Will a later year hatch fit my '93 ZJ

Yoothgeye

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My dad is up in VA and looking at a junkyard for a replacement hatch for my 1993 Grand Cherokee.

The yard lists the only replacement years as '93-'94. Will a '95-'98 be a bolt onto my ZJ?

Why would they not list new than '94 as a replacement? Did they come out with roll down back glass? can I make that work on my ZJ?

We just wanna make sure it will bolt up, close and open without issue, I can deal with electronics later.

Where does the harness unplug for the hatch, in the hatch or in the headliner?

TIA
 
ZJs went through a slight remodel in 96. Most 93-95 things will fit interchangably, but I am not 100% sure about the rear hatch. The only change that I know of is the ability to "pop" the glass in the newer models. Ask this question on nagca of JF and you will probably get a good answer
 
Registered and repeated my question on nagca, but still monitoring here. The yard where we get our parts has 8+ ZJs but all of them are '95+. If I find that a '95 will bolt up then I will have the option of color and condition, they have a black one that will match. Price is $44 each plus $4 core.
 
Got confirmation that a guy put a '96 hatch with opening rear glass on his '93 and everything bolted up and plugged up and worked fine, just no power to the glass release, but it could still be opened manually.
 
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