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Old Aug 10, 2015 | 09:52 PM
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Got some wj door handles and want to try to mount them in place of the original xj handles. Does anyone know if there has been a detailed thread posted before? Ive seen it on the google machine and so it must be real but I cant find a write up
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Old Aug 11, 2015 | 03:40 AM
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I have never seen it or heard of it,I gotta ask why do it ?
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Old Aug 12, 2015 | 12:38 AM
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I like the pull open design and its easier for kids to use instead of the stock xj ones
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Old Aug 12, 2015 | 01:09 AM
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Anything can be done but your changing from a push button to a pull it will take some fab to work.
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Old Aug 12, 2015 | 10:31 AM
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Yeah im going to go slow and think twice with everything to get it right was just hoping it has been done before so I could have some help
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Old Aug 12, 2015 | 11:12 AM
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If I might suggest something "DON'T" do this on the doors on your XJ. If you must try buy a junk door and play with that and when/if you ruin it no great loss like it would be to your XJ. Then if it comes out really great go from there.


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Old Aug 12, 2015 | 09:54 PM
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Looks like you can run the rear WJ handles on an XJ, but you can't use the front door handles from a WJ on the XJ.

Read more here:

http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f11/x...-swap-1362820/

Here's a video:

http://s560.photobucket.com/user/hus...85821.mp4.html
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