YJ light swap

FF151DJG · 05-30-2007, 02:43 PM

i was wondering if anyone makes a replacement so i can do away with my square headlights. i like the looks of the round tj and would like to swap them out. thanks for your help

TJ_Junkie · 05-30-2007, 02:46 PM

You can replace your grille with a TJ grille thus getting you the desired headlights. It's not an exact fit though because of the YJ's hood being slightly squared on the corners.

Tisk tisk.. shoulda bought a TJ. Heh heh. Just kidding.

There was a thread floating around a few days ago that described it in more detail.

FF151DJG · 05-30-2007, 03:09 PM

thanks junkie but at the price i couldn't turn it down.

GreatWhiteYJ · 06-23-2007, 05:26 PM

bah, YJ Grille is much better then TJ grille =p

atleast put in a CJ grille and get the nice round headlights

hip2Bsquare · 07-14-2007, 08:27 PM

The YJ grille is way better than the TJ.... The TJ grille is too "cutesy"

Geraldo · 08-03-2007, 11:57 PM

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Originally Posted by hip2Bsquare

The YJ grille is way better than the TJ.... The TJ grille is too "cutesy"

agreed, square lights or no lights. (coming from an XJ enthusiast and a YJ owner)

squibload · 01-19-2008, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Geraldo

agreed, square lights or no lights. (coming from an XJ enthusiast and a YJ owner)

I tend to agree, but XJandYJ's red YJ with the Commando front clip/hood is pretty badass.

http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f12/mods-make-your-jeep-unique-500714/index4.html

Mrwazmo · 02-20-2008, 09:32 AM

If you decide to change out let me know, I might be interested in your left over parts.

metallatem · 07-31-2008, 06:00 PM

Go Buy A Tj ,and Give Someone That Likes Sqr Headlights Your Yj

j33pman · 08-04-2008, 07:15 AM

You could swap the fenders, hood and grill from a CJ and have some nice round headlights.

JaikYJ · 08-15-2008, 01:31 PM

This guy did the TJ grill swap, it turned out pretty good. I like the look of it. You can find TJ grills with the light assembly for sale for usually around $100.
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2634812

thetrashman · 02-12-2009, 06:32 PM

only cool people rock em square
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jordanw_125 · 02-19-2009, 09:48 AM

I know one could bolt a YJ body on a CJ frame, but could one put a CJ grille on w/o changing the hood and fenders? I don't wanna buy an entire CJ front clip.

girl_w_the_YJ · 03-06-2009, 01:08 AM

Why would you want to change out the square headlights? If you wanted round lights you should have just bought a TJ.

**only in a jeep cj** · 03-31-2009, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by jordanw_125

I know one could bolt a YJ body on a CJ frame, but could one put a CJ grille on w/o changing the hood and fenders? I don't wanna buy an entire CJ front clip.

No, the grill and hood of either the CJ or YJ need to stay together or be a matched set due to the curves at the top.
CJ fender will need to trimmed a touch on the inside to fit on a YJ and YJ fenders are about 1.5 '' too long for a CJ so they can be shortened or the outer holes filled in as there are two sets. The CJ grill may interfer with a power steering box on the YJ. Trimming of the grill or a small body lift will work.

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