Jurassic Park Jeep Forum

I just picked this up, and had NO idea this was THE jeep that they used (or mimicked) for the "Jurassic Park Jeep". Has the trim package and paint code that they also used in the movies, and as a Jeep lover and also the "original" Jurassic Park fan, I am debating weather or not to do the build. Front left fender had a tree jump out in front of it, so I is gonna need some paint work (already have a OEM fender, used to replace), and as picky as I am about fixing stuff, I will end up repainting the entire Jeep anyway. My biggest dilemma is the Lights and Light Bar, I can fab up that Mopar light bar reall easy, and wouldn't be able to tell a difference between a real one (I build and Fab Jeeps for a living) but those Jabsco 135sl searchlights are pricy. I would not want to build it without the lights, as I love to be able to light up the night when out in the sticks. I am thinking I am gonna start this project, and quickly run out of funds doing it, and would ultimately have to sell it once done because of that, and me building Jeeps for customers to begin with would also steer me in that direction, as well as the types of Jeeps I use for myself, and the way I treat them is another (extreme offroading).

I already put a 4" lift kit on it with ALL new leaf springs and shocks, 32" BFG Mud Terrains and a 52" curved LED light bar. So do I trash all of this and go with the build, or keep going the route I am headed now? I also would not mind building this for someone, to ease my mind about the cost and proper use that this thing will see, or even trade it for a NON Yj in similar condition, (this thing is an Arizona Jeep, and has NO rust whatsoever) and mileage.

Please be nice in your responses, as I have read a lot of the haters responses out there and am just in the thinking "what to do" process at the moment

Build it how you want it, it doesn't have to be screen accurate.

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Welcome and I agree with nitroneon85 build it screen accurate or build a tribute, either way as long as you have fun on the journey everybody wins.

If you go screen accurate, do it because it is what you want. After having a jeep for a while, I now realize I could have bought a new bright blue JK and just thrown some Jurassic Park decals on the side and I still think people would ask me if it was actually in the movie. I have been to comicons with the nerdiest of JP nerds, and even they have no idea what is screen accurate on my jeep and what isnt.

1992 with the correct paint... Screen accurate for sure is my vote.

how did you find out it was the "JP" jeep model?

I found out when I started researching the correct paint for it. Googled it, and Jurassic Park jeeps popped up as well