I'am looking for these for 3 years now, only available with the Front Expedition Protection System VPLEP0386.
Just a little bit better approach angle and for the looks .
Also No partnumbers known, No copies/Counterfeit for sale by my knowledge .

 

Are you sure on the approach angle? These are just covers for the bottoms of the corner pieces, no? Where is the approach angle better?

 

The raised corners do in fact give a better approach angle.

 

Yes, you're right. I should have looked at the installation instructions. It is a bit of a joke though. It's like 2.5cm or an inch max. And if you do scrape the corner, you'll just push all the soft plastic up and back into the tire... And if you then reverse, you might really improve your approach angle. :-p

Then again, as rare as they are now, if you can find them buy them. Who knows what they'll be worth in 30-40 years.

 

You mean when, not if, right? Or you're not trying hard enough.

Not having the vehicle yet, a question - what's the failure mode of the plastic the corners are made of? I've seen two in my life - regular where it cracks and webs, and Jeep JK where it gets scratched and bent but bounces back so that when you try to see how far in you dented it, you can't because the bend is gone. Teaches you to appreciate plastic some people snicker at.

 

I'm a little surprised at all of the concern over the front corners. The approach angle is great, and when I have taken my stock 110S with coil springs on pretty challenging rocky trails at Rausch Creek in PA, I never scraped a corner. I put some dings in the front bash plate (OEM - ordered with the vehicle and installed at the port or the dealer, I assume). And once I installed rock rails I put some pretty serious scrapes into them. One of the trails was a Jeep "badge of honor" trail - probably pushed my Defender and my driving skills about as far as I dared. But the front corners? Not a scratch.

So... I'm not sure I'd put money into new corners. I'd keep saving until you can afford rock sliders - a much more useful and necessary investment if you're on rocky trails.

 

I can answer for myself - descending down the Orders of Ignorance ladder, hopefully being somewhere around 1OI now. Didn't have a chance to scratch them yet

I came to the same conclusion - for different reasons, though.

But the undershield is a must.

 

There is a bit of room for error in the front corners and plastic grille above the under shield.

I have scraped the corners, bent the drivers one a little and had to straighten out and reposition the honeycomb plastic grille.

The front undershield is a useful and replaceable part. With it being aluminum it's not easy to hammer it back flat once it gets knocked about some. I picked up a replacement plate from a breakers yard and straighten the honeycomb above it with some needle nose pliers and some minimal effort.

Good as new.

Sliders is a better bang for your buck. Undershield is useful too