XJ Cherokee unibody repair panels?

[D60]

I've exhausted my web search ability and am coming up empty. My buddy wrapped his XJ around a steel fence post and we need the front half of the inner fender. For the life of me I can't find it and I've used every search term I can think of.

I found two helpful vids on YT (one was an old one from Bleepin Jeep) and in both cases they robbed the piece from a donor, so maybe it's not available? But around here at least (where rust doesn't take vehicles) there are still a ton of XJs on the road. Did body shops really never have this piece available to them??

Also, this is needed for a '96. Apparently the body changed a bit in '97 (but I can't find either one).

Screenshots stolen from a vid. This is the piece, left front. Note steering shaft for orientation.

Removed and being held kinda turned 90:

Removed:

 

[mattwithcats]

Give Collins Brothers Jeep a call…

They have a major wrecking yard full of Jeeps…

Collins Bros Jeep – Your '76 to Current Jeep Professionals

Collins Bros Jeep – We have been the go-to 1976 to Current Jeep Professionals for Parts and Jeep Sales since 1984.

collinsbrosjeep.com

 

[jeepman3071]

Try Davey's Jeeps as well... https://daveysjeeps.com/parts/


Your best bet will be used, likely from ebay or car-part.com/

 

[D60]

For some reason I'm just shocked this can't be ordered new aftermarket or NOS. I guess I'm totally naive on body parts availability.

I put an entire new core support in an '09 Aveo and I'm gonna argue there's probably far more XJs registered (at least in CO) than all Aveos put together.

 

[snarl]

Panels - Front End Inner & Wheelhouse - 1996 Jeep Cherokee

MoparPartsGiant.com offers genuine Panels - Front End Inner & Wheelhouse for 1996 Jeep Cherokee with great price and fast delivery.

www.moparpartsgiant.com

https://cdn.xjjeeps.com/pdf/en-us/1994-to-1996-parts-catalog.pdf

 

[Nick1994]

Parts are getting hard to find for the XJ. Anything 84-96 will fit.

Look up Dexter Browder, Hill’s Automotive, or The Jeep Yard on Facebook. Just got some stuff from The Jeep Yard for mine last week.

 

[D60]

Panels - Front End Inner & Wheelhouse - 1996 Jeep Cherokee

MoparPartsGiant.com offers genuine Panels - Front End Inner & Wheelhouse for 1996 Jeep Cherokee with great price and fast delivery.

www.moparpartsgiant.com

https://cdn.xjjeeps.com/pdf/en-us/1994-to-1996-parts-catalog.pdf

Thank you. Certainly looks discontinued

 

[Justin85114]

Lkq pull a part or Pull a part

 

[Justin85114]

We went to a pull a part to get a front fender and some parts for a xj the one we got the parts from was straight as a pin.

 

[D60]

Not that anyone should care, but follow-up: my buddy had a couple donors so he robbed the necessary piece and asked me to come weld it on.

He did about zero prep to make sure there were adequate holes (with solid metal behind) for plug welding, so I just did what I could.

I got to use my battery-powered Hobart Trek which I always enjoy, but I was unwilling to load smaller flux core so welding sheetmetal with .035 flux is a bit challenging. Fortunately, being a unibody means the sheetmetal is thicker than your average passenger car.

I wasn't getting paid for this so it got good-from-afar-but-far-from-good treatment

A few plug welds

Overall front view

Roughed in

The old, damaged piece

 

[D60]

So I was not involved after what I posted above but my buddy sent me this today, so it looks like it's getting there. I'm unclear if he got the last of the headlight trim on to finish it up.