I spoke to securglass armoring company based out of Mississippi-- they asked for dimensional drawings and if possible when the time comes to pull the trigger, the old glass pieces to confirm precise measurements off of-- I got a rough price of about 6k to custom manufacture a set of all the requisite glass pieces, fully certed.
Before that, I also spoke with O'gara Hess back in 2021--- they were a bit more and would only sell to an entity with a CAGE code (but thats a moot point since they are going T/U).
My conversations with these guys was enlightening-- without certs on the glass, it cannot be used for official activities (think swat, armored bank car, etc.) which essentially makes the glass worth a fraction of what it would be if you had the certs. Since I never plan to drive mine into a firefight, I don't really care if I have the certs-- but of course I would then pay accordingly.
I am still a ways off from having to worry about the glass-- what I would like to do is lift the hull completely off the chassis so I can rehab that and maybe beef up the suspension a little. I saw pics where these look to be a little raised to fit hmmwv wheels/tires under them. I would not be opposed to a repower too but I also want to consider what it would do to value if I ever decide to sell it. Essentially, I would like to maintain originality as much as possible while at the same time ensuring any mods can be undone easily. Exceptions to that rule for me are brakes and the ac system (converting it to r134).
On a side note, I would love to give it a nod to Mad Max with a pair of BBP beacons and an original loctronics LTS siren (pipe dreams really when you look at what those are bringing on the market-- I could almost afford another peacekeeper with what I would have to pay for those few pieces-- hehe)
I also have some pics saved of one that has probably the heaviest duty headlight guards I have ever seen which I would like to one day replicate.
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