Thumbs up if you believe the Cherokee XJ is the ultimate combination of toughness and practicality!

Love the simplicity of hood spacers, but there is too much fear of getting in a head on and final destinationing myself.

Great video, I’ll be trying them out soon, once I get some time! Thanks for sharing.

All great mods. Just installed my rear glass light bar on my JKU and I love it!

great mods, great video . very well explained and the xj you have is looking nice and clean. awesome man!

Really like the hood spacer idea. Can't believe I hadn't seen it before.

All good ideas. What I did on my 96 was to install a gauge cluster from a 94 or a 95 along with new sending units for oil pressure and temperature. I took the speedometer dial out of my old one and put it into the other one to maintain my odometer. Works great for the liftgate area, I installed a rocker switch in the dome, light housing with a separate wire for the auxiliary light.

Super informative!

Ive had two different 1992 jeep xjs that were mild trail rigs.long story short went through some hard times,finally back on my feet and slowly fixing up my 2000 Right hand drive XJ 4x4...its a work in progress but solid n no rust,just high miles!! Keep up the good work,enjoyed the tips!

I’ll be using the light idea 👍

GREAT WORK !

Great video, picking up my Phase 1 in the UK in a couple of weeks and am seeing what others have done to improve the whole experience in these - thanks

Nice! I really like the 12V mod in the rear💪

Man ! . . .. . That Forest Green Pearl is so gorgeous! Reminds me of my brand new special ordered 99 Forest Green 2Door Up Country. My first new car. Polish that out and I promise you will love it even more. Good stuff. Keep it up. Thanks.

Great little details to consider. Personally, I love trucks and offroad vehicles. And every single truck, Van or SUV I get goes through this simple yet very noticeable mods: Off-Road and auxiliary exterior lights (auxiliary grille spots to assist the high beams, Fog lights if it doesn't have them, ditch lights, roof mounted Light bar and auxiliary reverse pods). Interior and work lighting (led light bulb replacements for the dome lights, feet lights, extra cargo lights, under the hood and in the tailgate). Big All terrain tires Magnetic phone mount Audio upgrade Roof Rack and tow hitch. If you are building your vehicle, I recomend you to wait on the tires until you are ready to get a lift (I would always go for a 3" lift as a minimum just to make it worth it) and then shop for the biggest tires you can fit there. If your vehicle allows you to do it easily (or if you are willing to do it anyways) I would also advice to get steel bumpers. Personally, I would never go for something under 3/16" thick and I would rather get a 1/4" thick plate there if the vehicle is large and powerfull enough (full size wont even notice it, but mid size can struggle with all the added weight of the bumpers, tires, roof rack, gear, people, etc). And plan for it. Make a wishlist of all you want and do it right once instead of going back to clean up a mess because you did it half way. Get plug conectors on ypur power lines for electric gear, make sure you can bolt things and unbolt them anytime, trim if needed, but make sure you have it all well done. Add all the switches ypu will need for the total build in thw place you want them and just add the gear little by little

Great tips and mods!

Excellent video series on the xj , especially since its a renix ! Everybody online is building the 96 or newer xjs so its nice to see some old school stuff . I am probably partial because I have a 90. Love the stock look with the flares and modded front bumper and not the goofy hacked up look i see all over . Keep the build and updates going 👍🏻.

great video

Great Job!!!!!!!!!!!

Well done.

XJ lookin good bud

Very good video 👍

NIce Xj dude I like the color, the rear led on the lift gate is perfect for tailgating i wonder if they make leds for the dome lights the old candle bulbs aren't bright enough to light the floors of the jeep, this video just reminded me to order a set of lift gate shocks as well.

I laughed at the hood riser mod. The weather stripping is there for a reason bro

Sweet

Looking good, nice call on the temp gauge. Now a fuel filter 😂

Are the lightstrips still in place

You can use plastic 711 cups or dollar store cups with the bottom cut off to extend the cup holder

Taking the led idea

I've been pricing xj's on market place they want crazy money for beat up crap I would like to get one for a winter project. I like the mods especially the power to the back 👍👍👍👍🍻🍻🍻

we cut a set of vents into my dads TJ after a v8 swap, and we did the same on my XJ cutting in a couple of vents into the fender then cutting the inner fender well near the fire wall for a heat vent, i had to delete the dealership installed fuel pump resistor (1.1ohm ceramic resistor attached to the fender on my '91) and the mechanical fan now is able to do its job more efficiently first mod i did though on mine was swap in another instrument cluster from a higher trim level, my '91 xj is a "base" model and i swapped in one from a "Pioneer", only modification i had to do (besides the cluster) was add a 50Ohm resister at the temperature sending unit, change the temp sender out for one that has gauges and change out the oil pressure sending unit for one with gauges instead of the idiot light, Oil Pressure sending unit part Number: PS296, temp sender (to gauge) part Number: TU236 (autozone part numbers), if you can find one the instrument cluster is a major upgrade, and can be gotten for fairly cheap, found mine at a pull-a-part salvage, had tach, oil pressure, temperature, fuel, speedo with trip odometer, battery volt gauge, and even was direct plug and play with my factory harness, i was really NOT a fan of the idiot lights, at hot idle the oil light would flicker, and the temp light would flash, no way of knowing what either was until i did the cluster upgrade i also added a relay under the hood going to a rocker switch on the dash to said relay, with the switch On, power shunts to the electric fan via the relay, with the switch off, the fan operates under computer control as normal, i wired it to the stock fan wiring location and just ran a 10ga wire to the battery with a 20Amp Breaker

My 92 cheokee has full gauges just depends on your trim spec

i have had 3 xj's all of them had temp gauges. now the xj came with 2 different set of gauges. swap the old style out for the new style.

I didn't see what year your XJ is but my 98 has a temp gauge. My sender is in the thermostat housing. So, my idea is that if you need to add a temp gauge, you should be able to use a thermostat housing from a newer model and mount your sending unit (sensor) there instead of cutting into a radiator hose. Just a thought 🙂

​@ATEMOFFROAD How did you wire up the led strips? Did you just splice in to the door button only with a toggle switch to turn them on while the door is closed? Asking for a friend

What did you use to mount your Roof Top Tent? I'm getting an XJ. I will without a doubt be going back to the RTT world. Decided to sell my crawler and take up rocklanding instead.

Where can I find the thermostat / temperature sensor that plugs into the mechanical gauge?

I’m 23 I have a 2 door 98 xj and a 4 door 2000. Currently drive the 2 door restoring both. I’ve had 3 so far. Next thing I wanna buy is a factory 5 DIY car

Instead of hood spacers, install a timed relay wired to your electric fan. Being able to have 3 minutes of fan at the push of a button after killing the engine is a godsend for the common xj heatsink issue!

What size screws are the console for the cupholder? Mine didn’t come with any. 94

Have you installed a bigger disc brake kit?

In the only relevant mod for me was that cup holders🤣🤣🤣🤣

Yoo what state are you located? I swear I seen that exact jeep for sale on fb marketplace I almost bought it

I would spend a bit more and opt for the side mount cupholders. Ive had the center style and they wont fit anything besides a pepsi can. The side mount can fit an adapter that gets your ridiculously oversized water bottle

Modern cars need to bring back the ball chiller 😭

I had LED headlights until I drove home in a snow storm. The reflection back into my eyes made it undrivable. I switched to Phillips lights instead.

Saludos

Why the heck did you put that heat gauge right there where your feet don't have enough room to get in and out?

Howd you power the interior lights?

One of my favorite things about my XJ is that I have GLASS original replacement headlights. I think they looks soooo good.. I have not seen an LED headlight that looks good to me. But hell... I'm Blind.

What light kit is that

break booster rust rotting off in the future with the hood like that up north.

i have a 2000 wish mine was a 5 speed

Will rain mess up the engine bay with the hood raised up like that ?

I have the factory-installed cup holders and that is them. They flipping suck don't waste your money on them everything other then a can falls out into your lap.

The cupholder honestly sucks, just saying. I was wondering what engineer thought it was a good idea when I bought my Jeep, now I know they watched your video... ooph, lol.

7:05 - Very Incorrect. Only the base models got the idiot lights. It's not an "older XJ" thing as much as you need a cluster from a higher trim package. They're trivial to swap out as well. 1984-1990 can only use clusters from 1984-1990, 1991-1996 were electronic and require a cluster from a 1991-1996. 84-86 and 87-90 are interchangeable, but you will need to get the upper speedo cable from the donor vehicle because the former uses a different speedo cable than the latter. Swap your sensors from the idiot light switches to sensors from the higher trim models and it's plug and play. No modifications, ugly gauges, capillary tubes or extra wires needed. The cluster Temp gauge and Oil pressure gauge are instantaneously responsive as opposed to cheap mechanical gauges which has a latent time that can lead to runaway temps making it no better than the idiot light. By the time most mechanical gauges these days show you're starting to overheat, you're already overheated. Unless you buy a decent one (VDO, Smiths, Higher end Autometer), they either generally work or don't work reliably at all has been my experience. You also have to be careful when routing the Bourdon tube (the pipe that goes into the gauge and sensing bulb). Any kinks, work hardening (from bending it too much), chafing (from bad routing or vibration) and your mechanical gauge is now worse than the idiot light. It won't work anymore. I've done the swap across dozens of XJs and I own several because it's a sickness. How I know this for sure is I had an 89 Pioneer with idiot lights, 90 Laredo with gauges, 91 Laredo with gauges, 93 Country with gauges, 96 SE (Fleet) with idiot lights. Generally fleet models all came with idiot lights. Police package vehicles had a 120MPH speedometer (and full gauges). For my 96, I picked up a cluster from a higher trim in the junkyard for 25 bucks, took it to an odometer shop to match the mileage from my factory cluster (paid like 10 bucks) and now I have a working stock cluster without drilling holes in my dash, adding extra fittings, or having to look at my knees for a cheap mechanical gauge that just gives me no more reliable information than an idiot light would. (Generally, by the time you see 210 on these cheap mechanical gauges, you're already at 220 or higher)

"tailgate"??

From 🎄 tree, to how you spent money for lifting the car this a classic car not a disco, not your house

I dont think the laws are being upheld with the headlight brightness. I have been driving since ummm 1985 and these new led headlights are WAY too bright.

No offense: 16 year Olds install RGB strips. A better mod is replacing all the dome lights with LED bulbs, including the dash.

OK, sloppy installs are the type where you can see the wires. Take some time to hide the wires and lights. Hood risers are for amateurs. What do you need is a flowkooler water pump. It will solve your overheating issues. Add an aluminum radiator and all electric fans and you will never overheat under any conditions. As for the temperature gauge, if you go to the junkyard and get the full gauge set, you can just swap it for your idiot lights. Most sending units are the same. That way you can use the factory sending unit and not have more gobbledygook under the hood. Take some pride in your work, unless of course you’re not into preserving your Cherokee and you’re just gonna run it into the ground and send it to the junkyard. Please people, don’t be like that. These things are precious metal at this point.

I guarantee you those LED strips were unglued and hanging by the cord by the time this video got uploaded

Ну ты и колхозник, my friend

4 wheelers going ricer?