brought home another one...

[Pete M]

this one I'm going to keep as a spare for my trailer.  rust free but has some wrinkles in the sheetmetal and the idiots at the junkyard tweaked the rear pass lower corner.    can't even put a gate on it until I fix that.

 

and if you're wondering, that's now 4 beds sitting around the property without a frame under them.   I'm sure the neighbors are wondering what's going on.     hurray for living outside of a city and sans any home owners association bologna.

 

 

[89 MJ]

Hoarder. This is why I am moving south.

[fiatslug87]

A Laredo box!

[Pete M]

it's only hording because I haven't driven north in a while.    I need cash more than I need a cache.  but there's no way I'm turning down a clean bed at an affordable price. 

[fiatslug87]

Want to sell the moldings... since you need cash

[Pete M]

I mean, yes?   but the other side doesn't exist. 

 

 

[Gjeep]

I think those are the Mopar Accessory MJ side moldings. Close to laredo

[Pete M]

oh, also got a pass MJ seat and bench.  plus some random chrome trim.  and of course, 4 more pair of various Jeep tow hooks   including another full Commander set!

 

 

[eaglescout526]

"Game of Tow Hooks"

[Pete M]

my folks have started calling me Captain Hook.      It's just super hard to turn down $50+ in profit when it only takes me a couple minutes to pull. 

[MiNi Beast]

oh my. 

[fiatslug87]

6 hours ago, Gjeep said:

I think those are the Mopar Accessory MJ side moldings. Close to laredo

@Gjeep Is there a difference in shape or just color?

[mjeff87]

You show me a way to pull a set of KJ hooks off in a couple of minutes (using a sawzall doesn't count....) and I'll GIVE you $50 

[Pete M]

I never use a sawzall (that would take too long), but I don't necessarily undo all the little plastic clips individually.    it's a junkyard after all.  pull the grille (different years have different ways this attaches) then there are a couple 10 mm screws to undo (and early Kjs have 2 plastic tabs that needs to be pried up), then grab the top of the plastic and rip it forward and then rotate the entire assembly down.  then 2 10mms for the frame caps and 6 15mm for the hooks and you're done.   (be sure to grab all the frame hardware)  ZJs are bit a bit more complicated because of how the hooks attach to the frame.  the worst are the Commander rear hooks but even they don't take more than 5 min now that I'm familiar with how the bumper cover attaches.

 

if you're doing this by hand like a caveman, it'll take longer.  muuuuuch longer if there is rust in play.    my dewalt impact gun is like cheating!   If the bolt doesn't come free, it just snaps off. 

 

the worst part is that a couple pairs of hooks add a not-insignificant amount of weight to the long stroll back up hill out of the junkyard (junkyards in georgia aren't flat)

 

 

[Gjeep]

I was wrong -- miscounted the horizontal lines. They're Laredo (with one of them trimmed down). The Mopar accessory strip has 8 horizontal lines but is the same with as Laredo style (the horizontal lines are narrower on the Mopar accessory strip.)

 

[Pete M]

I'm sure this is because I lived in the rust belt my entire life.  been there, done that.   gotta save 'em all while I can.  

 

at this point I only have the one lb.  I'm actually heading north in a couple weeks, but Adam already has dibs on the single bed (sb) I can carry at a time.  I've found a few more candidates for acquisition but they are starting to get further and further away. 

 

rockers are a whole other issue.  the junkayrds want insane money for them.   it's a real shame. 

[fiatslug87]

2 hours ago, Gjeep said:

I was wrong -- miscounted the horizontal lines. They're Laredo (with one of them trimmed down). The Mopar accessory strip has 8 horizontal lines but is the same with as Laredo style (the horizontal lines are narrower on the Mopar accessory strip.)

 

I don't think it's trimmed down, the one behind the wheel is narrower since the lower bed line angles up.

 

[buxmj]

Is it just me or does the trim look totally out of place with the bed being upside down? I thought someone put some aftermarket junk on it and then realized my mj had trim molding when it was new, looks fine right side up. 

 

Buck.

[Gjeep]

You are correct!

 

[fiatslug87]

4 hours ago, buxmj said:

Is it just me or does the trim look totally out of place with the bed being upside down? I thought someone put some aftermarket junk on it and then realized my mj had trim molding when it was new, looks fine right side up. 

 

I think it's because when they're upside down the wider strip is on the bottom instead of on top and it looks strange.