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A short thread on my challenges and triumphs of installing a Voswitch JL100 in my JLUR.
I had already installed a pair of KC Hilites LED Daylighters and a Quake fairlead light bar (which doesn't fit in the OEM steel bumper fairlead opening BTW). All three were powered by a rocker switch velcroed to my steering column because I didn't realize how convenient the auxiliary switch package could be and didn't get it. I want to install additional accessories and there are only so many rockers you can velcro to a steering column (I'm not ready to drill holes in dash panels yet) so I researched switch pod options.
The OEM auxiliary switches look the best but there are only four of them -- two are somewhat limited in capacity -- and anecdotally they are a bear to install.
The sPOD was highly recommended by the one friend I bothered to ask (thanks Nate). 6 or 8 switches and use relays to isolate the switching from the power (I like that idea) but at $100+ a switch it was out of the range I'm willing to spend (the velcro and rocker on my steering column was $11).
I saw Voswitch mentioned in several times in the What Did You Do To Your JL? thread. Like the "s" it could be had with 6 or 8 switches and it too uses relays. Best of all, the price is $260-$280 depending on options and which vendor you use. I decided to give it a try.
The following posts show some of the steps I went through to get the JL100 installed and operating in my Jeep.
I had already installed a pair of KC Hilites LED Daylighters and a Quake fairlead light bar (which doesn't fit in the OEM steel bumper fairlead opening BTW). All three were powered by a rocker switch velcroed to my steering column because I didn't realize how convenient the auxiliary switch package could be and didn't get it. I want to install additional accessories and there are only so many rockers you can velcro to a steering column (I'm not ready to drill holes in dash panels yet) so I researched switch pod options.
The OEM auxiliary switches look the best but there are only four of them -- two are somewhat limited in capacity -- and anecdotally they are a bear to install.
The sPOD was highly recommended by the one friend I bothered to ask (thanks Nate). 6 or 8 switches and use relays to isolate the switching from the power (I like that idea) but at $100+ a switch it was out of the range I'm willing to spend (the velcro and rocker on my steering column was $11).
I saw Voswitch mentioned in several times in the What Did You Do To Your JL? thread. Like the "s" it could be had with 6 or 8 switches and it too uses relays. Best of all, the price is $260-$280 depending on options and which vendor you use. I decided to give it a try.
The following posts show some of the steps I went through to get the JL100 installed and operating in my Jeep.
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