Silverhawk1991

Does anyone have a solution for a rear sliding window that slides? I’ve tried adding foam around the edges, but no dice.

Got this all working by the way! I did in fact get a dud Bluetooth unit. New unit works amazingly. I soldered the ends of this AUX cable straight to TP371 and TP471. Just need to be careful not to heat the pins too much, because it can desolder them from the board.

@jennchick1Heyo! So I FINALLY got around to wiring this up. I have the aux input working on the stereo, and have that feeding into the RCA IN on the Bluetooth module. Question: is your bluetooth still working? Did you get this one (https://a.co/d/0xPCZ8m)? Mine worked once, and then died, which seems common based on reviews on the product page. I bought another to see if this one is just a dud. I have it spliced into an add-a-circuit with a 10A fuse in the accessory slot. Where did you add yours?

Unfortunately I have no cassettes on hand, but fortunately I fixed the issue! Not exactly sure what did it. I pulled the head unit and actuated all the mechanical bits inside, to try and shake anything loose that may have been stuck. That seems to have done it. Thanks all!

Ah, that’s what is meant by MTL. I did try the eject button, but nothing happens. I pulled the radio out just to check if something was lodged in there or something was off. Is there a physical eject mechanism that I could manually actuate?

Hey all, I pulled my radio today, and after replacing it, it just displays “MTL” and won’t switch to radio. I don’t have a cassette in it, and I don’t think cassettes have ever worked in this unit (I tried a cassette->3.5mm aux cable once and it wouldn’t stay down). Any ideas what would cause this? I have the dash pulled off, so would like to get it addressed tonight. @Minuit, any ideas?

@NickyV Thank you for reviving this old thread! I have this same problem with my driver-side turning signal. I have very little experience with light wiring though. Did you ever make a video about it?

AWESOME! Nice work. So you spliced both the Red and Blue/White wires into an ignition source? I know the Blue/White is supposed to go to igninition, but thought the Red needed constant 12v battery source. Also, do you know which wire you spliced into? Cigarette lighter? For the left/right channels, did you use a pin connector or solder the ends of the wires straight onto the pins?

@Minuit, you happen to be available and can chime in? I’m pretty sure I have a 56009004 radio in my Comanche, and I’d like to add that Bluetooth module and also snip off the capacitor to completely nuke the AM radio like in the above video. I haven’t opened it up just yet, but planning on soon. Appreciate any help! Thanks in advance.

So the BT module I linked above has an in-line fuse. I’m thinking of splicing the red into a constant power line and splicing the blue/white into the radio ignition line. This is what the wires look like. I also bought an RCA to bare-wire adapter (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B15JZ4CJ?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share) so I didn’t have to deal with the coaxial grounds that RCA has. I’m thinking it should be about as easy as the aux input! Just have to find the constant power and ignition power lines.

I’ve seen some mentions of Jeremy’s Radio Emporium on here, but seems like he’s no longer selling kits to add an aux input on the AM radio leads. I picked up a Bluetooth receiver with L/R channels out (https://a.co/d/0xPCZ8m) and am thinking of soldering those to the AM radio pins and snipping off the transistor. This guy made a great video walk through of adding an aux cable, and I feel like it would be the same process except for splicing in to the ignition lower source to power the Bluetooth module: Has anyone done this?

Added 1 3/4” Rough Country coil spring spacers to level out the truck. I absolutely love it, but my wife can’t tell the difference Currently running 31x10.5or15 tires, but would love 33s, I just don’t want to lift this (yet), and I think I would rub with 33s. If I could find 32x10.5or15 tires, I think those would fit, but I’m not sure if that’s a standard size.

Sport bar installed Lights wired up as well, just used the existing cargo light harness with a NOS switch. I wanted the Sport bar lights independently controlled from the fog lights. Super pleased with how it turned out. I'll eventually get a new custom faceplate to have On/Off for that switch. To-do: Install 2" pucks to front coils to level it out

Got it wired up. Luckily the Cargo Light harness was in there. I know it’s always live, but kind of nice to be able to turn on the overheads without the engine on. Will be nice once I get a custom faceplate that will show the Sport Bar lights. Also, @MJCARENA, did you lose some locking pliers?

Got some NOS key blanks from @Greenjeans, they look pretty good on the keychain! Nice to see JEEP instead of some generic key brand that I got with the truck.

AW4 yes, apparently just some “internal transmission failure”. Just got the truck back, and $3500 later she shifts like a dream!

I bought these and am about to wire them up on my sport bar: Rugged Ridge | Light Kit, Halogen, 5 Inch x 7 Inch, Black, Steel Housing, 2 Piece | 15207.55 | Fits 1999-2023 Jeep Universal https://a.co/d/aFSn36d Good luck trying to find square KCs lol, I looked forever. These were cheap and I think they look pretty great.

Does anyone know the wiring for these type of switches? I picked up a NOS switch (part 56000025) for my sport bar lights, but I’m unsure which lead is positive, ground, and switched positive. Anyone know? Also, any tips to run wires from the sport bar to the cabin and battery?

What’s his Instagram handle? Or contact info??

Just got the call. Transmission will need a rebuild. $3,700 total Is that pretty average for a rebuild?

It's a real shame the truck is in the shop, because look what arrived today: a factory SWB Sport Bar! I found this on Facebook a few months ago back in the DC area for $800. I go out there frequently for work, so I checked with my airline (Delta) and they said it was ok to check with the specialty/oversized baggage. However, when I showed up to the airport, they denied it for some FAA regulation. I ended up having to store it at a buddy's house to ship it UPS freight back home. Freight shipping alone cost me like $400, so I think I now own the most expensive Sport Bar in the country lol. I test fitted some cheap 5x7 foglights I got off of Amazon, and I'm stoked to get this thing installed. Waiting on a pair of KrustyBaller16's brackets to complete the installation (once the truck is out of the transmission shop). Here it is all wrapped in bubble-wrap when Delta refused it. I plan on doing some light sanding, and respraying with flat black trim paint to refinish it. I picked up an original switch from a Cherokee (Part #56000025) and plan to put it in the empty space next to the transmission toggle, just need to figure out which lead is which. I actually haven't been able to get the fog lights working yet, so I'll see what I can do when I pull the dash to do the Sport Bar lights.

I haven't done too much with the truck over the last year and a half. Main things were just regular maintenance like oil changes, the front/back diff fluid, replacing the 4x4 vacuum harness, and fixing the A/C. However, yesterday disaster struck. I was driving the truck around town when I noticed some loose shifting. It got stuck in third, and wouldn't downshift even if I used the column shifter. I got home, performed step 10 in Cruiser54's tips, but no luck. I pulled the fuse in the TCU, but it still wouldn't shift with just the column selector. Putting it in reverse, it would stutter, then finally shift in. I brought it in to my local shop, but they said the trans is probably shot and to take it to a transmission shop for a rebuild. So, we'll see what that will run when they open tomorrow.

May 7th, 2022 Took first place in the 1981-1999 Trucks category at my local car show. I haven’t done too much to the truck since I acquired except for some paint touch up on the trim, new A/C compressor, and new radiator. New tires are coming in the next few weeks. Hopefully adding a leveling kit to the front coils to even it out. I’m REALLY tempted to lift it and throw 33”s on, but damn it looks good at stock height.

Finally creating my own topic, as I don't want to bother @MJCARENAanymore on his old topic: I bought this truck from a young guy here in the Tri-Cities, Washington in January of 2022. He said he wanted a rust-free Comanche, so he drove down to AZ and bought this one from MJCarena and drove it back up. He only had it about a year. I'm so damn thankful he didn't touch it. He wanted to lift it and rock crawl it, but (luckily for me) he needed the money and let it go to me for $9,000 with 185k miles on the odo (but looks like it was rebuilt around 35k miles ago). I thought at the time I had overpaid a little, but after seeing all the love that went into this truck, I think I got a deal. I spoke with MJCarena after I bought it and got some history on it. Opening up this thread and will do some catch-up for the last year and a half.

Looks amazing!! It's in incredible shape. How many miles on the odo? And what did you pay for it?