Whose KJ did I buy? :)

Richard in Georgia · **Posted:** Wed Jan 06, 2010 12:18 pm

So I just bought my beautiful KJ from a dealer in Augusta, GA. The Jeep already has the L.O.S.T. KJ badge on the side as well as a "Trail-Rated 4x4" emblem.. This makes me think I bought someone's old jeep and it'd be cool to find the original owner.

LET ME KNOW IF I BOUGHT YOUR JEEP!

67Customs · **Posted:** Wed Jan 06, 2010 2:34 pm

I don't know whos KJ it was, but congrats on the purchase and welcome to the forum.

Richard in Georgia · **Posted:** Wed Jan 06, 2010 2:46 pm

Thankya. Nice color you got there.

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Wed Jan 06, 2010 2:47 pm

You might PM Cobolt-60 as he is the mod for the GA section...

67Customs · **Posted:** Wed Jan 06, 2010 7:39 pm

Richard in Georgia wrote:

Thankya. Nice color you got there.

Thanks. You too.lol

dgeist · **Posted:** Wed Jan 06, 2010 11:49 pm

It looks kinda like ChiroKJ's (wheels and tires), but his is blue. He's in Marietta. Where are you located?

Dan

Richard in Georgia · **Posted:** Thu Jan 07, 2010 10:23 am

dgeist wrote:

It looks kinda like ChiroKJ's (wheels and tires), but his is blue. He's in Marietta. Where are you located?

Dan

I live in Augusta, but I go to college in Marietta... Southern Polytech.

JeepinJarhead03 · **Posted:** Sat Jan 09, 2010 1:16 pm

hey! welcome to the forum! Give me back my jeep! lol just messin!

are the seat covers like.. black with tan centers? and fit very well?

kinda looks like LTT's kj but he's in Texas, but.. that doesn't mean anything these days

Any old inspection paperwork in the vehicle that gives you a hint where the last owner was from?

Very sweet lookin ride dude! Whatcha gonna DO to it first?

TAHOE · **Posted:** Sat Jan 09, 2010 1:41 pm

find somebody with a car fax, that should tell you previous owner(s) name. Good looking!

Richard in Georgia · **Posted:** Sat Jan 09, 2010 2:01 pm

JeepinJarhead03 wrote:

hey! welcome to the forum! Give me back my jeep! lol just messin!

are the seat covers like.. black with tan centers? and fit very well?

kinda looks like LTT's kj but he's in Texas, but.. that doesn't mean anything these days

Any old inspection paperwork in the vehicle that gives you a hint where the last owner was from?

Very sweet lookin ride dude! Whatcha gonna DO to it first?

The seat covers are black neoprene(?) with the Jeep Logo near the headrests and very tightly fitted to the seats. I gotta just quit being lazy and google the VIN or something

Current goals are:
-lights on roof rack (I have no idea how the wire anything like that)
-Durable front bumper (ARB?), brush guard, and winch

JeepinJarhead03 · **Posted:** Sat Jan 09, 2010 2:13 pm

check for some of boilers threads in the electronics or fabrication section, he's pretty swell with wiring, couple others are too

seat covers with a jeep logo rules out LTT's his were from a seat cover group buy

I don't know who's ya got, it looks familiar tho!

STINGN · **Posted:** Sat Jan 09, 2010 2:40 pm

it looks like KJKev from Illinois...maybe shoot him a pm, it looks just like it

and the basket you have on the top has these nice light mounts that u can buy, then u have to choose your own lights but the mounts are great!

long_tall_texan · **Posted:** Sat Jan 09, 2010 6:27 pm

JeepinJarhead03 wrote:

kinda looks like LTT's kj but he's in Texas, but.. that doesn't mean anything these days

Nope. It's not mine. And I still have mine. Does look similar to mine. But mine is Light Khaki color, Not Silver.

Xodius · **Posted:** Tue Sep 07, 2010 1:08 pm

Ever figure out whose KJ you have?

Richard in Georgia · **Posted:** Tue Sep 07, 2010 10:09 pm

Xodius wrote:

Ever figure out whose KJ you have?

sure didn't

Cobalt-60 · **Posted:** Tue Sep 07, 2010 10:17 pm

Doesn't look familiar, but that doesn't mean anything. Best bets are it was from out of state.

You might want to go and troll through the LOST Trail-Rated Badge threads and figure out who got one. Each order was only something like 20-30 or such I think.

jmichaelsjeep · **Posted:** Wed Sep 08, 2010 4:44 pm

Since it was purchased used, it doesn't necessarily mean the original owner was from GA. My bro-in-law is a used car dealer and he sells and purchses cars from all over the country. For example, he could have had that Jeep on trade in, drove it to a car auction in GA, and a car dealer from GA could have bought it. My bro-in-law's dealership is in MN, he travels to auctions in AZ, KS/MS, frequently to buy vehicles. If dealers have a vehicle sitting on their lot too long, they will try and either work out trade to another dealer or a sale, or send it to auction to get rid of it.

I do recommend checking the vehicle for anything that may identify a name (if the dealers didn't removed everything).

I'd say the car fax option is your best bet, but the trail rated badge post section is a good idea too. If you didn't do the carfax option when you bought it, go back to the dealer you bought it from and see if they'll still do it. Usually they'll do at least one for you. They usually have an unlimited number they can do in a month. That may not give a name, but it will at least indicate where the vehicle was previously registered. Then you could go the the LOST forum for that area and search around.

Good luck with your new to you KJ!

Cobalt-60 · **Posted:** Wed Sep 08, 2010 6:34 pm

The following individual(s) had an 2005 Silver KJ and posted in the Trail-Rated Badges thread:
Articus (N. VA)

The following individual(s) had an 2005 Unknown Color KJ and posted in the Trail-Rated Badges thread:
Kolesy (Goldsboro, NC)
eggwhite93 (NJ)

KJ Willy · **Posted:** Thu Sep 16, 2010 4:50 pm

Wow, Colin you have a lot of time on your hands if you did that!!!

Richard in Georgia should come out to ECS and let us look at his KJ and maybe we it will remind us of something if we see it in person, looks like a capable rig.

Cobalt-60 · **Posted:** Thu Sep 16, 2010 6:20 pm

KJ Willy wrote:

Wow, Colin you have a lot of time on your hands if you did that!!!

Richard in Georgia should come out to ECS and let us look at his KJ and maybe we it will remind us of something if we see it in person, looks like a capable rig.

Took me about 15 mins... :wink:

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