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I think that's the exact sticker but it's probably meant for a model with a gold trim package. I should have put a pic up of my good decals as they give a better idea of the color I need. I'll write the guy and see what he's got though. Thanks for the lead. Trying to match these decals on...

Doing my usual spring spruce-up on the old 96er (XJ) and I'm finally getting to refreshing the decals all the way round. After 30 years it's time for some love. I've done some fair searching, including ebay, and I haven't had any luck finding this one. I'm seeing versions where the white part...

Thanks Terry that's encouraging to know. My next step is to soak with goo gone, cover with plastic and then cover with a wet towel, pouring hot water on the towel over some hours and see if that gets it.

I've been letting some original Goo Gone formula sit on this for a couple nights now and it doesn't seem to be touching it at all. Any suggestions for a better solvent/whatever to get this gunk off before I put the new decal on?

Thanks superj. I guess I just haven't seen this style of cup before. Well, this stubborn bolt has made for one heck of a success story. After numerous heating and cooling cycles, with PB applied in between, the nut finally loosened from a very hard lock. To pay back for the help, I'll give...

I'm gonna take both yalls advice to heart. No driving with no track bar, and start on the bolt with lower impact settings first. Second thing I'm wondering about... I haven't seen any of these newer design grease retention cups yet, and I want to make sure I didn't receive a defective...

Thanks for the opinions. Terry I've come up with an idea that's gonna help getting it out if the head snaps. First I'm gonna remove the tabbed nut by rotating it instead of the bolt head. That way I'll use the friction between the bolt and sleve/rubber to my advantage instead of putting all...

I developed a bit of death wobble in the old 96er recently and traced it to the driver side connection of my track bar, so I'm in the middle of getting it out. I've been soaking the passenger side connection in the picture below with PB for a while now, and it's still distressingly hard to...

I've got a 02 Ford Taurus with a 'blown' heat a/c blower motor that needs replacing, and I was wondering if there are any model/part suggestions. Should I angle for an OEM part, or is there any manufacturer brand I should look out for, or avoid? Thanks.

I'm about to install a used AW4 transmission into my 96 XJ, and I'd like to replace whatever parts I can quickly get to before it goes in, short of a rebuild. I'll be replacing the torque converter for sure, but I don't know what replacement part to go with. Should I try to go for an OEM part...

To me, ohm is something you say during a Buddhist meditation. I'm afraid we've just reached the edge of my understanding of how to operate my multimeter. I understand that an ohm is a measure of resistance, but I'm not sure where to set my meter's dial and where to put the probes to measure...

Thanks for the info guys. Well, we have quite the mystery here then. I did some more testing and the batt shows 14.74 V with the engine running. With the engine running, high beams on and high fan on the batt reads 14.49 V. Got the old girl up to Advanced for their quick parking lot test and...

I have an 02 Taurus and my dash battery light has come on twice in the past week. Once after a few miles of driving, seemingly random, and once when I was warming the engine up. It's been 20-30F around here lately. This second time, I started the engine in the morning at about 20 deg F. Let...

Well I finally found a good 97 trans close by that's a bolt in for my 96 except for a little wire splicing. Does anyone have advice on how to get this splicing done or seen a write up on it?

Thanks again superj. Someone sent me this link and it addresses the wiring harness issue you mentioned. https://naxja.org/threads/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-the-aw4.1053970/ Jeepergeo I'm still thinking about going with a reman. Haven't decided yet. Thanks for the...