RowerJim

Looks like a few folks might have a Burgandy. I could use one as well. Please private message me.

Hey Pete, Yup missing that one too. Wouldn’t mind a clean top piece either. Was able to salvage the old one from the accident. Have a lead on the bottom piece? thanks!

If you do end up finding it, let me know would be awesome to complete the front end. thanks for searching even if you don’t find it.

Well it took some time but thought I’d share the results of the repair. Airborne or anybody, I did have some trouble finding all the front end pieces. Anybody know where I can find the final pieces or what I might have gotten wrong. Notice right above the turn signals I’m missing chrome. I think I have 86 bezels but seems there are extra pieces I can’t find. Ideas???

Good find, seems the header panel goes in and out of stock pretty quick or I was doing something wrong. Had Quadratec saved for the grille and bumper caps but not header panel. Thanks again!

Looking for a header panel for my 86. Rear ended someone and busted up the front end. I have the Jeep emblem pieces so fine if those are missing. Also planning a paint job so color doesn’t matter. Most fabrication sites are giving me out of stock not available until July. I’ve checked the local junk yards for 86-89 MJs and XJs with no luck. I’m down in San Diego if that helps. I’d expect cost to be in the $80-$120 range.

Cut the bumper off and looks like the front section definitely needs to be replaced. Hard to tell if either side would though. Looks like the bracket bend into the unibody on one side so hopefully that can just be straightened? side with the bracket is passenger side without the bracket is driver

Yup, that’s been my last few days working to strip off the damage best I can in between the rainy days. I’m expecting to find more as I get deeper so hopefully pleasantly surprised.

Thanks Airborne! I'm not the welder you are so once I get it to a shop I’ll have to assess but I do like the idea to reinforce with the unibody and make it bulletproof for any future accidents. Plan to beef up the bumpers as well to help with that.

Whelp went to take the bumper off and turns out a bent the bracket in the perfect spot to not fit a socket on the bumper bolt or bumper bracket bolt. Bent the bracket pretty good. Any suggestions beyond brut strength?

Here are the pics of the damage. From what I can tell I know I’ll need new: fenders, grille, header panel, bumper, all lights and repaired frame. Anything else obvious? Does the frame look repairable? Appreciate the expert help

Recent accident damaged the front end and looks like the front brace on the unibody frame is broken. 86’ 2.5L manual 4x4 What are my options? Do I need a full frame replacement? Can I just get the front piece replaced? Most posts I’ve found suggest getting a donor car and replacing them quickly down the rabbit hole of just upgrading to a 4.0L. I can post a pic once I get home.

Camper Shell Found! Had to get it shipped from Washington but picking it up Friday. Used YRC Freight for shipping, prices were reasonable if you are able to drop off and pick up from one of their warehouses.

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Lol, sometimes you just have to make the mistakes yourself to learn. Luckily for me I didn’t go as deep as you did.

Figured I'd give an update for anyone interested. Changed the bulbs and still no dice. Then today I was working on the sound deadening project and noticed the fuses and decided to check. Sure enough, blow fuse. Lesson learned, start with the simple solution.

Looking for a camper shell for my 86 long bed. The wife and I just go the truck from her grandfather and would like to start using it as our go to camping vehicle. I've seen that finding a bed cover/shell for a long bed is pretty tough. I've checked a few junk yards in my area but no luck thus far. If you have a shell or a lead to one anywhere within a few hour radius of Palmdale, CA. I'd be interested in hearing about it. Cheers

Lol, probably should have read this before taking the seats out this past weekend. I came pretty close to rounding off one of them but managed to get the seat out with minimal issues. Rain hit on Sunday slowing down the progress, but back to it as soon as the weather permits. Cheers

Hey, I took the lens off and was able to remove them from the lens assembly but trying to take the bulbs out of the socket does not seem to be working. Maybe I'm being a bit to gentle with them but I'm giving them a good twist and they are budging. Then I found some "replacements" online showing new wires coming out, which made me think I need to just cut the wire and splice in the "replacements". If I'm not trying to upgrade, I'd prefer to just do a quick bulb change before I start cutting wires. Didnt want to jump ahead and cut all the wires out, but if I went that route at least I'd know the problem. haha

Yes, I have power to the brake lights in the back. The bulbs appear look like double filament to me, though one of them is a bit loose so that could be part of the issue.

Alright, I have had nearly the same issue going since I inherited my MJ from my wife's Gpa. Brake lights and head lights are all good, but parking lights/running lights in the back are out and my dash lights are out. This weekend I'm planning to pull the dash and switch bulbs. As for the running lights in the back, I was wondering how to change those out. I pulled the light cap off after removing the four screws and it looks like I need to splice wiring to put in new lights. Is that the case? If so, is it worth converting to LED or something? Looking to get the parts in and get to work sooner than later. Right now it is only a day time driver, which has been kind of a bummer. Thanks guys, appreciate all the help

These photos are a ton of help. How much square footage of material did it end up taking? Looking to buy the material before I tear apart the cab, minimal downtime is the goal. Thanks

Sounds about how I got mine. Same truck 86 long bed 2.5L 5 speed. Funny enough, I'm also having some issues with my instrument gauge, luckily it only looks to be the lighting now functionality. If you ever feel like parting with that bed topper, let me know! Best of luck.

Hey sent you a PM, I'm interested in the canopy. Thanks

So I've read through this thread and there seems to be quite a few options on how to deaden the cab noise. I'm brand new to the Comanche world and from what I can tell the only way to really do any of these is to remove seats, carpet, liners, etc. Any suggestions on where to start with that process? Thanks, sorry it is a pretty simple question just trying to do it the right way rather than paying to do it twice or more. Cheers