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I bought a CJ with a YJ tub. I "think" they used the YJ windshield and maybe
the windshild brackets on the side that mount to the front engine cowl. I
thought the CJs had holes on those brackets (4 small ones) that attached
those ugly mirrors. I have the mirrors but no holes in the brackets. Did the
CJs come with holes in those brackets and if not...is it safe to drill the
or am I risking water down in the windshild frame?
Thanks
Allen

Jeff Strickland

CJs have some mirror mounting brackets that screw into the holes where the
hinge mounts to the windshield itself. You must have these brackets, or you
can not use the CJ mirrors.

I had some crappy JCWhitney chrome mirrors on my CJ when I bought it. They
were fashioned from flat plate steel that was then chromed. They bounced
badly and I couldn't stand them. I replaced them with some mirrors from
SteelHorse, and I liked these mirrors much less. I replaced the SteelHorse
brackets with the Real McCoys from the stealership. They are much more
steady than any of the previous mirrors. I still have the SteelHorse mirrors
themselves, and they suck. The metal is tearing and the plastic ball &
socket that makes the pivot that the mirrosr adjust around is breaking.

The stealership gets twice the price of SteelHorse, but they use twice as
much metal, and they use a metal pivot instead of plastic.




<ABanks5@columbus.rr.com> wrote in message
news:vCBjb.71225$uJ2.40831@fe3.columbus.rr.com...
> I bought a CJ with a YJ tub. I "think" they used the YJ windshield and
maybe
> the windshild brackets on the side that mount to the front engine cowl. I
> thought the CJs had holes on those brackets (4 small ones) that attached
> those ugly mirrors. I have the mirrors but no holes in the brackets. Did
the
> CJs come with holes in those brackets and if not...is it safe to drill the
> or am I risking water down in the windshild frame?
> Thanks
> Allen
>
>

Jeff Strickland

CJs have some mirror mounting brackets that screw into the holes where the
hinge mounts to the windshield itself. You must have these brackets, or you
can not use the CJ mirrors.

I had some crappy JCWhitney chrome mirrors on my CJ when I bought it. They
were fashioned from flat plate steel that was then chromed. They bounced
badly and I couldn't stand them. I replaced them with some mirrors from
SteelHorse, and I liked these mirrors much less. I replaced the SteelHorse
brackets with the Real McCoys from the stealership. They are much more
steady than any of the previous mirrors. I still have the SteelHorse mirrors
themselves, and they suck. The metal is tearing and the plastic ball &
socket that makes the pivot that the mirrosr adjust around is breaking.

The stealership gets twice the price of SteelHorse, but they use twice as
much metal, and they use a metal pivot instead of plastic.




<ABanks5@columbus.rr.com> wrote in message
news:vCBjb.71225$uJ2.40831@fe3.columbus.rr.com...
> I bought a CJ with a YJ tub. I "think" they used the YJ windshield and
maybe
> the windshild brackets on the side that mount to the front engine cowl. I
> thought the CJs had holes on those brackets (4 small ones) that attached
> those ugly mirrors. I have the mirrors but no holes in the brackets. Did
the
> CJs come with holes in those brackets and if not...is it safe to drill the
> or am I risking water down in the windshild frame?
> Thanks
> Allen
>
>

Jeff Strickland

CJs have some mirror mounting brackets that screw into the holes where the
hinge mounts to the windshield itself. You must have these brackets, or you
can not use the CJ mirrors.

I had some crappy JCWhitney chrome mirrors on my CJ when I bought it. They
were fashioned from flat plate steel that was then chromed. They bounced
badly and I couldn't stand them. I replaced them with some mirrors from
SteelHorse, and I liked these mirrors much less. I replaced the SteelHorse
brackets with the Real McCoys from the stealership. They are much more
steady than any of the previous mirrors. I still have the SteelHorse mirrors
themselves, and they suck. The metal is tearing and the plastic ball &
socket that makes the pivot that the mirrosr adjust around is breaking.

The stealership gets twice the price of SteelHorse, but they use twice as
much metal, and they use a metal pivot instead of plastic.




<ABanks5@columbus.rr.com> wrote in message
news:vCBjb.71225$uJ2.40831@fe3.columbus.rr.com...
> I bought a CJ with a YJ tub. I "think" they used the YJ windshield and
maybe
> the windshild brackets on the side that mount to the front engine cowl. I
> thought the CJs had holes on those brackets (4 small ones) that attached
> those ugly mirrors. I have the mirrors but no holes in the brackets. Did
the
> CJs come with holes in those brackets and if not...is it safe to drill the
> or am I risking water down in the windshild frame?
> Thanks
> Allen
>
>

Mike Romain

The CJ hinges have threaded holes in them for the mirror brackets. The
bolts are short so they don't compromise the windshield frame.

If it was mine, I would remove the hinges to drill and tap the holes in
it to have the best job, but drilling and tapping right through would
work as long as the threads were sealed up good with RTV or something so
water doesn't get inside the windshield frame.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

ABanks5@columbus.rr.com wrote:
>
> I bought a CJ with a YJ tub. I "think" they used the YJ windshield and maybe
> the windshild brackets on the side that mount to the front engine cowl. I
> thought the CJs had holes on those brackets (4 small ones) that attached
> those ugly mirrors. I have the mirrors but no holes in the brackets. Did the
> CJs come with holes in those brackets and if not...is it safe to drill the
> or am I risking water down in the windshild frame?
> Thanks
> Allen

Mike Romain

The CJ hinges have threaded holes in them for the mirror brackets. The
bolts are short so they don't compromise the windshield frame.

If it was mine, I would remove the hinges to drill and tap the holes in
it to have the best job, but drilling and tapping right through would
work as long as the threads were sealed up good with RTV or something so
water doesn't get inside the windshield frame.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

ABanks5@columbus.rr.com wrote:
>
> I bought a CJ with a YJ tub. I "think" they used the YJ windshield and maybe
> the windshild brackets on the side that mount to the front engine cowl. I
> thought the CJs had holes on those brackets (4 small ones) that attached
> those ugly mirrors. I have the mirrors but no holes in the brackets. Did the
> CJs come with holes in those brackets and if not...is it safe to drill the
> or am I risking water down in the windshild frame?
> Thanks
> Allen

Mike Romain

The CJ hinges have threaded holes in them for the mirror brackets. The
bolts are short so they don't compromise the windshield frame.

If it was mine, I would remove the hinges to drill and tap the holes in
it to have the best job, but drilling and tapping right through would
work as long as the threads were sealed up good with RTV or something so
water doesn't get inside the windshield frame.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

ABanks5@columbus.rr.com wrote:
>
> I bought a CJ with a YJ tub. I "think" they used the YJ windshield and maybe
> the windshild brackets on the side that mount to the front engine cowl. I
> thought the CJs had holes on those brackets (4 small ones) that attached
> those ugly mirrors. I have the mirrors but no holes in the brackets. Did the
> CJs come with holes in those brackets and if not...is it safe to drill the
> or am I risking water down in the windshild frame?
> Thanks
> Allen