Hello all, first post here. I bought a 2000 XJ a few years back and am trying to maintain it as a clean daily driver. About a week ago some moron locked his brakes on me on an on-ramp and I rear ended him. I need a header panel, front bumper, drivers side fender and driver side bumper end. The yards here have nothing right now and I'm thinking of ordering OEM replacement parts if they are of good quality. Anyone here ever use them? What brands are of oem quality? Sorry if this subject has already been covered. Thanx.
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OEM replacement fenders header panel
- Thread starter Trumbo
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Ian Christiansen
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Shelby Township, MI
Quadratec sells replacement body parts. I used a header panel, grill surround and some parking lights from them. All fit well.
- Location
- Minneapolis, MN
The only OEM quality body parts I have seen, are genuine Jeep. Certi-Fit and the rest of the generic type body parts are all made in Taiwan or China, have mediocre quality and fit. Most generic replacement header panels are thin thermo plastic that is wavy.
Grilles, headlight trim, and bumper trim are easier to make right, and the cheaper ones are good enough.
Grilles, headlight trim, and bumper trim are easier to make right, and the cheaper ones are good enough.
Ian Christiansen
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Shelby Township, MI
The header panel from Quadratec is fiberglass. It needed a little work but I covered it in bedliner so that covered any minor flaws.
Check out rock auto. I got fenders and header panel when I couldn't find good ones in a yard. They fit good and all factory mounts lined up. There was no more tweaking than what I have done with oem panels in the past.
2 weeks after they came in I picked up a 2000 complete parts cherokee for 250.00 but oh well.
2 weeks after they came in I picked up a 2000 complete parts cherokee for 250.00 but oh well.
Ok. I'll study this some more. I hate waiting. Here's a pic of the damage. Everyone loves pics right?
- Location
- Minneapolis, MN
That's only a scratch, it should buff out.
This last one I rebuilt needed some extra help.
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This last one I rebuilt needed some extra help.
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anthrax323
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- Location
- San Antonio, TX
You'll probably need a new radiator support baffle as well. Found a NOS one on eBay for $30 when I hit a calf a few years ago.
i didn't even think of that. Luckily I didn't need a new baffle. It turns out the outlet was cracked and about to blow anyway. The actual leak was where the plastic and aluminum meet on the opposite end of the collision. The spectra radiator went in uneventful. As far as the parts search goes I broke down and ordered an omix Ada fender and an aftermarket bumper and fiberglass header panel. I'm in between jobs and want to fix this asap. Ill let you guys know what I think of these parts.
randomguy310
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- Location
- kentucky
try car-parts.com
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