ESS Battery Cable Change

[AndySpill]

For those running a winch, has anyone found a better alternative for a method of attaching the winch ground cable when performing the aux battery bypass? I'm familiar with the brass connectors earlier in this thread, just wondered if anything else has hit the market. Seems like some aftermarket manufacturer would have jumped at this opportunity by now.

? https://www.genesisoffroad.com/products/negative-busbar ?

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[Terrymo]

https://www.bluesea.com/products/category/28/PowerPost_Connectors

 

[izolate]

The MY21 decision to move the L-bracket from the body ground to the aux battery cable is downright baffling. That single change removed the one factory-friendly place to land accessories like a winch or extra grounds. Now a simple aux battery delete turns into a wiring headache.

It honestly feels like this was designed in a vacuum, with zero consideration for real-world JL owners. Serious question: were there any JL owners on the engineering team when this was approved?

After digging through the options, I'm honestly tempted to splurge on the Genesis Offroad dual battery system. At $800 it's not cheap, but given the ongoing ESS frustrations and Jeep's questionable design choices, a robust and clean solution like this is starting to feel like the most rational path forward.

 

[GrayWolf.Overland]

I am also looking for a aolution to this... anyone found a better solution yet? I dont feel comfortable with the solution on this post. Those brass things seem tall and could create electrical resistance?

I added these battery terminal extenders that have helped cleanly organize things
https://a.co/d/1OqRw3y

 

[FRV]

Looks good. But, no longer available on Amazon.

 

[ZigZag]

Looks good. But, no longer available on Amazon.

It is available on the us Amazon site.

 

[FRV]

It is available on the us Amazon site.

Right you are. I didn't pick up I was looking at the Canada(?) site. Excellent, Thanks.

 

[WashingtonWetWheeler]

So if we've completely removed the physical aux battery below, whats the path to using this 21MY and newer post without issues? Connect the aux battery terminal portion of the wiring back to itself?

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