My red XJ
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Year: 1996
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Getting ready to armor up... Bought a Mopar gas tank skid from a member here yesterday, and just ordered an engine/tranny skid, transfer case skid, and front and rear diff guards from Rusty's.
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Year: 88
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Originally Posted by cranesrule
Getting ready to armor up... Bought a Mopar gas tank skid from a member here yesterday, and just ordered an engine/tranny skid, transfer case skid, and front and rear diff guards from Rusty's.
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Originally Posted by cranesrule
Getting ready to armor up... Bought a Mopar gas tank skid from a member here yesterday, and just ordered an engine/tranny skid, transfer case skid, and front and rear diff guards from Rusty's.
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Originally Posted by mylast96xj
same thing happened when I got a tps at auto zone
maybe they have the wrong ##s
maybe they have the wrong ##s
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Originally Posted by cranesrule
You mean needing the 97 one? If so, no, they have the right numbers. We just have late 96's. If you mean the part failing, well... I think their tps's just suck. When this one goes, I am doing another warranty swap and saving it for a trail spare. I'll buy a Mopar to install.
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Got an urge to do something to the Jeep today, so I decided to tackle that nasty sagging headliner. Pretty straight forward to do.
Pull the visors and clips, all the upper trim, grab handles, sound bar, dome light, and rear seatbelt anchors. The board slides straight out the back.
Pull off the old fabric and scrub the remaining foam off with a brush, then vacuum the rest off with a brush attachment in the shop vac. My board got a little jacked up as I pulled the fabric off... It started to delaminate in spots and had a few gashes in it from the PO. Not a big deal if you use good thick foam backed replacement fabric like I did - it hides imperfections nicely.
I used 3M Super77 adhesive, three coats on the board and three coats on the foam backing. Let it tack, smooth on the fabric, trim the edges, cut out the necessary holes, and back in it goes. Button up all your trim, etc. and it looks AWESOME!
Pull the visors and clips, all the upper trim, grab handles, sound bar, dome light, and rear seatbelt anchors. The board slides straight out the back.
Pull off the old fabric and scrub the remaining foam off with a brush, then vacuum the rest off with a brush attachment in the shop vac. My board got a little jacked up as I pulled the fabric off... It started to delaminate in spots and had a few gashes in it from the PO. Not a big deal if you use good thick foam backed replacement fabric like I did - it hides imperfections nicely.
I used 3M Super77 adhesive, three coats on the board and three coats on the foam backing. Let it tack, smooth on the fabric, trim the edges, cut out the necessary holes, and back in it goes. Button up all your trim, etc. and it looks AWESOME!
Last edited by cranesrule; Apr 2, 2012 at 10:38 PM.
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Just an update on the K&N filter... Lovin it so far. I have had these filters on a couple vehicles before, but I would definitely say it has made the most difference of all in the XJ. Much crisper throttle response and better acceleration, and the engine seems much more willing to rev than with a paper filter. All in all a very good upgrade.