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Bargain Box

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Working through the long list of PO problems. Looking for some guidance on various interior issues.

- There a several holes from self tappers in the rear cargo/seat area caused by an aftermarket stereo install. I plan to spot weld these since I want to repaint/bed line the interior floor.
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- A mysterious looking plug right behind the passenger front seat has been hacked open creating a permanent hole right above the exhaust heat shield. Pictures of the damaged plug and the untouched plug on the opposite side are attached. How to repair?
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- The gasket around this cover is MIA. I'm having trouble finding it online.
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- Rear seat won't stay latched. It rattles and will roll forward without hitting the release for the top half first. Pictures of the brackets below.
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the ebay tj said:
Working through the long list of PO problems. Looking for some guidance on various interior issues.

- There a several holes from self tappers in the rear cargo/seat area caused by an aftermarket stereo install. I plan to spot weld these since I want to repaint/bed line the interior floor.
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- A mysterious looking plug right behind the passenger front seat has been hacked open creating a permanent hole right above the exhaust heat shield. Pictures of the damaged plug and the untouched plug on the opposite side are attached. How to repair?View attachment 296930View attachment 296931


- The gasket around this cover is MIA. I'm having trouble finding it online.View attachment 296933

- Rear seat won't stay latched. It rattles and will roll forward without hitting the release for the top half first. Pictures of the brackets below.
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Very minor mods. Spot weld the top of heat shield or just leave it alone. It seems PO tried to run wires for an amp. Not a big deal. Will post photos of my rear seat rail to shed light on possible problem.
What year Jeep do you have? New TJ had different rear seat locks.
 
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Kaptainkid1 said:
Very minor mods. Spot weld the top of heat shield or just leave it alone. It seems PO tried to run wires for amp. Not a big deal. Will post photos of my rear seat rail to shed light on possible problem.
What year Jeep do you have? New TJ had different rear seat locks.
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Spot welds are easy, the hole they pried in the floor for a drain is the tough one. It's a 99.
 
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LONGJP2 said:
Not sure if it helps, but I believe there are oval JK plugs that might fit that hole.
Also, the round plug doesn't look right. Not oem?
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I'll look into the jk plugs. The round plug is in fact the factory drain plug.
 
For reference this plug seems like it's metal that someone carved a hole in. Does not seem to be rubber. If it is, it's the hardest rubber ever made haha.
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the ebay tj said:
For reference this plug seems like it's metal that someone carved a hole in. Does not seem to be rubber. If it is, it's the hardest rubber ever made haha.
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Based on my '06, the oval hole was covered with a metal plug not designed to be removed easily.
I just thought a plastic plug might help.
 
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