I have a 91 and wanted to know if anyone has an older XJ where they took all the side trim from the doors off. I know part of it is a black laminate of some kind but looking to see how the XJ looks with the rubber trim removed.

I am also looking for some pics of tool stowing areas. I don't want to carry all that stuff around with it so visible so I was thinking of making a wooden box [maybe about 6" high] that covered the entire hatch area to stow tools, jack, jumper cables etc. I will be covering the wood with some kind of carpet or rubber mat to make it blend in if someone looked through the window.

 

In my opinion I like the rubber trim, and there's a thread on rear storage ideas.

 

my sport came with out it looks better in my opinion

 

yeah mine has the rubber stuff peeled but still has the vinyl underneath. probably going to pull the vinyl and see how it looks soon. if i don't like it i'll just plastidip it back on. i have a contico SUV tuff bin in mine for storage of fluids and tools. works alright and fits perfectly in the back.

 

Can you post a pic of that bin? And I like the side wall trim on the 97 + most

 

check out my build, i ripped the trim off, i didnt try and keep the original paint though, i just sanded it all down and painted over it, check out my build i have pics of ripping it off, i dont believe i had vinyl underneath just glue on top of paint,

before



sanded down


painted