@rodrigoadame221]

Your doing a great job man idk if I seen what you seen towards the end but if I’m wrong I apologize but if it ain’t perfect don’t let it get to you as long as you tried your best it’s a project well done.

[@altered_life]

Appreciate that, I know things won’t be perfect since this is my first time doing anything like this but like you said I’m trying my best and can be proud of the work I put in. Thank you for watching!

[@ballard12]

What you should have done for the rear light holes is bolt the armor on and use the armor as a guild to put the whole saw in.

[@altered_life]

Tyler B see that’s a great idea, I’m sometimes too dumb to think of these things in the moment hahah but thank you. If I ever have to do it again for someone else I’ll give it a try. My only concern would be if it still grabbed and jumped that it would hit the armor and mark up the outside but I guess it could always be sanded out. Thanks for watching! -Cody

[@adamshartley]

Hey man on that air body saw try a hack saw blade. Just trim it down to fit and it will bend into tight spots. Just a FYI I learned years ago. Stay safe man I dig the videos. Just getting ready to start a similar project

[@altered_life]

Awesome thank you for the tip! I’ll give it a try next time I need to break out the saw. Thanks for tuning into the channel 🤙🏻

[@headlesnorseman701]

Would it make sense to stitch weld this in a few areas and seam seal it on? I feel like it would add a great deal of strength and rigidity to the tub especially around wheel well edge

[@CharleyMur]

Every time he says ‘clamps’, take a drink.

[@altered_life]

Lol 😂 prepare to get drunk

[@troykidd3232]

Looking good man!! Gonna be a cool ride when you're finished. What do you think its gonna end up costing you complete 10k not counting labor?

[@altered_life]

Troy Kidd much appreciated man! I’m hoping it turns out as cool as I’m thinking in my head haha. As for cost, I’m going to round high and say 15k including my original purchase of the Jeep itself. I have a few big ticket items that I really want so that’s gonna drive my overall expenses up a bit. I’ll try and do a full cost break down once I complete the Jeep. Thanks for watching and the support!

[@keithedwards9298]

I’d be curious to know what measurements to properly place the holes for the tail lights before I get the corner guards. I’m definitely planning to get the same ones from Motobilt, just not in the funds at the moment.

[@altered_life]

What measurements would you need, I can try and take some for you to help. Let me know 🤘🏼

[@keithedwards9298]

@@altered_life I guess there’s no way way for me to comment a photo. I’ll try to make sense. From the top of the taillight circle/cutout to the first edge/bend above it and from the inner edge of the circle/cutout to the first edge/bend that meets the tailgate opening. So from where the bends start on the tub in those areas but still on the same plane/surface as the cutout for the tail light hole. Hopefully that makes enough sense 😂

[@michaelcoccojr2513]

Side question, I don't have a cage yet for my yj. I live in New England so rust city. I cut off the rear crossmember to replace it, and was thinking of welding 2x4 tube in its place. How would one go about inboarding the rear body mounts?

[@altered_life]

Replacing the crossmember and creating new body mount locations on that shouldn’t be to hard. The problem you’d run into is the tub side and getting new locations to bolt too. I’d say maybe create a flange style nut and cut into the rear channel of the tub where you want the inboarded location to be and then weld the nuts into the tub. It’s hard to say without being able to see it in person. I hope that made sense and helped a little hahah.

[@scottygott7390]

I just bought these exact body armor. Did you move your body mount in? Since you cut it off.

[@altered_life]

Scotty Gott nice 👍🏻 and for my set up I won’t be running a rear body mount back there but instead I’ll be tying my roll cage to the frame in the rear which should support the body no problem. Once I get to that stage of the build I plan on having videos showing all the steps I do to mount the roll cage. It probably wouldn’t be too hard to move the rear body mounts in, you would just have to install a larger style nutcert into the boxed section on the body and weld bushing mounts to the inside of the rear bumper. It definitely could be done. Good luck with your project!

[@ceanerngaming-moonknight_yj]

What is the width of it from the angle to the bottom of the fender after the cut and install? I've got pre existing corner guards but going to cut it out for comp cut

[@altered_life]

If I’m understanding you correctly the measurement I just took reads 43.75” from bottom corner to bottom corner of both comp cuts (across the back bottom of the tub). If that’s not the measurement you need let me know and I’ll gladly get you the correct measurement 🤘🏼

[@ceanerngaming-moonknight_yj]

@@altered_life I think I got it. I finished cutting my corner guards I had and guestimated what the top of the fender to the wheel opening. Gonna be posting up the actual cutting I did hopefully.

[@altered_life]

Awesome well if you need anything else just let me know 🤘🏼

[@obamasossa3964]

How are you supposed to fill up your jeep with gas? The spot where you put gas in your jeep?

[@altered_life]

I’ll be running a remote filler cap with a fuel rated hose similar to how Ultra 4 race cars are set up. I’ll more than likely mount the filler off the side of the roll cage

[@CodyHicks]

Hello, so when having the lights installed. What’s your plan on hiding the wires?

[@altered_life]

Hey Cody, I plan on using wire loom with heat shrink to keep it neat then trying to tuck the wires up into the wheel well or under the tub. Not 100% sure yet but we’ll see when the time comes haha

[@CodyHicks]

@@altered_life No worries, I’m definitely subscribing. I have a TJ I’m LS swapping and looking to see what I’d like to do to the body as well. Appreciate your quick response.

[@altered_life]

I appreciate the sub 🤘🏼 good luck with your build!

[@kylemobley6061]

How did you wire up the tail lights

[@altered_life]

The tail lights come with a plug and wires, all I did was splice the new plug into the factory harness and it was good to go. It was a little trial and error to figure out which wire was which but it wasn’t to hard at all. I’ll be re wiring the entire Jeep in the future so I’ll do my best to cover that in that video

[@kylemobley6061]

@@altered_life cool thanks buddy i got the same ones the two plugs with all the wires going into the stock harness seems like alot but trial and error it is lol

[@altered_life]

@@kylemobley6061 no problem! Unfortunately it was so long ago when I did it I can’t remember the wires and I no longer have any wiring in the Jeep to reference. I’m sure you’ll get it figured out though! Good luck 👍🏻

[@rosasangel123]

What tail lights are thoes?

[@altered_life]

I got them off of Amazon, I’ll try and find the link and add it to the description of this video 👍🏼

[@altered_life]

Link has been added to the description 🍻