Access to an older SJ or XJ

[eaglescout526]

Anyone have junkyard access to one? With AMC being gone for me I can’t go get some older stuff that’s hard to find. 
 

Needs to be a 80-86 SJ or a 84-86 XJ. 
 

Anyways, what I’m after is some of the older Pack-con connectors. More particular a 7 slot connector, but I’ll take any of them really.  I know I could upgrade but I’m gonna be really particular with Chunk and how close I am gonna stay to 84 correct. If there’s nothing around anyone for those years then I’ll upgrade but for now I would like to see what’s out and around. 

[Pete M]

day late, dollar short.  the 'yard I got these last 2 beds in Alabama from had a few G-waggys in it buried in the weeds out in the back, but I have no idea what years they were.    nor do I know when I can get back there. 

[eaglescout526]

That’s ok Pete. At least you know where they’re at. 
 

Here’s what the connector looks like. It’s a Pack-con

[Pete M]

I'm guessing those aren't easily re-pin-able?

[eaglescout526]

27 minutes ago, Pete M said:

I'm guessing those aren't easily re-pin-able?

Oh no they are and I can get new terminals for them.  Just the one on chunk is broken and heavily corroded. I honestly need the male end but I’ll take both. 

[fiatslug87]

Where exactly is this connector located, in case someone stumbles on one of the older Cherokees?

[eaglescout526]

I should say where they are at lol. There’s only two spots where that connector can be found on the XJ.  Passenger side of a fully powered door XJ behind the kick panel and the front headlamp harness behind the passenger side light. 
 

I do not know where they can be found on the SJ

[Minuit]

Old GM vehicles would have these as well.

[eaglescout526]

13 minutes ago, Minuit said:

Old GM vehicles would have these as well.

I’ve been doing some digging on those too. I think the problem with these connectors not being remade is they are rebuildable which is a smart idea but bad if one melts or breaks completely. 

[schardein]

Dang, recently saw an 86 XJ.  I'll keep an eye out.

[AdroitKirby]

Oh man, there's an 87 near me that is pretty low trim, so it'll only have the ones on the headlight harness. I'll go tomorrow when I get paid. Could you take a picture of where it'll be, just in case? 

 

It also has the black AMC interior.

 

It was across that '89 that had the renix cluster from last time. Hopefully it's not gone right by the time I get there again 

 

[eaglescout526]

33 minutes ago, AdroitKirby said:

Oh man, there's an 87 near me that is pretty low trim, so it'll only have the ones on the headlight harness. I'll go tomorrow when I get paid. Could you take a picture of where it'll be, just in case? 

 

It also has the black AMC interior.

 

It was across that '89 that had the renix cluster from last time. Hopefully it's not gone right by the time I get there again 

 

 

I will get a pic this evening. It’s over on the passenger side tucked behind the battery. But I imagine by the 87 model year the connector for the headlamps changed.

[AdroitKirby]

I could have sworn I just read 84-87 

 

woah

 

I'm going back to sleep

[eaglescout526]

18 minutes ago, AdroitKirby said:

I could have sworn I just read 84-87 

 

woah

 

I'm going back to sleep

Lol close but 87 is that weird middle year where they were changing over stuff to the newer 88 standards. 

[AdroitKirby]

I see. I was going to go anyways, since I told one of the members here I'd pull the 2.5L brackets for the AC anyways

 

You happen to know which GM vehicles have them? 

Edited August 17, 2021 by AdroitKirby
Also, i can't sleep anymore

[eaglescout526]

12 minutes ago, AdroitKirby said:

You happen to know which GM vehicles have them?

Not a clue. I don’t see many older GM vehicles to explore and find out what they have cause they usually end up scrapped or down in Mexico. Also go to sleep. 

[eaglescout526]

So....curiosity got the best of me and I decided to peruse my NOS wiring harnesses I got a while back and to my surprise I had a harness that had the connector I was after. Actually two harnesses lol. Now I don't want to call the search off just because I found one, I don't want to leave a harness without a connector. So woohoo! And the terminals came in today so I plan to hopefully have the headlamp harness functional again. @Dzimm. How possible would it be to replicate these connectors?

[Dzimm]

38 minutes ago, eaglescout526 said:

So....curiosity got the best of me and I decided to peruse my NOS wiring harnesses I got a while back and to my surprise I had a harness that had the connector I was after. Actually two harnesses lol. Now I don't want to call the search off just because I found one, I don't want to leave a harness without a connector. So woohoo! And the terminals came in today so I plan to hopefully have the headlamp harness functional again. @Dzimm. How possible would it be to replicate these connectors?

If I had one I could certainly take a stab at it.  Really any connector should be possible as long as every wall of it is at least 1/2mm wide I could probably get a good print.

[eaglescout526]

Excellent. I shall see if I can conjure up another set and maybe see what other ones aren’t produced to get reproduced. 

[Dzimm]

58 minutes ago, eaglescout526 said:

Excellent. I shall see if I can conjure up another set and maybe see what other ones aren’t produced to get reproduced. 

Sounds good, let me know what you come up with.