gogmorgo Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 Does anyone know if replacement parts are available? Specifically there's a Leer cap on a lwb MJ at a local yard that I've been eyeing for the last few years, and they'd sell it to me at a decent price. Trouble is it's missing the rear glass. Looks like someone pulled it, hinges and all. What are the chances it's all universal parts and I could still get a window that fits? I've contacted Leer but with no response yet, although it hasn't been very long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogmorgo Posted September 4, 2016 Author Share Posted September 4, 2016 Pretty sure the entire door is gone, there aren't any hinges or anything on it as far as I can tell. Too bad, $450 is a little bit out of my budget right now. Especially after the exchange rate and the other Canada factors. I was quoted $75 for the cap as is so I might just pick it up next time I'm down there anyhow... Honestly I should probably just buy that MJ outright for all the parts I've pulled off it over the years... Wouldn't surprise me if I'm back for the bed in a year or two either. Would you know if the door is the same as another truck's? There was a Dakota and a couple S10's with caps on them, and a few half-tons I could likely pull from at that yard. Or really anywhere, really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogmorgo Posted September 4, 2016 Author Share Posted September 4, 2016 Tsk tsk, making it look like I'm talking to myself... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 Deleted my post by mistake - sorry. Here's what's available - obviously the doors are not universal. I got a replacement hinge from these guys a long time ago..... https://www.custompickup.com/shop/index.php?l=product_list&c=2782 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyComanche Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Make one out of Lexan for the time being? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogmorgo Posted September 5, 2016 Author Share Posted September 5, 2016 That could work, although with no hinges or frame it could be tricky keeping it in place. Looking on the bright side, custom pickup seems to take CAD$ at par, so it could be much worse I guess. No idea what shipping would be though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelbyluvv Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Go to a Leer dealer with the Ser # of the shell. They will be able to find you exactly what parts it was born with and order the glass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogmorgo Posted September 5, 2016 Author Share Posted September 5, 2016 Nearest Leer dealer is over 200 miles away. I shot them an email about it, I'll see what they come back with. Probably give them a call if I don't hear back within the week. Doing a search for Comanche on custompickups yields only one (well, two, same dimensions but one with one lock, one with two) doors. There's just no guarantee it's for a Leer. The wrecking yard it's at is 60 miles away, and I didn't think to grab the serial number off the cap itself. Might be a couple weeks before I can make it back there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tj1 Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 Ive got a leer on mine, would the frame or hinges have part #s stamped in them? I could at least get a few measurements for you if you went homemade route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogmorgo Posted September 7, 2016 Author Share Posted September 7, 2016 There's a chance I suppose. CustomPickups claims there's a size on it somewhere, whether on the door itself or potentially on a label on the cap somewhere. Got a response from the Leer dealer today: Hi Evan I can’t get you anything for the Jeep Comanche. Sorry. I don't think they tried very hard... I'll give them a call when I get the serial number off it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelbyluvv Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 You need the Ser # so they can look it up. They can't do anything without it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 I've never found the serial and/or model numbers on mine. :dunno: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelbyluvv Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 Right on the back left corner. There SHOULD be a tag riveted to the lip. All three of my caps have it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 Looks like some kind of tag was there. There are two plugged holes in that spot that look like pop rivets once lived in. Is this the place Bo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelbyluvv Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 It should be inside on the left rear bed rail lip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Nothing there on mine............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogmorgo Posted September 8, 2016 Author Share Posted September 8, 2016 I'll look real hard for it when I get down there again. Any chance either of you would be able to find a size on the door somewhere in case I can't find it or the serial number? The three results that came up this time when I searched for Jeep (instead of just Comanche) have these as the "call size": 55 1/8 17 1/16 15 54 1/8 25 7/16 17.5 The two that came up in the search for Comanche were both the first one, the second one mentions it fits a whole bunch of late-eighties trucks and then just says "Jeep" at the bottom of the list, so :dunno: If I had to hazard a guess I'd say that's probably going to be the length at the bottom of the frame, length of the side (vertical-ish) frame, and the height of the frame, but I really have no idea. The search also pulled up both hard and soft tonneau covers for both long and short bed Comanches, if anyone's interested. They cost a lot less than a replacement cap door... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 I'll check the measurements tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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gogmorgo Posted September 8, 2016 Author Share Posted September 8, 2016 Thanks! Doesn't really seem to correspond to anything I've found so far, but I guess we'll find out in a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogmorgo Posted January 14, 2017 Author Share Posted January 14, 2017 Well after several months I finally made it back there. Couldn't see a serial number tag on it, but a ton of snow had drifted in the back opening and there was ice covering most of the bed rails. This is the only tag I saw on it, looks like the top says M150 but the rest is indecipherable. Does the door have a piano hinge sorta deal? Trying to imagine how I could construct a temporary door for it, and that's the only thing that makes sense to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogmorgo Posted January 21, 2017 Author Share Posted January 21, 2017 Whelp. I bought it. Still can't find a serial number on it anywhere. Any chance I could borrow someone else's serial number? :dunno: Leer still hasn't got back to me (again). I think for temporary I'll cut a piece of plywood to fit. Being that there's no door at all, the only Lexan I could find in a sheet that size wasn't very rigid, and costs a ton more than I'd like to pay. I also picked up a 36" piano hinge for the top, unless someone has more insight into what the genuine hinges would look like... Feels like I'm talking to a wall here a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
500 MJ Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 Good luck with the search for the parts. No experience with looking for topper parts like this. Just verification that you aren't "talking to a wall". At least I'm interested in seeing how it goes for you. Looks nice on your truck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelbyluvv Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 I think Don has the same shell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 I do, and have been all over it looking for numbers. There's nothing.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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