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Old Sep 10, 2017 | 03:54 AM
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Has anyone ever eliminated that vent on the bottom and moved the climate controls into that spot?

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No but you've piqued my interest. What are you planning on putting in it's current place if you succeed?
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Old Sep 11, 2017 | 11:11 AM
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No but you've piqued my interest. What are you planning on putting in it's current place if you succeed?
Oh just a big *** switch panel with couple of gauges.
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Old Sep 11, 2017 | 11:12 AM
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So this arrived in the mail today

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Yes. Gears/LSD/ARB locker are happening. Woot
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Old Sep 11, 2017 | 08:38 PM
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Finally had time to build up the relay-fuse PDC thingy that I got from CR-Snow here.

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That's how it gonna look like when the cover is on.

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All the relays in... need to buy fuses.

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Wiring completed, with 4 gauge main cable feeding into it. Each circuit is color coded.

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The plans for it are;

Yellow; air compressor
Orange; flush-mounted LEDs on rear bumper
Blue; 20" led light bar on front bumper
Red; two 2x3 led light pods for the cargo
Tan; hopefully would like to install amber flush mounted LEDs on the front bumper for foggy weather.

The remaining 5 circuits will power my
-underhood led light
-12v mirror with compass and temp that I got from a member here (a GM mirror)
-12v switch panel inside the cab
-.... well crap. I forgot. I had it all written down in the garage Lol
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Old Sep 12, 2017 | 02:27 AM
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Originally Posted by XJwonders
Oh just a big *** switch panel with couple of gauges.
Originally Posted by XJwonders
Finally had time to build up the relay-fuse PDC thingy that I got from CR-Snow here.

Attachment 398303

That's how it gonna look like when the cover is on.

Attachment 398301

All the relays in... need to buy fuses.

Attachment 398302

Wiring completed, with 4 gauge main cable feeding into it. Each circuit is color coded.

Attachment 398304

The plans for it are;

Yellow; air compressor
Orange; flush-mounted LEDs on rear bumper
Blue; 20" led light bar on front bumper
Red; two 2x3 led light pods for the cargo
Tan; hopefully would like to install amber flush mounted LEDs on the front bumper for foggy weather.

The remaining 5 circuits will power my
-underhood led light
-12v mirror with compass and temp that I got from a member here (a GM mirror)
-12v switch panel inside the cab
-.... well crap. I forgot. I had it all written down in the garage Lol
Sweet! Now hurry up and get it done!
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Old Sep 13, 2017 | 12:38 PM
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So now I found that piece of paper where I wrote the list for the planned circuits..

Fused/relayed circuits
-yellow; air compressor
-orange; rear bumper flush mounted LEDs
-blue; 10" led light bar
-red; cargo led pods
-tan; probably flush mounted amber leds for front bumper

Fused circuits
-black; switch panel 12v
-pink; underhood lights
-gray; spare
-purple; GM mirror with temp/compass.
-green; spare

I ll have switches in the dash for the following stuff;
Air compressor
Front locker
Front bumper 10" LEDs
Rear bumper flush LEDs
Cargo LEDs pods
Amber LEDs
E-fan override
Horn

Here's the picture of the lumen power I have...

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And before u say anything. No I didn't do full blown **** waffle retard on the lights lol. It just so happened that over the years I acculumatsd those through fire sales, trades, etc.

As it turns out I forgot that I had two extra led pods and two rock lights. So I guess I may have to incorporate those somehow. Maybe four light pods for the cargo? Maybe two fixed and two swivels in case im working on a project on the side of the MJ and needed lights down that way? Or a 10" bar and two pods up front?

What should I do with the rock lights? I won't be doing rockcrawling with the MJ so I doubt I ll install them under the front fenders.
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Old Sep 13, 2017 | 03:52 PM
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Put the rock lights in the bottom of the doors so when you open the door they light up the ground so if you drop something or there's a puddle or something you can see it in the dark.
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Old Sep 13, 2017 | 04:07 PM
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Had a bit of time so I took the dash bezel off to remove the radio and take a look at how it's constructed behind.... doesn't look too good if I relocated the climate controls down there but **** it. It ll happen regardless.

Then I swapped in the renix clock so I can finally tell the time. Lol

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Yay
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Old Sep 13, 2017 | 11:00 PM
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In my 90 I removed the clock panel (mine had no clock), and broke a piece of aluminum sheet metal to fit that spot. Room for a trans temp gauge and a couple switches mounted below it. Very simple install and looks stock-ish.
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Old Sep 14, 2017 | 11:05 AM
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The speedo now isn't working. Yay me. I guess it must have disconnected when I moved the instrument cluster slightly so I can pass the clock wiring next to it.
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Old Sep 15, 2017 | 09:29 PM
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Originally Posted by XJwonders
Had a bit of time so I took the dash bezel off to remove the radio and take a look at how it's constructed behind.... doesn't look too good if I relocated the climate controls down there but **** it. It ll happen regardless.

Then I swapped in the renix clock so I can finally tell the time. Lol

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Yay
Nice! You ended up with the better clock too. I was hoping for that one, but I ended up with one that's a little harder to see in the day AND the middle bar on the digit on the right is dead... so "8" and "0" are completely indistinguishable
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Old Sep 21, 2017 | 11:08 AM
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Finished up the connectors at the ends of the harnesses on the new PDC.


Traded a set of battery cables for a JCROffroad DIY front bumper.

The cables is gonna go in their JCRmanche. Can't wait to see how that turns out....

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I guess I should look around for amber fog lights so I know what size to cut out on the bumper.

Any recommendations
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Old Sep 21, 2017 | 06:57 PM
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Originally Posted by XJwonders
Finished up the connectors at the ends of the harnesses on the new PDC.


Traded a set of battery cables for a JCROffroad DIY front bumper.

The cables is gonna go in their JCRmanche. Can't wait to see how that turns out....

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I guess I should look around for amber fog lights so I know what size to cut out on the bumper.

Any recommendations
Dude, that's awesome! We'll have to watch out for product copies on their website now
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Old Sep 21, 2017 | 10:03 PM
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You do some quality electrical work. PDC is looking good. You mind posting up a list of your sources for the materials you use? I have trouble finding quality wire and connectors.
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Old Sep 22, 2017 | 10:25 PM
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Took the rear dana 44 apart today

Next Saturday is regearing day

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