88SGTSlaughter Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Is there anyone who sells replacements for the wells on the bed? Or is a new bed my only option other then doing the repair? I have considered flares but I'm not sure how I feel about them. I have trimmed them already and need to figure a solution because its whats holding me up from finishing the body. Its a 1988 MJ swb Best pic I have right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexia Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 The wheel opening is a bit longer than a Cherokee, but where that rust is a cut from a two door Cherokee could be used to fill it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyav8r Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Heck, yours looks almost pristine compared to the drivers side wheel well arch on mine. I managed to cut those sections out of a MJ bed at P&P and plan to cut and weld to repair (or maybe have a body shop do it, my thin metal welding skills aren't quite up to par yet). As Alexia suggested, check local JYs for MJs or 2 door XJs as donors. Use a saber saw with a short blade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87MJTIM Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 This company sells side panels for the MJ. Several members have bought from him - myself included. http://stores.zmjeeps.com/StoreFront.bok The panel was about $160. Shipping was about the same. The company is outside Toledo, OH, so you may be able to drive there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KYMJ Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 I was able to patch mine using 2 pieces from 2 different Cherokee front fenders, free. Wasn't perfect, but pretty close(no one noticed but me), and was covered by the flare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cherokee1989 Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Wow, a near mint condition bed, I wish my was that good. Are in the process of replacing outer skin on LWB bed, will remain about 5 inches from top, rest will be new metal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glundblad Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 I would caution you about going to a JY to get replacement sections of your bed. Most likely, the JY beds are in at least as bad of shape as yours considering you live in OH. I have searched about 10 JY's around my area in Indiana and got lucky and found a bed in excellent condition. To this day, a few years later, I still havent found another one. I keep looking out of habit. Pop those flares off and look behind them on any clean bed. It can be a fright. If possible, I would encourage you to go south to find one. Unfortunately, as others have already mentioned, yours really isnt in that bad of condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88SGTSlaughter Posted January 25, 2013 Author Share Posted January 25, 2013 I know it's not in bad condition, that don't mean I should leave it or fill it with mud. I am ok with buyin a clean bed, then I can use this one for a bench project. My thin metal welding skills are not to good. But I could probably make it work. It won't look good enough to not run flares tho. And I really don't want them. But I may not have a choice. I guess I'll try to patch the small part, I have access to a 2 door at a shop. I'll see how it looks and go from there! Thank for all the responses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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