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Ok, here we go. I bought this Cherokee back in September. The 27th of 2010 to be exact haha. I had the greatest Rottweiler named Kingston that passed real young because he had lymphoma. He was HUGE and a beast at 155 lbs, so we nicknamed him the King. Anyways, this is my build.
Here are some pics, most aren't the greatest, but I needed to take pictures on the first day.

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Here's what Kingston looked like.
And here's Kingston.
As a baby


And all grown up. Haha a good ol' joke pic.

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This is what it looked like in the sun. Day after I brought it home.

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When I purchased it, the rear hatch didn't work, along with some other issues that I have been working on/ have fixed already. (Cleaned the IAC, replaced water pump, rebuilt factory fog light switch)

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After this, I painted the side molding a while back, and just a few days ago took the side pieces off.

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Following the cladding, I got rattle can happy and fixed up my wheels.
Middle of the painting process

And here's the final product.

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About a month ago I installed some spacers and shackles.
I think I netted about 1.5" lift around.
Here's what it looks like:

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I also removed my purple sport sticker.
And added a few of my own.
Can't forget my poser pics! :laugh:

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After taking these pics I decided I wanted to VHT the side markers, tail lights, etc.





Sorry for the bad picture. I will take a better one and a full one tomorrow.

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Mounted a shovel, installed my CB, and bought a roof rack.

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Most recently, thanks to VAXJCOUNTRY and his write up, I was able to rebuild my fog light switch and get my fogs running again. Before, I checked all the fuses and what not, but couldn't find a solution. Anyways, the rebuild was super easy and took no time at all.

kickr123

How'd u do the tinting on the tails and side markers??? Thinking about doing it soon, didn't want to waste money on buying pre-tinted lenses
I love your build, i just bought a black XJ and i'm about to paint the trim and wheels as well.

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It was very easy. I just cleaned up the tails and markers, then taped off the reverse lights, and sprayed away. I did three even coats. I think I waited 10 minutes in between the coats, but wasn't too difficult at all. Some people recommend throwing a clear coat over it, but I never did. And they've held up very nicely.

2001XJDAVEJ

Things looking real good man. Love the all black look.

Fresh

I saw at autozone they sell a spray paint specifically for taillights, that you spray on the inside. idk how well it works th0