I was thinking of finding a Grand cherokee in a local junkyard with some leather seats and taking them and putting them into my XJ... anyone ever done it? Is the process fairly easy?

 

it is possible i believe a 1999 WJ seats will work all you have to do is bolt them on where the old ones were

 

okay sweet easy enough i was just needed some advice before i wasted my time takin the dang things out

 

they are much wider than xj seats. and i think you have to swap out the mounting brackets.

 

The 99 WJ seats is a direct bolt in to a 98 XJ using the XJ brackets. The holes are pre-drilled in the 99 seats.

 

yeah thats what i thought cuz i saw a similar thread on this

 

what about a 93 xj?

 

trouble is finding a grand with some nice leather seats. most ive seen aren't worth it. im still looking!!!

 

its going to be harder to find the seats then to install them lol

 

mounts are different. wj seats won't work.

 

dang..any other jeep seats that will fit? (not trying to hijack btw)

 

84-93 XJ seats interchange; 94-up are different--or so I'm told.

The mounting area on the floorboard changes; as well as the seat pedestal.

 

I also am curious about this swap. I currently have a 96 2dr 5spd, and have finally found a newer (99) 5spd that I may pick up. It has tan interior now. My questions are:

What year ranges of Grand Cherokee front seats would fit this Cherokee ('99 4 door), and assuming the back seats won't swap over from a grand cherokee, what color of seats is available both on the Cherokee and Grand Cherokee, so that I could have matching colored seats? Ideally,I know I could find a set of leather from an XJ, but much easier to find from a WJ if there is flexibility of year, etc..

What's involved in swapping, just the brackets?

Thanks,
Kevin

 

Anyone?