90PioSport99 Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Ok, I tried searching, I know I've seen this done and I think it was by one of you guys on here. I basically want to use an XJ speaker bar in my MJ, this would gain me a center dome light and speakers back in since I run doorless now. I will have an extra external speaker bar soon (like the 96- XJs had) so I could go that route. What I would really like to do is more or less just chop the back half of a 97+ headliner that has the molded in speakers in it, and put that in an MJ. Now, obviously XJs and MJs are the same width. But...does anyone see any problems with this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oizarod115 Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 i THINK jeepco has either done it, or knows someone who has... don't know though its been a while since i've seen the thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepcoMJ Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 i THINK jeepco has either done it, or knows someone who has... don't know though its been a while since i've seen the thread good memory! yep, we did it. the older style fits the contour of your truck very well with minimal trimming, and the bracket that holds the center of it up just glues to the metal behind your headliner. you can position it as needed, and then you only need to recover the sound bar to match your headliner. you can sorta see it here. that also shows the sub box we built and the holes he was originally gonna put the OHC speakers in...til i brought up this idea. this is what we ended up doing...he wanted the OHC and didn't need the rear dome light. still not done...he doesn't know how to fiberglass and until he's willing to sit down and learn, i'm not teaching him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eliminator89 Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Hijack: Tell me more about this sound bar. I've never seen one. OEM? Aftermarket? Where do I look for one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fendermb4 Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Its OEM from a Cherokee. I've got a gray one, with speakers and dome light if you are interested. Shoot me a PM if you might want it and I'll send you pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
90PioSport99 Posted June 22, 2007 Author Share Posted June 22, 2007 Hijack: Tell me more about this sound bar. I've never seen one. OEM? Aftermarket? Where do I look for one? I believe they started putting them in Cherokees as early as 1994 as an option. Then I believe in 1998 they started integrating them into the headliner, which is a really cool look. I can take some pics of my 1999 later on today and show you what I mean. Jeepco, good to see that it worked for you, that means I could for sure use the external one, what do you think about the integrated type though? Have you seen them before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepcoMJ Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 I've seen them and it's gonna be more trouble than it's worth...you would have to cut your headliner in the middle, install the speaker integrated thing, and fiberglass the headliner back together...the xj one won't fit the window/rear curvature of the comanche, and it's just not the rignt contours on the front edge. easiest is the speakerbar, and for the trouble, you can cut the speakerbar up like we did and position the speakers as desired, then fiberglass the hole thing and not have to mess ONCE with reforming the main backboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
90PioSport99 Posted June 22, 2007 Author Share Posted June 22, 2007 I've seen them and it's gonna be more trouble than it's worth...you would have to cut your headliner in the middle, install the speaker integrated thing, and fiberglass the headliner back together...the xj one won't fit the window/rear curvature of the comanche, and it's just not the rignt contours on the front edge. easiest is the speakerbar, and for the trouble, you can cut the speakerbar up like we did and position the speakers as desired, then fiberglass the hole thing and not have to mess ONCE with reforming the main backboard. Fair enough, that's what I will do then. b*@$£ of it is though, I just had my MJs headliner recovered, so I don't really want to fiberglass over it, but I will just put the older style bar up for a while and see how I like it. Thanks Jeepco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepcoMJ Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 welcome, make sure you get the bracket to hold the middle up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
90PioSport99 Posted June 22, 2007 Author Share Posted June 22, 2007 welcome, make sure you get the bracket to hold the middle up! Oh yeah, I've already got this speaker bar in my XJ right now. I'll just rob it from there, because it's going to get an integrated one instead. Thanks again man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepcoMJ Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 welcome! note the one problem you will have is if you are excessively tall and tip your head to the side to drive...herman munster couldn't drive it with the speakerbar. sunroof is a different story :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1999MJ Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 I tried it in my 1999mj project and the speaker was laying right on my head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DansGreyMj Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 won't u get a headache with the speakers right there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockhardzj Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 I tried it in my 1999mj project and the speaker was laying right on my headMine will be going into my comanche, but it will be a good 2+ feet behind my head. Nice little cab extension thanks to a wrecked 98 XJ. The trim will be complete inside of it too. It's pretty nice too, because the XJ came with some nice monster cable and stuff that I salvaged. I'll get a little more in depth in the build thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIRT_NASTYY_ Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 @90PioSport99 when you installed that OHC did you plug in the harness or just run a positive and ground? I have the OHC and temp sensor from my old XJ, just trying to see if it would easier to get a harness or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeep Driver Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 10 minutes ago, DIRT_NASTYY_ said: @90PioSport99 when you installed that OHC did you plug in the harness or just run a positive and ground? I have the OHC and temp sensor from my old XJ, just trying to see if it would easier to get a harness or not. This is a 12 year old thread.........the dude is long gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dzimm Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 3 hours ago, DIRT_NASTYY_ said: @90PioSport99 when you installed that OHC did you plug in the harness or just run a positive and ground? I have the OHC and temp sensor from my old XJ, just trying to see if it would easier to get a harness or not. Jeep Driver is right. Sold me my blue MJ and a bunch of parts. Last I heard he was getting rid of pretty much all of his Jeeps and parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIRT_NASTYY_ Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 21 hours ago, Jeep Driver said: This is a 12 year old thread.........the dude is long gone. Well I saw he had been posting until a few years ago so was hoping he just became a lurker haha, Oh well, maybe someone else will see this and know if the harness is plug and play or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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