I don't think I have seen it anywhere, but figured it was good idea for those of us looking to do the little things to our XJs on a budget.
What are some of your favorite things you guys have done for under $50? Whether its for exterior, interior, comforts, recovery, protection, audio, anything!

 

i bought a cup holder for 5 bucks. the only investment i had ever made and d*mn was it worth it

 

basic maintenance!!
mounted maglite
painted wheels
LED dash lights
rocker guard

anyone know where I can get a shorter and better looking antenna?

 

One that I am in the process of doing is cutting the hinges to take my doors off. Spend about 15 bucks for disconnects for the wires and another 15 on dremel cut of discs.

 

My front bumper cost me $35-$40 to make (mig wire, paint, 2 1/2 reciever), steel was all scrap I found laying around. Gave me recovery points, and also radiator protection.
Free mod....Cut and roll fenders and quarters for that extra inch, lol (only if you don't care about resale value, haha).

 

take an old ipod case and screw it into the dash and shazam an ipod mount
take the lid off the center console and wrap a bandana around it

 

I got my 703 injectors for 25.00,

 

switch to lock into 1st gear
took 5 min to wire up and works GREAT!

 

yupp. buy the used injectors for about 30 bucks and spend 3 bucks on a gallon of diesel. bada-bing bada-boom.... a worthy upgrade.

 

What is the Diesel for?

My favorite cheap XJ mod has to be my DIY cold air intake. take out the plate next to the radiator in front of the airbox intake, take a piece of flexible duct and run it to the front.

 

um.....am i missing something why would you want to lock into 1st gear?

 

as for favorite mods.

-new battery (know owner of napa.)
-homemade snorkel (about 28 bucks to make)
-sound bar to mount speakers up high 7 bucks at jy


search for my 500 dollar mud truck and just about everything ive done minus the transfer case was under 50 bucks

 

still running 3.55's on 32" (265/75r16) tires. I like to have the gear locked in when going down long steep hills, that way I don't burn up my brakes.

I plan on modifying the way its wired to lock it into 2nd when I get around to putting in 4.56's.

need the 1st gear right now though...

 

dip it in diesel overnight for cleaning. then i rigged a little battery actuator and pumped some diesel through the injectors.

 

Isuzu rodeo bastard packs were a real 3' lift for $18.00 at my local pull-a-part.

I was able to score a pair of V8-ZJ front coils for another $18.00 as well.

What are we up to? $36.00???

Longer metric grade 10.9 bolts from AA and 8 pcs of 5/8" nuts for spacers was like $8.00, for the T-case drop.

$44.00 so far, but it's like $40.00 for the 1.75" coil spacers I need. That's a damn travesty I tell ya!