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+$80 for nuts, bolts, various pieces. +$.05 for my hood arm holder thing. It’s pretty rough looking because when I 3D printed it-its an odd shape and needed supports. I’ll redo this at a later time. I used a generic XJ file from Thingiverse. The top hole of two was larger-so needed some finagling.

New front fenders are on! They took some finagling to get them to fit (97-01). Need some more bolts as I didn’t have one for each slot. I put hex nuts and bolts on the bottom two that attach to the runner. Notice I still need a newer antenna plastic piece-as I forgot the old one would not sit flush. The grill to the header panel slide down my concrete driveway and got scratched and small cracks. SOOO I will be replacing that eventually. I sanded and painted it for now. Also did not have the screws to attach the grill so more bolts! I think it looks nice for now. Dry fit everything up for a pic-need nuts to hold on the header panel. I also spray painted the side of the truck to make sure some bondo spots disappeared and covered some bare metal for now. I really wanna cut the fender flares but they’re new-so hands off for now.

Also wanted to share this sweet “original” poster I got.

Pic of the bumper mounted. Black looks pretty nice, IMO. I will probably mount the vacuum ball inside the bumper (I believe that’s where my XJs had it). Although if it’s just for HVAC, I plan to not have that anyways. Any guidance on consequences from not having one is appreciated!

I also realized the Amazon picture listed my address. No one come kill me-but you are more than happy to visit the Jeep. Lol

After two failed scrap yard runs and a couple months of Craigslist/Facebook being unfruitful-I decided to just by some parts off Amazon - which proved to be cheaper than LKQ. Maybe the price they gave me included shipping, which would have been closer. $176.20-header panel and grill $219.11-both driver and passenger fender

After a rough winter, I am getting back to some Jeep work. Next thing I worked on was putting on a front bumper. Standard XJ front bumper has the same mounts from what I can see. On my Comanche there are three slots/holes on each side. Two above and below are just holes and the back middle one (triangle formation) is threaded. In buying new bolts, I got (what I assumed was the right size from old rusted ones) 7/16-14 grade 5 (whatever all that means). I have the two on each side-the threaded was barely too large. Four bolts is fine with me, for now, instead of 6. I put washers on each side of the bolt even though I do not believe the hex head or nut would have popped through the opening. I sanded the bumper, removed a little rust, and removed 30 bumper stickers. It then got hit with the black paint. nuts and bolts-$24.08

Hahaha definitely willing to part ways with. Probably letting it sit faceless until 97+ parts.

More spray cans, just because -$17.14

Headlights on their way from Amazon. I personally love the LED. Also came across an XJ pic and cannot find the blinkers in it for sale-to match. Help?😕 headlights $80 (although the girlfriend and I had a plethora of Amazon gift cards, lol) was going to go to u pull it today for a 97+ front/grill and front fenders but it was crazy cold. Next purchase, for sure. The front end is already off, sooooo.

That’s super interesting to know-thanks! I just assumed most if not all changes happened at 97 (after deep diving into swap threads, lol).

Comedic post on the state of the glove box and provided headlights:

Registry on this site? Or a general other one. Not sure I know what you’re talking about. Thanks for the visit!

I 100% have always debadged my cars (this is my 10th?). I will not be putting this back on if anyone is interested. Also cool note- from the post 97 xjs I have owned, I know the keep logo has been a soft sticker like decal. Interesting the pre 97 goes through to the back like this. (97 swap in my future)

Various trim removal- wheel well stuff and rear right fender flare . 7mm to remove trim behind front bumper and other. 10mm for fender. First task will be to fix up this lovely spot.

Bondo, wiper arms, and paint -$77.84

Is that part of a VIN stamped behind the bumper?

Even came with a little trove of goodies. Not to mention speakers, brakes, and other items in the cab.

Pictures on day of purchase - $1200. Not sure if this was a great price. It ran and was the best I’d come across in the past 5/6 years of looking for one! Even though it moved, still used the car trailer due to a 3/4 hr trip.

Hope I put this in the right topic area. Starting a build thread of my own after purchasing my first Jeep Comanche! I have owned a few XJs in my life and have stalked these forums for years. I finally have a hunk of metal in my front yard and will be posting updates (not so much for others) but for me to track what I’ve done, cost, and pictures (yay, pics!). This site has been so helpful for so many people-myself included. I will try to be as detailed as possible with my posts to help anyone that needs it. I am by no means a mechanic-so also any suggestions, please feel free to comment! edit: it’s an 87. Manual transmission. 2.5L

Pm'd. And congrats on the kid!

Woooooooh man. Looks good. I would like to still visit the one I found, but I will sure consider it. Why are you selling? Would you mind sending more pictures?

Spoke with the man. He said if he didn't sell it, he'd want to restore it a DO historic plates. I'm going out Monday to look.

that's the one! man you're a PI. hahaha. Price ideas?

I have updated the OP to ask about a new vehicle