Silvergun

Yeah, it was a bit of a pain for sure, but my brother in law came over for some beers and i roped him into helping me. The second set of hands and eyes made the install go a smooth as it could have. For anyone searching for this down the road, i have found one slight issue: On my 88 turn signal switch, there is a white wire that connects from the brake light switch, to the turn signal switch, then to the lights. It is this wire that allows the opposite brake light to operate normally when the turn signal on one side is on. The 95 turn signal switch does not have this provision. I imagine the 95 xj must have a separate circuit for the brake lights. :hmm: So, i am still looking for a simple solution to make everything work as intended. I have a few ideas, just need to get the time to play with it. 95 signal switch diagram: This isnt an accurate 88 Turn signal Switch diagram, but it shows what i mean: The wire coming out of the right side of the switch in this pic is what the 95 is missing.

Yes, i lock-tite'd and torqued all 4 bolts. The outer column was completely sheared. I did get the 95 Column in and working. The upper bracket needed cut off and welded about 1" higher. Then the steering shaft from the column to the box needed shortened a bit. Wiring up the ignition was a breeze. Just had to find 2 accurate wiring diagrams. I still havent got around to wiring the light switches in yet, it's been pretty cold and had some yard work to get done before the frost. Thanks guys!

Man, what an awesome truck! I'm sitting here at work and i've read through the whole thread twice now. I don't think i can express with words how cool i think it is. I hope i can fab like that some day. :bowdown:

So, things have been slow on the comanche the last week or so, i went to fix the loose tilt bolts, and discovered the entire outer column was broken all the way around. :doh: Must have been treated pretty hard by a PO. So i took to ebay to find a replacement. All the correct 88ish columns were going for about 150, called local JY's, no luck. So i found a 95 column for 50 with free shipping. I started another thread for help and did some research. Bolts in fine, but i'll need to get creative with the wiring. Should be here in the next few days. Stay tuned.

UPDATE: Went ahead and bought the 95 column. Too good of a deal. Will have to do some wiring when it comes in, but shouldn't be too brutal.

I gotcha. I might just have to go take a peek at one and see what needs to be done. Or wait for a proper one to show up. Thanks

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I called around and nothing older than 94 anywhere close right now. Any idea what kind of modification is necessary for the 95 Column? A dash swap is probably in the future anyways.

I tried searching and couldnt come up with a solid answer, so here's the deal: Opened up my 88 pioneer's steering column to fix the loose tilt bolts issue. Went smooth (believe it or not) and reassembled. Column still felt very loose and even prevented me from turning the key unless i held the column just a certain way. Upon further inspection, the cast outer column, closer to the firewall than the tilt hinges, is completely obliterated. It's been this way since i've owned it so no idea how it happened. It needs replaced. Here is where my question comes in, there is a fantastic deal on a complete 95 xj tilt column ($50 shipped!) Will it bolt right in place? What mods, if any, are needed? There is also an 88 tilt column for sale locally but for 200 bucks! :eek: Please advise! :help:

Finally some more aesthetic progress! Got my rockers all herculined, flares too, and all buttoned back up :banana: About time too! Also got these in the mail: Rallyarmor universal plus's. Attached them to the flares with a few rivets, and viola! 29.99ish to my door.

Guess this belongs here! This is our girl, Beat. Blue Healer/ German Shepherd mix. Shes about 6 months old in this pic. Chilling in the comanche.

Spotted your VW roof rack, what's it from??

Oh yeah, and bought herculiner and fender hardware today. Hopefully get that wrapped up this weekend!! :D

Thank you so much!! I've been beating my head against that off and on for a couple weeks. I bought all new fuses, but havent tried that yet. :doh: Will do tonight! And that, sir, is a fine looking truck. I've gotta get a 97+ donor for some doors, fenders and possibly front bits. Your truck is actually one of the few i found when i was looking for pics of a tan comanche :thumbsup:

Picked up some gravel and couldnt resist. This is about all the crawling this little 4cyl can do with just a d33. When i get payed this week, ill be picking up a can of herculiner to finish up the rockers and flares and get those suckers back on!!