ARCHIVE Wits' End 80 Series OEM Bumper Mounted Rear Tire Carrier (formerly AJIK)

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IN. And if we're counting, US driver's side please. Thanks joey.
 
Totally happy to see this coming back to the market, and as with all the other recent "back to the market" items (york kit, drawer kits, tailgate storage, carpet/vinyl kits), I am going to be way too cheap to spring on it. But i like seeing other guys spend their money on cool stuff. :o
 
This is fantastic!

If only I had an 80 to put it on:bang:
 
Will it cover the license plate? Something to consider.

yea, mine from the last group buy came with a raw aluminum bar, I had it powdercoated to match the rest of the assembly.
if you need a pic of the aluminum license plate extender , mine is laying in the back of my cruiser, I still haven't installed my carrier yet...........
 
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yea, mine from the last group buy came with a raw aluminum bar, I had it powdercoated to match the rest of the assembly.
if you need a pic of the aluminum license plate extender , mine is laying in the back of my cruiser, I still haven't installed my carrier yet...........

Yeah if you can please do. BTW nothing from me will come unfinished unless it's specifically requested that way.
 
Yeah if you can please do. BTW nothing from me will come unfinished unless it's specifically requested that way.

no problem, will grab it and take a pic as soon as I get home from work......I still have to figure out a way to light it up in its offset position, without being too crappy looking
 
NLXTACY... For your consideration in integrating the license plate light holder in the the tire carrier design. This would be nice if you could work it in. Thanks.

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That's one of the things I'll be working on.

I will be watching for this solution, I don't see a patch into the current bulb holder[very small] but I was thinking of a harness I could make up that used the trailer wiring to tap into the running lights but it would be unwieldy to plug-in / un-plug every time I accessed the rear area
 
I will be watching for this solution, I don't see a patch into the current bulb holder[very small] but I was thinking of a harness I could make up that used the trailer wiring to tap into the running lights but it would be unwieldy to plug-in / un-plug every time I accessed the rear area

A new harness would have to be routed. No way around it.
 
A new harness would have to be routed. No way around it.

yea, I have had the license light bracket apart to replace a bulb, and one of my screws was broken, took me a few to repair it, I might halve to pull it again and see if I can add something that I could kinda hide that would just extend over to the new plate location
 
yea, I have had the license light bracket apart to replace a bulb, and one of my screws was broken, took me a few to repair it, I might halve to pull it again and see if I can add something that I could kinda hide that would just extend over to the new plate location

I'll look at the holder later but it'll likely just need to be snipped and butt connectored
 
IIRC...I took the carpet off the tailgate, removed the access panel for the license plate illumination, and used that wire power the new light. I used the first thing I found which was two 3 or 4 inch led strips with 3M VHB adhesive. Put those led strips on the aluminum angle.
 

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