old style dome light

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colby44

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Washington

• Nov 17, 2009

• #1

hello, i have a 89 Cherokee and have the standard rectangular dome light. i went to the junkyard today and found a jeep with a similar dome light only that it has reading lights. My question is will it fit into the place of my current dome light, and would i need to rewire it?

 

PhotographerMike

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Location

Whittier, CA 10 Mi. east of L.A.

• Nov 17, 2009

• #2

I did the same swap. It wires right in although you might need to trim the headliner a bit.

 

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tbones88XJ

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Location

E. Tennessee

• Nov 17, 2009

• #3

Not sure but I got an overhead console from a 91 and it bolted right up in my 88 that came without one so my guess is it should work.

 

kastein

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Location

Rainy side of Washington

• Nov 17, 2009

• #4

It'll fit great and the wiring is 100% compatible, I had one of those stuck in there till I started working on putting an OHC in

 

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colby44

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Location

Washington

• Nov 17, 2009

• #5

alright thanks for the info, ill go grab that at the junkyard tomorrow

 

kastein

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Location

Rainy side of Washington

• Nov 17, 2009

• #6

Oh, another thing - the little push-nuts holding it to the mounting posts are reusable if you are VERY careful pulling them off - pull gently and twist back and forth. Then use a pair of pliers to carefully flatten them out most of the way. You can reuse them 3-4 times if you are careful and also don't manage to drop the blasted things into oblivion while trying to install them.

 

ehall

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Location

Southern Maryland

• Nov 17, 2009

• #7

you can buy self-threading nuts at most hardware stores too, but probably only in SAE sizes and yes the XJ uses metric. just get one a little bigger and flatten it with a hammer

 

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UltimateG

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Location

Tahoe

• Nov 19, 2009

• #8

I did the same swap for my 94.

The new light slipped right in place with no modifications. Even though they weren't included, the jeep was wired for the map lights, and the connector clicked right into place.

Piece of cake.

 

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JepCheroke

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Location

ICT

• Nov 20, 2009

• #9

my 92 had a plain dome light and i grabbed one with the map lights, i had to trip my head liner for it to fit

 

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dagr8tim

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Location

Columbus, Oh

• Nov 20, 2009

• #10

Does anyone know what years (if any) the brackets for the dome lights changed? My 97 has the older style lights, and my parts 98 has the newer style. I'd like to use the newer style lights.