coolwind57 Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 I have a new hobby since I entered the world of MJ addiction. I love junkyards. I find myself spending hours at them. Today, in the 18-deg temperatures, I spent 3 hours in the Louisville Pick A Part because I had a half a day off from work. Besides a replacement spare wheel/tire, I scored these parts below. No Renix XJs this time in the yard. There were 6-7 total XJs, no Comanches. 1. Front side markers--These were the brightest I'd ever seen in a junkyard so I snagged them. Seems like most are bleached out. 2. Dash clock--I can't remember the year of XJ I pulled this from but with the price only being a couple of bucks, I couldn't resist. Let me know if anyone needs it. I'm thinking it came from a 97, but I could be wrong. I didn't notice when I pulled it that the bottom mount had snapped off. Still looks good. Hadn't hooked it up to electric yet to test. I already have one on my MJ, although very different style. 3. Recovery bottle and heater hoses from a 1997 model. I want to go from closed to open cooling system soon. Bottle top was extremely hard to find. Pulled it from a dodge car I think and it fits. Stock XJ/MJ were yellow I believe. 4. Fog lights. I'm not normally so much a fog light kind of guy but these babies look new so I snatched them. I do have uncovered holes in my front bumper and these'll fill them quite nicely. Can't believe how new they look. The XJ that I pulled them from was a recent addition to the yard. Couldn't believe that the PO had obviously put on new shocks, new alternator, new water pump and new blower motor. They were all new and shiny. I wanted to pull them all, but honestly I don't really need any of them. Probably should had at least got that blower motor and maybe the alternator. I can just see that PO sinking that cash in her and he finally experienced an unknown fatal straw that broke the camel's back. 5. All elusive blower motor connector pigtail. Was spliced in as a replacement. Looks mint. Probably one of the best finds of the day. All above, plus the wheel was a bit over 40-bucks. I'm all giddy. Thought I'd share my treasure hunt experience in the cold today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 good stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 The clock is from a 91 and up model. If you don't need it I could use it for the guts inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolwind57 Posted December 28, 2017 Author Share Posted December 28, 2017 1 hour ago, HOrnbrod said: The clock is from a 91 and up model. If you don't need it I could use it for the guts inside. PM me an address. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buxmj Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Great finds! I like going to pick n pulls also. I have been getting disappointed that I have found no mj's and just a few xj's but recently I have scored big for our '04 ford escape. Just found a pair of what looks like brand new headlight housings, po must have just bought them and then got in a wreck, the bumper cover was already off, took me all of 5 minutes to get those off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolwind57 Posted December 28, 2017 Author Share Posted December 28, 2017 6 minutes ago, buxmj said: Great finds! I like going to pick n pulls also. I have been getting disappointed that I have found no mj's and just a few xj's but recently I have scored big for our '04 ford escape. Just found a pair of what looks like brand new headlight housings, po must have just bought them and then got in a wreck, the bumper cover was already off, took me all of 5 minutes to get those off. Louisville PAP had an MJ last time I was there, about 2- months ago. I pulled the rear bumper and the rear windshield and some misc stuff. And they had a handful of Renix XJs, but this time only a dozen or so 91-2001s. I'm on their text notification list for Renix vehicles which is a pretty cool feature they have there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minuit Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 3 hours ago, coolwind57 said: only a dozen or so Lucky!! The pickings have gotten VERY slim down here in TN. I'm lucky if each yard has one or two pre-96 XJs, and forget anything Renix era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyav8r Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Pre ‘96 XJs and any MJs are really scarce in AL. Last MJ I saw was in the Mobile P&P but I was down there on a business trip and didn’t have many tools but got the Taillights and the tailgate part of the bedliner. Don - how can you tell what year the clocks are from? I’ve got a couple with differing back colors but no idea what year XJs I got them from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 3 minutes ago, Keyav8r said: Don - how can you tell what year the clocks are from? I’ve got a couple with differing back colors but no idea what year XJs I got them from. Gojeep (Marcus) figured it out for me. http://gojeep.willyshotrod.com/HowtoDashClock.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser54 Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 I have my own used parts emporium...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiatslug87 Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Nice Airstream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 1 minute ago, fiatslug87 said: Nice Airstream. I liked Aietream better. More exotic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiatslug87 Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 9 hours ago, HOrnbrod said: I liked Aietream better. More exotic. Yeah, I hate mobile device keyboards, thought I changed it in time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolwind57 Posted December 31, 2017 Author Share Posted December 31, 2017 Ok, I buggered up my throttle body last night during disassembly and again in assembly. First, the bottom bolt broke off deep inside the threads throttle body when removing the TPS sensor. It was still reusable as enough threads remained to secure it there but it really annoyed me. Then upon reassembly, I apparently over-tightened the top one and it snapped--not reusable. I was really annoyed as I thought I was being extra gentle. Anyhow, I properly reset my TPS and actually slapped some bondo on the top to help hold in in place. haha, worked so far! A back up of my ghetto solution is the try and figure how I can rig a ziptie it in place or something. I need my dang truck running. As noted earlier in the thread, Louisville pick a part no longer has Renix XJs in their lot. That sucks. On 12/30/2017 at 9:04 AM, cruiser54 said: I have my own used parts emporium...... So....Cruiser54, do you happen to have a spare throttle body laying around that emporium of yours? Plan is to use my truck sparingly until I can get a replacement throttle body ready to swap. I don't need the attaching devices, but bolts would be nice. Anyone else have one laying around? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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