Hey All,
Was wondering...are the metal "dividers," which close off the rear underseat area from the rear floorboard, in an XJ mind you, important, structurally speaking? Installed a 12 disc CD changer and new head unit (JVC, very nice setup) in my girl's XJ. Merry Christmas Babe!! Anywho, it fits under the rear seat in the aforementioned "divided" area, but once installed (facing the rear, in stock location), the CD magazine will not come out due to the upward arc of the floorboard...unless I install it facing the front of the Cherokee (Eureka?!). I consulted god (factory service manual) and the chunks of
18-ish gauge metal, seemingly just tack welded in, don't appear in it anywhere in the frame section, but unibodies (haven't seen the frame yet, where is it?) scare me anyway...one never knows...I think...or not...hmmm...ouch...stop throwing stuff...so,My plan is to cut out the "divider" so that the disc changer comes through it, facing forward...it is temp installed right now in a very visible location(behind passenger seat), which is not necessarily good in my neighborhood.
So, in addition to wondering if the "dividers" are important, does anyone have any other ideas on install locations. I have seen quite a few (thanks Google!), but additional suggestions are very welcome.