Pulling a hood from a Pick 'N Save

[LazyPear]

Next week​I'll be pulling a hood from an 02' kj limited to replace the hood on mine due to the nasty dent and subsequent rust damage on my current hood from the PO; and was wondering what other parts y'all recommend I pull.

I plan to grab the head lights, fog lights, blinkers, tail lights, front bumper, grill cover, and some interior trim pieces Incase I need them as well. But I digress any other parts I should grab?

 

[uss2defiant]

rear wiper assembly, rear latching mechanism.
The limited might have a cargo security screen.
Evic if you're planning to add one to yours.

there might be a bottle jack versus a scissor jack.
all the coils.

clutch fan and the shroud if you dont have one already.
gas cap.
skids if you don't have them.

the leather seats.

 

[LazyPear]

The driver seat is in really rough condition plus I was never a big fan of the leather seats in my mom's 05' limited lol

 

[Royy]

I don't want to discourage you, but if you even find half of all that stuff at a self-service junkyard, you're very lucky.

I've gone through probably about 15 KJ's at junkyards. Not a single one of them still had a grill cover. The few that still had front bumpers, were all in really bad shape. Same with the fog lights.

You might get very lucky of course. Just saying, don't go there with the expectation that you'll be able to easily get most of this stuff.

 

[HoosierJeeper]

x2.
Hard to find front parts since that's why most of them are in the yard lol.

 

[Dave]

Get whatever is good that you can use. I like uss2defiant's list.

There is a junkyard near here with not even one KJ. I have checked several times out of curiosity. I wonder where they go?

Dave

 

[LazyPear]

As long as the hood is there and is still in good condition that's all I'm worried about lol. The jeep I'm going to pick apart is in good shape bodywise and is the same color as mine. I lucked out big time.

 

[BillyG]

I went to Pick N Save about a month ago and the Liberty's in the yard had been picked pretty clean. You should be able to find a hood just fine, but the other parts may be hard to find. I did find a front skid plate and was only charged $12!

The Chrysler section is all the way in the back on the right side if you are going to the one on 29 South. I have not been to the one in Roanoke yet.

 

[tommudd]

The driver seat is in really rough condition plus I was never a big fan of the leather seats in my mom's 05' limited lol

02-04 leather seats are 1000 times better than 05-07

 

[LazyPear]

I went to Pick N Save about a month ago and the Liberty's in the yard had been picked pretty clean. You should be able to find a hood just fine, but the other parts may be hard to find. I did find a front skid plate and was only charged $12!

The Chrysler section is all the way in the back on the right side if you are going to the one on 29 South. I have not been to the one in Roanoke yet.

Doing the Lynchburg one, since they got an 02 limited with the dark Garnet red paint like my sport has.

 

[LazyPear]

02-04 leather seats are 1000 times better than 05-07

Eh guess I'll get them

 

[uss2defiant]

they're electric and should be heated as well.

 

[tommudd]

Eh guess I'll get them

I have a full set of Limited leather seats from an 03 in my 03 Sport
Also own an 05 Limited which I hate to drive due to the crappy flat seats

 

[LazyPear]

Is there any way to repair the damage to driver seat on the leather seats? The leather has worn in places so bad it's ripped. The passenger and bench seats are nearly perfect though based on the pictures at least.

 

[HoosierJeeper]

Yeah. Well kind of. I've gotten my driver's seat redone twice. The second time it started ripping again in a few months, I think the old guy (he had to be 90 or so) did it too tight. I don't slide across it at all, benefits of having rock rails! But you can still get the material, I have a roll of it for mine.

 

[uss2defiant]

Bob, how much did that run you?

 

[HoosierJeeper]

I ain't no Bob! LOL

If you were talking to me, I think $90. That's what I paid the first time and he gave me a pretty big roll of the stuff to keep. Took it back again once it tore again and now it's torn again after that but I haven't had a chance to find a new person to do it.

 

[uss2defiant]

X.X
Sorry HJ.
I thought you had mentioned you were a Bob as well.
Remember incorrectly.

Thanks. Hopefully I get mine fixed up in the future.

 

[HoosierJeeper]

Lol. I think I know thread you're referring to, I stole Bob's identity for a moment. It's all good!

I also got it refoamed too.

 

[profdlp]

...There is a junkyard near here with not even one KJ. I have checked several times out of curiosity. I wonder where they go?

Tom buys them. :sawzall: