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Well she needs another coat of paint. Now the surface is completely smooth. I went and wet sanded all the bumpy bits of paint with 1000 grit. But I still like the job none the less. She should look better with a new coat and a good buffer. Here's a better pic. I still need to do the tail gate.

Yeah but I was just sharing what I ended up having to do to not mess up the flares so much while sanding. Wet sanding went a long ways to not leave a mark on the plastic itself.

500 grit wet sanding on the flares Pete. Use an electric sander. In rough case a very light touch with 100 grit to get paint off to prep for new coat. I spent about 8 hours in total on both my rear flares to remove old paint. And one side paint was really rough but was a PITA to get off with the fine grit.

The ignition cylinder is missing it’s screw that holds it in place. There’s a lever in the column that you are supposed to push down with a couple of your fingers on your right hand while simultaneously rotating the ignition to you. That will allow you to remove the key while keeping the ignition lock in the column. Welcome to a GM Saginaw steering column.

I have one. It just shows it’s age with a crack and broken ash tray hinge

Lol fair. I wouldn’t suggest electric steering anyways. To many problems with some of them.

Damn. Thanks Buck.

Can you even retrofit an electric steering pump to our trucks?

May I ask what kind of shape the lower dash panel was in?

You could get rid of power steering on the 2.5L too and just have it be like an old optionless vehicle.

I would grab the tire winch anyways. it makes a great bracket and if you just end up tearing the winch out of the middle, you could send the brackets to krusty to have him refab and mount any other winch we could think of using. The B-pillar exhausters need to always be snagged too. Rear MJ wiring harness should be a must grab. Meaning the inside cab and back to the tail lights.

Thanks gentlemen. Just need to go get more paint and clear and she will be ready for badging and decal.

Um. I’m speechless. She’s not perfect and still has some areas that need to be touched up due to running out of paint but wow! Sorry about the light. Just got home. Theres some issues to address and clear to be coated but holy crap! I have a painted truck! I can see some dents. Lol. She’s a thirty year old truck. I was lucky to see any before this happened. But I’m thankful and appreciate the work that has been done

What I’m curious about is how different is the 96 XJ harness to just not give any power to the switch? Everything else on that headlight bulk head works except power to the switch to go to the lights. Unless such wasn’t wired right or there’s a fuse or relay that is bad somewhere.

I’m pretty stumped on this too. I’ve been talking with him for a while on this issue and he addressed it today. Granted he’s all the way on the other end of the valley so I can only go off of what I know. I think he’s not getting any power at the switch to send down the line to the lamps, so I think there’s something wrong between the PDC or battery to the switch itself. The LED on the switch does not light up at all to indicate power when the headlights are on. Anyone got anything?

It really boils down to rust. That’s what everyone will tell you. It looks good from the picture but until you go and take a look at it and check it’s undercarriage and such, $4000 doesn’t seem terrible.

I found 2 dealers who have what you are looking for. One is the 87-89 Paint As Required color and the other is Dark sand. Theres also Three Charcoal left PM me which ones you want and I will provide you with a dealer to call.

I'm happy to oblige. Have fun!

I had a NOS short bed set for a while till I sold them. That is the style for our trucks as they fit the whole box scheme. I’d imagine when these parts were around was the nineties. But almost all of us probably entered the MJ scene a tad bit late to snag goodies like this in a junk yard.

Turn signal new metal style- 3764863. For the side markers, they are not serviceable. You’ll have to find an aftermarket to fit. I know crown makes the turn signal socket. Try this number 56018638. But it seems like both numbers don’t show up at all to cross reference to crown. Not even the old 83501000 number doesn’t show up.

Is it me or has no one ever replied to something posted three years ago? Will agree. It is a clean XJ

*A6 Seats - Vinyl High Back Bucket -Q8 3LR APA MONOTONE PAINT PACKAGE CBA BENCH SEAT - STRAIGHT BK CGX Head Restraints-Outboard Seating, RR DGW Transmission - 4-Spd. Automatic,44RE ERB ENGINE - 4.0L I6 MPI GAS GAC ALL WINDOWS - TINTED GLASS HCC HEATER W/UPR LEVEL VENTIL - TYPE II JJA CIGAR LIGHTER - FRT COMP LMA HALOGEN HEADLAMPS MBJ Bumper - Front, Black MDA FRT LICENSE PLATE ATTACH REQUIRED NAA ESA W/CATALYST (EXC CALIF SYSTEM) PXF QXF SBA POWER STEERING TBG SPARE TIRE - COMPACT WMC BASE WHEEL DRESS - UP (INCLS TRIM RING) Build Date 2/8/87 Body Code JL61

Cherokee door swap and seats have been done. Those aren’t original factory panels or seats. So my best guess is they swapped those with ease but didn’t do a full 97+ swap.

*Q7 Cloth Low-Back Bucket Seats -SA Charcoal 135 Zone 35-Washington 1AA U.S. Dealer Retail 4HC Special Scheduling Condition III 4ZE Order Tracking V 5KR Midland Corporation ADA Light Group ALR GTS Interior Package APA Monotone Paint ARM Radio AM/FM Cassette BA1 100 AMP ALTERNATOR BCY 475 AMP BATTERY BGA Power Front Disc/Rear Drum Brakes CAC Low Back Bucket Seats CDB Reclining Front Seats CKA Carpets - Floor and Cargo Area CSR Passenger Assist Handles CUF Full Length Floor Console DGB All 4-Speed Automatic Transmissions DGS 4-Speed Automatic AW4 Transmission DHS Floor Mount Automatic Shift Lever DMD 3.55 Rear Axle Ratio DRJ 175MM Rear Axle EAA All Engines EAF ALL FUEL INJECTED ENGINES-GAS ERB ENGINE - 4.0L I6 MPI GAS GAC Tinted Glass Windows GBB Tinted Windshield Glass GCB Front Door Tinted Glass GEH Fixed Door Vent Glass GFD Rear Sliding Window GNA Rear View Day/Night Mirror GNB Driver Side Illuminated Sun Visor GNC Sun Visors w/Illum Vanity Mirrors GRZ Left Remote Mirror GSZ Right Remote Control Mirror GTZ Manual Remote Mirrors HAA Air Conditioning JAY DO NOT USE - See JP, KA classes JCA 85 MPH Primary Speedometer JGB Digital Clock JHA Var Intermittent Windshield Wipers JJA Cigar Lighter K2B STRIPE/BADGE/MOLDING/COLOR K3X STRIPE/BADGE/MOLDING/COLOR KLH LAJ Headlamps On Warning Chimes LBB Courtesy Lamps LBC Glove Box Lamp LBD Ash Tray Lamp LBE IP LED Ambient Light Pipe LCJ DOME/READING LAMP B-PILLAR LDH U/Hood, Removable/Rechargeable Lamp LHD Headlamp Off Time Delay LMA Halogen Headlamps LNJ Front Fog Lamps MB1 Black Front Bumper MBJ Black Powder Coated Front Bumper MCA Rear Body Color Applique MDA Front License Plate Bracket MFK Body Color Grille MHA Black Windshield Moldings MMC Rear Door Solid Window Insert MMG Belt Moldings MMK Lower Grille Surround-Painted Silver NAA Federal Emissions NBK EVAP Control System NF2 18.5 Gallon Fuel Tank NHM Speed Control PX8 Black Clear Coat QX8 Black Clear Coat RAA All Radio Equipped Vehicles RAF AM/FM Cassette Radio RCD 4 Speakers SBA Power Rack and Pinion Steering SCG Leather Wrapped Steering Wheel SFA Standard Duty Shock Absorbers SGA Rear Shock Absorbers SUA Tilt Steering Column TAA All Tires TBC Compact Spare Tire TBM Tire Carrier Winch TRM P225/75R16 BSW On/Off Road Tires WJH 15X7 Aluminum Wheels WLZ All Aluminum Wheels XBS Pickup Box YAA Build To U.S. Mkt. Specifications YGE 5 Additional Gallons of Gas Z01 Rear Spring Group I Z1A GVW/Payload Rating Z59 Left Front Spring Group Ix Z78 Right Front Spring Group VIII It had factory buckets it looks like

Yup. As long as it’s the TBI set up.