Mr. Clean TJ
New Member
Hi Jeepers!
First time posting here! I've been a Jeep guy for a while now with my 02 TJ that I've built for crawling but over the summer I picked up my first KJ to daily for a year or two until I've saved enough to buy a newer truck.
Specs and a little background;
2005 KJ Renegade, 3.7, auto, green on gray, purchased with 111K on it. I got it cheap as it needed both upper and lower ball joints, tie rods, and front brakes. Previous owner didn't want to put any money into it and couldn't do it himself. A couple hundred bucks later I found I had a very comfortable daily driver that has gotten surprisingly good mileage for this kind of Jeep.
My questions for the masters here;
I've found it's actually a great jeep and there's very little that needs fixing besides what I already did so I wanted to address some minor issues to be even more happy with it and listen to any advice from long time owners....
First, I'm getting the blink of the TPMS every 10 min of driving. All the pressures are good and I had a friend scan the sensors and they are reading. I also deflated each tire one at at time, had the light come on and stay on, then pump the tire back up and the light went out. Thoughts? Does the spare need one? If the batteries are getting low will that cause the blink.
Second, the drivers seat has a small rip and the foam is coming out. The rest of the interior is surprisingly clean so I was going to swap the seat. TRM code is B5D5 and I can't find any matches in a salvage yard. What seats crossed between trim codes? I've got gray, manual, high back seats.
Third, in parking lots and every so often I get a clunk from the steering. It feels close to the steering wheel if that makes sense. I've had chevy's before and they've had the notorious intermediate shaft clunk.. do the KJ's have the same issue or is it the clock spring?
Lastly, at some point, someone messed up the drivers rear corner of the bumper cover. I was going to replace it but everywhere asks me textured or painted. Mine looks smooth but it's not painted...
Yes this is a lot to ask, I apologize, but these are the items I've been coming up short on. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Steve
First time posting here! I've been a Jeep guy for a while now with my 02 TJ that I've built for crawling but over the summer I picked up my first KJ to daily for a year or two until I've saved enough to buy a newer truck.
Specs and a little background;
2005 KJ Renegade, 3.7, auto, green on gray, purchased with 111K on it. I got it cheap as it needed both upper and lower ball joints, tie rods, and front brakes. Previous owner didn't want to put any money into it and couldn't do it himself. A couple hundred bucks later I found I had a very comfortable daily driver that has gotten surprisingly good mileage for this kind of Jeep.
My questions for the masters here;
I've found it's actually a great jeep and there's very little that needs fixing besides what I already did so I wanted to address some minor issues to be even more happy with it and listen to any advice from long time owners....
First, I'm getting the blink of the TPMS every 10 min of driving. All the pressures are good and I had a friend scan the sensors and they are reading. I also deflated each tire one at at time, had the light come on and stay on, then pump the tire back up and the light went out. Thoughts? Does the spare need one? If the batteries are getting low will that cause the blink.
Second, the drivers seat has a small rip and the foam is coming out. The rest of the interior is surprisingly clean so I was going to swap the seat. TRM code is B5D5 and I can't find any matches in a salvage yard. What seats crossed between trim codes? I've got gray, manual, high back seats.
Third, in parking lots and every so often I get a clunk from the steering. It feels close to the steering wheel if that makes sense. I've had chevy's before and they've had the notorious intermediate shaft clunk.. do the KJ's have the same issue or is it the clock spring?
Lastly, at some point, someone messed up the drivers rear corner of the bumper cover. I was going to replace it but everywhere asks me textured or painted. Mine looks smooth but it's not painted...
Yes this is a lot to ask, I apologize, but these are the items I've been coming up short on. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Steve