Interchangeable body parts

[Jim McClain]

Just do it......prove TJKJ wrong. I wanna see that happen.

Not without research, which is the purpose of this thread.

But I have a 02, 04 and 06. And just from looking at them, there are big differences.

I have an 05. I'd like to eliminate as much guess-work as possible.

Theres a member on here that has the 05+ grill on his 02-04 KJ.

Member name? Ask the member to check this thread out, maybe even participate?

But if you looking for bumpers, theres plenty of that going around right now.

I've seen a few, not plenty. And some of what I've seen is made to fit the 02-04 model years, which is why I am asking about interchangeability. I found the sticky list of bumpers thread (maybe it was on the LOST forum) and some of the links are broken, some of the bumpers are butt-ugly, at least one site has a pretty bad reputation and the rest I have bookmarked for later, if I can't find something better.

Jim

 

[Hockeygoon]

All body parts from a '02 through '04 are the same,after that it's a toss up due to the whole front end and rockers being changed starting '05 and 2 different versions for '05+(flat hood and curved hood).'05+ parts will not fit on '02-'04's.

As mentioned by the OP the hoods do interchange between the 02 to 07. If you remove the most of the front clip (grill, bumper and front fenders) from a 2003 can you bolt it on a 2006?

I agree that the you can not switch only the bumper and grill without replacing the fenders. - unless you are good with a welder.

 

[Birdman330]

My only would be concern is if you're going to play mix n' mash, how well would that hold up in a crash. These vehicles were designed in their specific ways, cobbling parts together could result in exterior integrity to severely compromised. Thus a minor fender bender turns out much worse, or even the results of a full all out collision could be higher than what they should have been.

 

[tommudd]

Was going to try and stay away from this one and not comment further, BUT that wouldn't be me:icon_lol:
Couple of things, yes hood will fit but nothing else unless you changed everything, radiator support, fenders/ flares, bumpers etc, plus like Troy mentioned then rockers are different and the list goes on.
PLUS if you ever wanted to trade it in its going to be a basta** child to trade/ sell. If I saw one like that even low miles in great condition I'd wonder what else has been changed/hacked/done that maybe an issue down the road, and would run away fast.
Just a couple of things to think about

research has been done before,
several discussions over the years regarding the swap and whats involved over the years on the various Jeep sites

 

[dude1116]

I would be worried about the mounting points in the body. Not sure if all of the clips/etc are the same and in the same place. That would be my biggest concern.