Build thread for this XJ is coming...SWEAR....will include a basic chop walk-thru and will answer any ?'s anyone has...starting now lol

 

just finished my pushbutton start on my 00 XJ

easy easy easy!!

ill be submitting a write up as soon as i figure out how.

 

pretty sure there is a write up on it already, just sayin

 

Where I would like to see it

 

I built my own roof rack out of 1" conduit for a school project.

 

thats for the older style XJ. he helped me though.

 

^^o gottcha!

bush--nice rack lol

 

Thanks man lift kit soon i hope!

 

^^same, waitin till december/january

 

Fixed my hatch problem with a little bit of electrical tape. Works suprisingly well.

cost: 00.10$

Just open hatch, slide them up, and your good to go. Hatch stays up even while it's 40 degrees and raining.

 

^^ neat quick fix, but that will become gooey and slimey eventually. I have gone through a lot of electrical tape....

 

Like the center piece!!! And nice Lookin rack and welds!

 

1st off... Those pillar light mounts look sick. 1st time I've seen them attached under the pillar. Well done.



I didn't take any pics during the process because it was pitch black out through most of the process.

I'll attempt to talk it though...

1st grab the entire rear seatback from a ZJ from the JY. Its 2 or 4 9/16" bolts if I recall correctly.

Peel off all the upholstery. You will see the head rest pillars run through two plastic pieces.
In my pic you see the top of them.
They hold the turn/release buttons.

These 4 plastic pieces mount in two metal brackets spot welded to the seatback pans.
Grind off the welds and remove the brackets from the ZJ pans.

On to Your XJ...
Remove the seat back from the Jeep

Remove the seat covers and foam from the seat back "pan".
The seat fabric has a zipper on the bottom for "easy' removal.
Peel it off and remove the foam bun.

Now lay the ZJ brackets on the pan and take a look at how they fit the pan contours.
You will need to cut off some material to make it lay flat in the pans. (This is where pics would have been good.)

Once positioned drill some holes where you will "spotweld" the brackets on.

Lay the foam on the seatback pan, mark it and carve out a space for the brackets with a steak knife.

When done, stick the 4 plastic headrest holders in in the brackets.
Pull the fabric back on the seats and poke holes where you feel the plastic pieces.

remove the fabric and pull out the plastic headrest mount pieces.

Cut some small holes for the headrest posts where you marked the post locations, install the foam and fabric.

Push the plastic pieces in place. Put the headrest posts in the plastic mounts

When done, the headrest pillars will bottom against the pan and will not fully seat against the seat top.
With some additional fabrication maybe you can do a better job and have them retract fully.
Also you may wish to improve on the forward angle that I have.
You really need to recline your neck back to use the headrests.
My motivation here was to keep my 9 year old's head from snapping off in a crash.
Not so much for comfort. (face it, XJ rear benches are like church pews padded with hammers anyway.)

 

Believe me, I have to. At least a one role month since I purchased my xj several months ago lol
But i plan on cutting it off before it starts getting hot out, because Won't turn gooey when it's cold out. Its a quick fix for a cheapie like me, I'll buy a vice grip sooner or later and be done with it.

 

Look at some pics of painted dashes before painting one body color. Its easy to make your interior "ricey"

If you do use body color paint I hear NAPA will mix up rattlecans of your color.
I have had Industrial Painter's supply do that for me locally.

That said I'd stick with something like Argent or maybe Duplicolor's Cast coat Iron. The eastwood paint goes on flawlessly and is worth the cost+shipping. It lays perfect and is very durable.

When I install my Cruise control I plan to paint the switch surrounds with it too.

Good luck man, I wanted a Red or White XJ so bad and ended up with blue.
Dream color would be Mango but red or white would suffice. I've had too many blue cars