DDJeep89

I'd buy a pullover hooded sweatshirt.

We usually carve pumpkins the night before Halloween and they hold up for at least a few days. This year, the minute we finished the pumpkin they just started turning into mush. The one on the far right my 9 year old carved. It's supposed to be some Minecraft character. I don't get the fascination with those Minecraft games. It's mind numbing to watch.

I 100% agree. I'm just removing the old stuff. I think there are some things that are better of being done by a trained professional and I think window tinting is one of them. Every place I called wanted at least an extra $125-$175 if they had to remove the old stuff. I figured I'd save myself a little cash and it's easy to do just time consuming.

Thanks. The only thing it needs is the window tint redone. It's pretty much purple. I started removing it last night and what a pain in the rear end. I'm using a hand held steamer. It works real well but very slow and so far I've done the passenger side windows which took an hour and a half.

I had told a buddy of mine I was looking for one. He has a 99' XJ and had a 95' that he got rid of a few years ago so he new what to look for. Turned out his neighbor down the street decided to sell this one. He told me if I didn't buy it, he was going to buy it. She was going to list it on Craigslist but I told my buddy to have her hold off until I could come down to check it out.

Thanks! I'm real happy with it. My wife likes it too. She says its more comfortable than her Subaru Crosstrek.

It was called Gloss Smoke Grey.

I used Krylon Fusion. I had used it once before in black for the flares on my TJ and they turned out really nice.

Well, It did take me as long as I'd thought to find what I was looking for. I found this beauty in Lexington KY. I bought it off a woman in her mid 70's. She took amazing care of this Cherokee. It has a little over 114,000 on it and has ZERO rust. I even pulled the carpet up to check for rust on the floor pans. She got a little nervous when I was doing it and said "I hope you know what your doing?". She bought it brand new and the majority of the miles where put on up until 2003 when she retired. She had every service record right down to oil changes. She was a single woman and said she was the only one to ever drive it. I don't think the rear seats have even been sat in. I picked it up for $3,700.00. She decided to get rid of it because of back issues and it was getting difficult to get in and out of and she wanted a small car. The trim and flares where faded pretty bad so I repainted them this weekend. It's pretty close to the grey factory color. I'm not sure if I'll leave it or take it to get the grey repainted professionally, but good enough for now. Thanks to everyone for the advice! I ended up renting a car and driving the XJ back to PA in one day. It will be my daily driver for now. This weekend I'm going to fluid film the under carriage to keep the winter road salt at bay if I decide to drive it in the winter.

If I find the right one I could spend between 5-8 grand. Since my original post I have looked at some shipping options. I'm thinking if I'm patient enough I'll be able to find one within driving distance. I think I'd probably be willing to drive up to 5-6 hrs.

Jeep Driver- I never thought about a professional hunter. Funds are not unlimited but I'm prepared to spend money if the right deal comes along.

Thanks for the offer Dude. I'm really looking for a 4x4. I'm still working on the MJ so I don't think I could commit to making a conversion for quite a while.

I like the idea of having it inspected by a dealer beforehand. I do have a few friends in the L.A. area, one in Orlando, and one in Atlanta that would be trustworthy to check out a vehicle for me.

That's good advice. Thanks!

I did look into airfare to cities out West and they do seem to be cheaper than anywhere else I've looked. My thinking was to look out West because of the drier climate.

Thanks for the advice. I'll add Florida to the list. It would be a shorter drive home for sure.

So I'm in the market looking for a XJ and I live in PA where it's next to impossible to find a XJ that doesn't have the typical Northeast rust problems. I'm contemplating doing a Fly and Drive to find one in good condition. If I do this I'm going to take my time to find the right one. I think I'm going to look for 99' and under years. Buying or going to look at a vehicle without seeing it in person first makes me a little nervous. I'd hate to spend the time and money to take a trip like this and end up coming home empty handed. The plan is to bring one home and do all the rust prevention I can to keep the rust at bay for as long as possible. Have any of you done this before? Does anyone have any advice for me? I'm going to start looking in areas like Arizona, California, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington.

When I did my lift on my TJ I used a Metalcloak front adjustable track bar. It's beefy and well built. I don't know if it's the best out there but it's held up good for a lot of abuse out on the trails.I think I payed around $180.00 for it.

Wow! What happened!?

Awesome truck. Congrats on your 1st place win as well!

I like their products alot. My buddy has front and rear bumpers on his XJ and they seem to be built well. If you had a long bed design I'd definitely throw my business your way. I don't think I'll be ready for paint until late September so I better figure it out soon.

I'm wondering if anyone has installed these on their trucks. I like them alot. My truck will spend time in the woods cutting firewood and some mild wheeling. I'm getting close to finished with welding in rockers and cab corners to complete the rust repair. I'm thinking about getting these and the fronts and either painting them the same color as the truck or maybe black. I'm keeping the color of my truck the factor grey color. Or if anyone has something very similar that would be nice to look at too. https://www.dirtboundoffroad.com/long-bed-fender-flares-jeep-comanche-mj.html

Those fenders are sweet! Where did you have them made?

I'm finishing some bodywork and still have not decided what route to take with paint. Part of me likes the idea and price of the route you took. Your paint job looks real good and you saved a lot of money. I've never painted a vehicle myself with base/clear, or single stage paint but I'm tempted to give it a shot. Either way I'd do the work myself. Decisions decisions.

How is your rattle can paint job holding up?