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Old Sep 21, 2015 | 11:26 PM
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Default 1999 jeep xj map/dome light housing

My headliner was drooping and I pulled the whole headliner out to replace it and once I did the map light housing has two push clips that broke, but they were built into the housing, is there a way to fix this or will I need a new housing and when can I buy one?
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Old Sep 21, 2015 | 11:37 PM
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On my 95 the two posts that those push clips were on are threaded and simply screw into the sheet metal. I yanked off the push clips, grabbed the posts with pliers and unscrewed them, I replaced them with sheet metal screws.
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Old Sep 22, 2015 | 07:45 AM
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On my 95 the two posts that those push clips were on are threaded and simply screw into the sheet metal. I yanked off the push clips, grabbed the posts with pliers and unscrewed them, I replaced them with sheet metal screws.
That's what I looked at doing was just using sheet metal tapping screws and going into the piece of metal that hangs down from the roof but can't figure out where to go with the screws, my push clips were built into the housing itself, I'll try and take a picture
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Old Sep 22, 2015 | 08:53 AM
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Backside where the plastic push clips broke


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Old Sep 23, 2015 | 07:47 AM
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Thats totally different than mine. You will have to fabricate something for that to mount to.
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Old Sep 23, 2015 | 09:03 AM
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Try a JY or go to one of the parts places that sells Jeep XJ parts you may find a new one.
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