Design

[Billy]

Are those trail rated? :cwl:

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[freegld]

Overall, the JL looks sick (=awesome for the old timers lol). I agree, the rear looks great. The thin bezel around the the rear glass and the small spoiler really hit it for me. However, I think the black edge along the flares and the 1996 lenses keep the design from being flawless. Also, I think the side mirrors are quite bulky. Everything else is

 

[WaltA]

Overall, the JL looks sick (=awesome for the old timers lol).

Is awesome anything like groovy?

 

[Matt The Hammer]

Overall, the JL looks sick (=awesome for the old timers lol). I agree, the rear looks great. The thin bezel around the the rear glass and the small spoiler really hit it for me. However, I think the black edge along the flares and the 1996 lenses keep the design from being flawless. Also, I think the side mirrors are quite bulky. Everything else is

I think the current term is 'lit'.

As in - The JL is lit!

What are the 1996 lenses. Were they on the 1996 Wranglers?

 

[Billy]

There was no 1996 Wrangler

 

[Matt The Hammer]

There was no 1996 Wrangler

I have one. It's parked next to my CJ-4.

 

[WaltA]

I have one. It's parked next to my CJ-4.

You got this one?

 

[Billy]

I have one. It's parked next to my CJ-4.

YOU have the CJ-4?

 

[Matt The Hammer]

Walt - nice find. Cool story too. Billy - I wish. I do have a 'late' 95 Wrangler though with the TJ style hinges and hood bumpers.

 

[freegld]

I think the current term is 'lit'.

As in - The JL is lit!

What are the 1996 lenses. Were they on the 1996 Wranglers?

No, meaning they look like lenses from cars from the 90s

 

[Matt The Hammer]

Roger.

You mean the ones that turned a chalky yellow within weeks?

 

[AVENTUS]

I feel like the only part of the design they got an A+ on was the corona rings around headlamps. That modernized the entire front end immediately.

Unfortunately it looks like they dropped the ball on several design elements:

Overall, the JL looks sick (=awesome for the old timers lol). However, I think the black edge along the flares and the 1996 lenses keep the design from being flawless. Also, I think the side mirrors are quite bulky. Everything else is

fully agree.
The charcoal lip/black edge along fender/flares, and the 1988 Oldsmobile lenses on fender lights, really date the car in a way that hurts overall design character. I'm all for functionally superior throwback features and design, but not going backwards in an antiquated way with no benefit.

Whoever lobbied hard for those two fender design features should be chastised hard af.

Have you ever wondered if Side mirrors should be just under A-pillar anyways, not on door ?

 

[AVENTUS]

Roger.

You mean the ones that turned a chalky yellow within weeks?

That's them!

I sincerely hope they were just using old crappy lenses to camo/hide how modern/beautiful the real LED lenses in fender light strips will be.

 

[DanW]

Lol...1996, old look...You all realize the foundation of every Wrangler's styling originated in the 1930's, right?

 

[WaltA]

Jeep typically lags in styling by a decade. When everyone else switched to square headlights in the 70's, Jeep waited until the late 80's to do the same with the YJ.

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