somethingsomething wrote:
HI, I have a 2006 Liberty CRD with about 160000 miles on it. Driver side front end is damaged... air bag deployed, front frame damage, busted windshield, and suspension damage etc.
The motor core still looks good. Fires right up just like before. Radiator is pushed in, but not leaking.
I have a dilemma. It appears this beloved jeep is going to cost me more than what its worth to fix it, even if i do a lot of the work myself.
Is the drive train worth enough to somebody to bother pulling it, or should i just junk it?
I think i would try to fix it, if the air bag did not deploy. Does it really cost an arm to get a new airbag installed?
I would like to put the motor parts in a CJ or TJ but have read that its too much work to be worth it? Wranglers overseas had the 2.8 crd. Can i not scrounge up what i need from them? I have access to machine/fab shop and am fairly familiar/capable.
Its a good engine, had it for 5 years and 70000 miles. No problems at all. Changed timing belt at a 100. Transmission was slightly clunky before the wreck, but still acceptable. Any Thoughts?
Is it a limited with leather power seats? If yes, I'd be interested in the Driver seat all the way down to the mounts.
Insofar as the rest, depending on what they wanted for salvage, you could get $2k easy for the motor. Intercooler $100 easy, Turbo $250 Easy, Injectors $50 each easy, Radiator $100 easy, Transmission $500 easy... You see where I'm going here...