Sir Sam Posted May 30, 2008 Author Share Posted May 30, 2008 Dang. The rust free ones always look so pretty. :D Colorado is nice, despite being a "winter state" our vehicles are usually rust free. I think the rust belt see's way more salt and moisture than we do. I'm sure I will find some surface rust around once I dig into it, but I'm not expecting to replace any sheet metal. *knocks on wood* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sam Posted June 9, 2008 Author Share Posted June 9, 2008 little update, our parts have landed: Well I got the stuff! I'm including a few pictures that I took of the items. If anyone needs any specifics let me know and I'll take a picture. I'll be back in a few days and will be able to start shipping the stuff out to you guys. The header panels got banged around a bit and they have some scratches and scrapes but nothing to major. They are a lot beefier then the US spec ones :) Everything else looks good, but I didn't really get a chance to pick into every box because of time.... Headlights and taillights were packed very nicely but the boxes for the other items looked like the took a beating. But the stuff in them was in good shape. Image Not Found Image Not Found Image Not Found Image Not Found Image Not Found Image Not Found Image Not Found Image Not Found Image Not Found Image Not Found Image Not Found Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepcoMJ Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 SWEET! how much did everything set you back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sam Posted June 10, 2008 Author Share Posted June 10, 2008 SWEET! how much did everything set you back? About $300, and I got everything, thinking I would be installing this on an XJ. The rear flares and bumper end caps won't be used for example. But thats $300 into the country in washington, I still need to pay the guy for domestic shipping. the parts alone were about $165 for everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepcoMJ Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 SWEET! how much did everything set you back? About $300, and I got everything, thinking I would be installing this on an XJ. The rear flares and bumper end caps won't be used for example. But thats $300 into the country in washington, I still need to pay the guy for domestic shipping. the parts alone were about $165 for everything. sheesh! that's cheap as hell...did you get the wiring for the lights too or no? can you post up or pm me details on how to get the parts? I REALLY want this front end. $500 or less is worth it IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeeping31 Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 Hey dude thank you for sharing all the info ..keep posting please ty jeeping31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sam Posted June 11, 2008 Author Share Posted June 11, 2008 SWEET! how much did everything set you back? About $300, and I got everything, thinking I would be installing this on an XJ. The rear flares and bumper end caps won't be used for example. But thats $300 into the country in washington, I still need to pay the guy for domestic shipping. the parts alone were about $165 for everything. sheesh! that's cheap as hell...did you get the wiring for the lights too or no? can you post up or pm me details on how to get the parts? I REALLY want this front end. $500 or less is worth it IMHO. crap, I had a nice post all typed up, and forgot to hit send apparently well, here: http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.p ... 51&page=29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sam Posted June 15, 2008 Author Share Posted June 15, 2008 Getting closer, got some misc connectors and crap I need to tie the CRD harness into the XJ dash harness, though they are slightly different so I will need to trim the plugs to fit. (they have an indexing tab so you can't install the wrong plug in the wrong place, great when you have 3 similar plugs together, not great when you can only find the one plug) I might check and see if I can get some repair connectors from Jeep that will give me the correct plug so I don't have to trim some off the plugs I have now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sam Posted June 20, 2008 Author Share Posted June 20, 2008 Some more parts arrived: Hehehe......return home from my early class, looky whats here at the door: Now lets get her inside and open her up! Ohhhhh purdy: As you can see its just a normal H3 bulb. I'm thinking H4 Xenons for the headlights, and H3 Xenons for the low beams........hehehehe Looks good zluster! I might get the front clip too. That all black grill is nice! Did you get the entire front clip? I got everything but the "water proof" - it will not work for the MJ. I decided they would look better out in the sun' date=' so I went and took some more pics. Turns out they are way cooler looking out there: [img']http://colorado4wheel.com/images/1988_MJ/MJ38.jpg[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvusse Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 Can't wait to see the finished product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtdesigns Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 do those tail lights fit the mj??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMJ Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 Guess u need to do the same as if you install some 1st gen xj taillights on the manche. 8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtdesigns Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 Guess u need to do the same as if you install some 1st gen xj taillights on the manche. 8) Ive been meaning to ask if anyone knew of a write up on how to swap those tail lights in a mj.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMJ Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 :roll: not that I know of but .... xj tail lights ( including the j2500) once shaved of the surrounding mounting frame; They are still 1 inch wider that MJ lights and about 5/8 shorter ( not that big of a deal ) Still U can do a custom job . ( In progress ) and make 'em fit. i.e that folder section where u set the "outside " screws for the mj tail light . can be straighten and make up for most of the inch gap... :cheers: U can still use both 1157's and the reverse 1156 on such .. but need to splice and do some groun work for an extra 1156 to plug in the amber section. Also take note these light do not have side lighting.....anbother custom job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtdesigns Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 so one of you guys will be doing a full write up correct???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sam Posted June 27, 2008 Author Share Posted June 27, 2008 so one of you guys will be doing a full write up correct???? For the 96- tail lights, no, 97+, yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtdesigns Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 I like those overseas tail lights can't wait to see them on a mj!!! might have to get my truck some.... :brows: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMJ Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 I'm already knee deep with the j2500 lights so ;I guess i might as well post how I mess'em up :D Hmm u care for a pair jt ? :brows: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiNi Beast Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 I'm already knee deep with the j2500 lights so ;I guess i might as well post how I mess'em up :D Hmm u care for a pair jt ? :brows: Hey now those would fit on my XJ.......... :brows: knee deep you say?Image Not Found Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtdesigns Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 I'm already knee deep with the j2500 lights so ;I guess i might as well post how I mess'em up :D Hmm u care for a pair jt ? :brows: Yelp sure am.... Only thing is I don't want to buy something and have it sit on a shelf for the rest of its life.... On a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being impossible, how hard is the retro fit?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
possum Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 Those look pretty much like Liberty taillights. :dunno: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMJ Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 I'm already knee deep with the j2500 lights so ;I guess i might as well post how I mess'em up :D Hmm u care for a pair jt ? :brows: Hey now those would fit on my XJ.......... :brows: knee deep you say?Image Not Found I asked for ..... :D They're bolt in for 1st gen xj's .. might have a small gap at the bottom cause of the rear bumper config for such models overseas. nothing major... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMJ Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 I'm already knee deep with the j2500 lights so ;I guess i might as well post how I mess'em up :D Hmm u care for a pair jt ? :brows: Yelp sure am.... Only thing is I don't want to buy something and have it sit on a shelf for the rest of its life.... On a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being impossible, how hard is the retro fit?? I'd say with some hacking skills a 4-5 . when I'm done custom fitting them in my MJ I'll post some ...pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sam Posted June 28, 2008 Author Share Posted June 28, 2008 Snapped some pics under the MJ today: Ew, 2wd, gross! Some light surface rust on stuff, but nothing structural or cancerous. Might try to get it sand blasted instead of wire-brush-drilled. The one part of the body where I will need to do bodywork: Testing out the 2500 flares, they basically take up the same amount of fender space that the 97+ flares do, but have a somewhat different "squared off" shape to them. We will not be able to use the 97+ flare tie downs without modification: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvusse Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 Hey, how did you take those pictures of my spare tire carrier? Still anxiously waiting for you to be done, so I can see the finished project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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