I made this post on another forum back in December of last year but thought I'd share it with y'all after reading Smokin Don's post about his Ford Ranger. I too am a Ford man but the better half has always wanted a Jeep, so as you men and ladies know, it's only a matter of time before women get what they want
It only took her a quarter century to get one out of me!
original postAs a somewhat early Christmas gift, I bought my Wife a Jeep, she's an old girl (the Jeep, not my Wife, lol), a '94 YJ (square headlights I know are not looked upon kindly in Jeep circles but I don't care, lol), with 133,000 miles on it. She has low miles for her age and doesn't leak a drop of anything. The undercarriage is spotless and the only rust spot I found on her was on the windshield but I think it may be a stain from the old wiper arm, it's on the "to do" list.
Now, she was a little rough around the edges mind you but I saw potential. She's got new tires and wheels courtesy of a 2006 Jeep and a new Bestop Supertop soft top. There's some paint issues and some dings and dents here and there but she's an old girl and a Jeep at that so it's expected. I, in time, may get to the outside but first on the list was the interior. It needed some TLC, so I gave it some
I bought this a couple of weeks ago and have been ordering goodies for it here and there and working on it a little each day when time allowed. In these pictures you'll see it from the day my Wife pulled up in the driveway in it, then its first wash and then the deconstruction and the make over.
Here's what was bought to either add or replace :
1) New Wiper Arms & Blades
2) New Door Panels
3) New Door Handles
4) New Door Pulls
5) New Door Soft Top inserts
6) New Kenwood Stereo w/ Bluetooth, iHeart Radio, XM, Pandora, etc...
7) New Kicker Dash Speakers
8 ) New Console
9) Neoprene Seat Covers
10) New Carpet
11) Kenwood Amplifier (Pulled out of my Son's last Mustang)
12) Kenwood Sub Woofer (Pulled out of my Son's last Mustang)
13) New Shift Knob
14) New 4x4 Shift Knob
15) New Bestop Sport Bar Covers
16) New Grab Bars for entering Jeep
17) New Drink Holders
18) Running Boards (Nerf Bars)
19) Steering Wheel Cover
20) Glove Box Door
21) Rubber Floor Mats
22) New Hood Latches
23) New tailgate bar (it was missing)
24) New 6 Speaker Soundbar w/ Dome Lights
25) Door Sill Entry Guards
26) Lighted Amplifier Turn Off/On Button in Dash (For when she's not "All About That Bass")
27) New Visors
I think that's about it, lol. There may be somethings I forgot about.
So, for the adventurous, here's a buttload of pics
Some are not so great but you get the idea
Current Pics as of today 5/4/16
She hardly ever gets driven yet somehow still has dirty floor mats, lol.
And her newest accessory - a kayak
Now that it's warm weather she wanted to go Kayaking with a a friend of ours who goes with a group of other ladies. I told her that she can go and then bring the girls home and I'll cook for them, let them have a "Girl's Weekend" or whatever. Ah....the things we do for love