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MoparPartsGiant.com is a really good resource to at least identify the part or part number. 99% of the time they don't have anything in stock for the MJs, but you can at least find out what the thing is to search elsewhere

Alright, I think I'm in the twilight zone. I have an '89 Pioneer short bed. The decals are pretty badly damaged and partially missing on one side and I'm looking for identical replacements. All of the sites I've found selling replacement decals for the 89 Pioneers including MoparPartsGiant.com list 3 variants: Silver/Charcoal (also called Light/Dark Silver) Lite/Dark Maroon (also called Red/Dark Red) Lite/Dark Tan After a quick look at my truck and not seeing any maroon or tan, I figured the only option I was left with was "Silver/Charcoal". I went ahead and ordered the "Silver/Charcoal" option from Phoenix Graphix. And after a quick glance at the stock photo on that site I was pretty sure the silver option was the right one. Here's the weird part. The decals on my truck are very clearly black and silver: The black I could be convinced to be "charcoal" but the decals I got are not even close. Definitely more of a light/dark silver. I peeled back the transfer film all the way to the darker stripe above the E E R to reveal the actual color and it's still very clearly not a match to what's on the truck. Here's the next weird part. I'm not really able to find any pictures of other Pioneer Comanches with black Jeep lettering on the tailgate or black and silver stripes exactly like mine. They all seem to match the silver decals that I got. After another look at the stock photo I noticed the lettering on the tailgate and the "Pioneer" is silver, not black. I even found the original photo that a bunch of sites use as the "stock" photo. You can tell it's the original as the "stock" photos have the matching dent in the back corner, the bumper is photoshopped to be somewhat straight and painted, and the top of a propane tank is usually visible in the bed. Not to mention the tires. (This guy's jeep is famous and he probably doesn't even know it) OG: Stock: Here is a side-on shot of these "Silver/Charcoal" decals on other trucks. These pictures match the decals I got but definitely don't match mine. Quick check of my build sheet wasn't terribly helpful and I think the relevant things are here: -SA Charcoal APA MONOTONE PAINT PWB WHITE PRIMARY PAINT - HWB QWB WHITE SECONDARY PAINT - HWB So here are the questions: What color option do I have? Are the decals on this truck custom made to possibly replace the old silver/dark silver? Why can't I find any other pioneers with black and silver stripes? Does anyone else have stripes that match mine? WHAT IS GOING ON HERE!?

Might have what you're looking for. I took a set of calipers out to my tailgate and measured the decal Here are the dimensions of each letter in the decal. Millimeter measurements are dead on, the inches are a "close enough" rounding. Font is Helvetica Bold J - 132 mm x 100 mm - 5 1/4" x 4" e - 95 mm x 90 mm - 3 3/4" x 3 1/2" p - 118 mm x 87 mm - 4 5/8" x 3 7/16" (Listed in Height x Width) There is a character spacing of 75 mm (~3") on the tailgate. All of this works out to a rough "font size" of 478 (according to Inkscape) Also, if you're just looking for a replacement set of decals, this website sells all of the Comanche variations. I bought a replacement set of my Pioneer and Jeep decals and the quality is top notch: https://phoenixgraphix.com/jeep.php#Comanche

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Yup, wiper delay and cruise control. Excuse the dust, haven't had a minute to clean it up since the purchase.

1989 Pioneer 4.0L i6 Manual 4x2 Short Bed Just purchased from FB marketplace and shipped across the US from Oregon to Eastern Pennsylvania. Runs and drives great. It's going to get a full restore back to stock.