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Old 12-25-2012 | 09:39 PM
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What parts on your cherokee have numbers that match your VIN? Would the steering shaft, anything on the steering column? The dash? I took my cherokee to a mechanic and i know he traded my dash out and my steering column but i dont know how to prove it. Help!!!
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The dash? There is a VIN tag about here. (don't give me any grief Cruiser. I added the rain and effects on purpose!)
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Old 12-25-2012 | 09:57 PM
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lol, seriously? why would he do that?
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conspiracy theory
Old 12-25-2012 | 10:40 PM
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do the dash vins match?? keep us updated on this...
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Originally Posted by Boost Happy
lol, seriously? why would he do that?
Originally Posted by Willys55
conspiracy theory
Ha Ha! Merry Christmas Guys. I had just messed with Cruiser over a crummy photo he posted minutes before.
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I dont know why. Why when i took my jeep to him did my dash have two vents and now only have one. Why does my one owner jeep all the sudden have a gap in between the back of steering wheel and column? Why did i have a black plastic piece that i had to slide to take my key out of ignition n now i have a metal button that i push in, but my key just pull out w/o pushing that in. Why is the middle of my steering wheel mushy when it was always hard? How did both my middle vents above the radio that werent broke before i took it, are broke now? I dont know about any of you people but i know my jeep. I dont know why he would do that. I have a 98 jeep cherokee sport. Can anyone please tell me on what parts besides the engine and transmission do they have cast numbers? I dont get why anyone would just assume i'm just paranoid. As for conspiracy, why would i think anyone would conspire against me? I just moved to this place. I dont know anyone here. So if anyone can please help me i would appreciate it.
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There where I'm shining my light through is the VIN tab on the dash. If it matches your VIN, and the dash is changed, maybe he changed the vin tag. The Highway Patrol here knows how to see if it's been tampered with, I think.
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What was the Jeep in for? Was there any reason for him to be in the interior other than to move it?
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You have to confront him and you are the only witness. If you are sure about it, go to police and file complaint. Is key the same?
Get your Jeep from repair shop and immediately call police.
File complaint to state consumer department.
97 XJs had buttons releasing key. 98 probably didn't.
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Yes the vin is the same. But the defrost vents on the dash by windshield, i had two of them. Now i only have one.
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No he had no reason to be on inside of my jeep. Under the steering wheel where your knees would be there is grease all over that panel. Im fixing to post pics of gap between steering wheel and column and also the gap between my dash and inside frame. That gap wasnt there either.
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Those pics are showing gap in stock steering wheel that has never been removed, also the gap on drivers side of dash where it suppose to meet inside of frame.
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Originally Posted by ne14cnb
Why is the middle of my steering wheel mushy when it was always hard?
I wonder if your airbag is still in there?



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