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Old Apr 23, 2019 | 10:33 PM
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My buddy and I found this today, I’ve never seen one like it before. Fog light/rear fog light? Fog light/roll bar lights from an MJ? I don’t know which Jeep it really came from, it was sitting on the dash of an 85 waggy.
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Old Apr 24, 2019 | 03:23 AM
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My guess is European version XJ. I think there is some kind of law in parts over there that vehicles have to have rear fog lights.
Never seen switches for '96 and down type XJ's, but then again all I really pay attention to is '97 and up ones, but on the '97 and
up ones that I have seen the symbols are reversed like that.
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Old Apr 24, 2019 | 10:39 AM
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Nice find, those are rare.
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Old Apr 24, 2019 | 12:56 PM
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The style of switches is the same on my 95 XJ. I'd say front and rear fog lights. To make space for a front fog light switch I'd imagine they were either on manuals so no Power/Comfort switch or no rear demist switch.
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Old Apr 25, 2019 | 09:38 AM
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Curious, I'm from NJ as well, where / what yard did you find that? I'm always on the lookout for a junkyard with XJ (84-96) parts.
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Old May 5, 2019 | 02:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Ralph77
My guess is European version XJ. I think there is some kind of law in parts over there that vehicles have to have rear fog lights.
Never seen switches for '96 and down type XJ's, but then again all I really pay attention to is '97 and up ones, but on the '97 and
up ones that I have seen the symbols are reversed like that.
I'm gonna agree with this. I know that Land Rovers come with front and rear fog lights
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Old May 5, 2019 | 05:20 AM
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I have a “wanted” ad requesting a factory foglight switch only. The connector on the rear of the switch would be helpful too. Not the panel, just a single switch.

If anyone has one available, please contact me.

Thank you!
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Old May 5, 2019 | 05:45 PM
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I have a “wanted” ad requesting a factory foglight switch only. The connector on the rear of the switch would be helpful too. Not the panel, just a single switch.

If anyone has one available, please contact me.

Thank you!
The switch itself looks identical to the comfort/power trans switch. If you don't mind not having the label, you could probably just pop one of those in the hole.
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Old May 7, 2019 | 12:30 AM
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Definitely front and rear fogs. (Front on the left). Rear fogs are required in the EU, fronts are a common option.

Don't you get fog in the USA? 😀
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Old Jan 22, 2022 | 12:52 PM
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Hello guys,

I found a ‘93 Cherokee limited for sale and I saw one of the pictures of its interior. There’s a red button top between the fog lights and defrost switch


Does this switch dash comes in stock from the factory? If so then what it is used for?

thanks alot
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Old Jan 30, 2022 | 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by LimitedGold
Hello guys,

I found a ‘93 Cherokee limited for sale and I saw one of the pictures of its interior. There’s a red button top between the fog lights and defrost switch

Does this switch dash comes in stock from the factory? If so then what it is used for?

thanks alot
The red button is not factory.
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Old Jan 30, 2022 | 04:30 PM
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Looks to me like the History Eraser Button. DON'T TOUCH IT!
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Old Feb 12, 2022 | 03:24 AM
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Originally Posted by boxburn
The red button is not factory.
well, that’s not the only vehicle I found it equipment. Here’s the other two vehicles. It’s something optional for the Japanese buyers?




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Old Feb 12, 2022 | 03:25 AM
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Originally Posted by doublechaz
Looks to me like the History Eraser Button. DON'T TOUCH IT!
What and let my wife founds out my dirty history stash? Hell no! *presses*
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Old Feb 12, 2022 | 03:56 PM
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Strange, maybe it was in certain markets then.
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