What did you do TO your Jeep JL today?

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Day 36

My build is essentially complete but I got bored and my mind never stops......

I love my Brawlee tailgate dome light, but the options for wiring it up were not perfect for me. You could either wire it to the dome light circuit or keep it plugged in to cigarette lighter. The dome light circuit is perfect for loading stuff in the back when you only plan to be back there for a minute. It comes on automatically and then it shuts off automatically. The cigarette lighter option is perfect for when you are working back there for extended periods and don't want light turning off on you but then you loose the auto on/off of the dome circuit. I've been needing the latter option lately.

I hardwired the light to the dome circuit but also put that in parellel with a switch. Need it for extended periods.... Press button otherwise it stays in auto. I used a male and female 5.5mm connector from Amazon to splice in the switch. Be careful where you put switch there is very little space on that trim panel that has any depth to it. Another added benefit of this is if you need some light and press button all the dome lights come on, not just the Brawlee light.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B072BXB2Y8

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Clever! I continue to read every single post in this 1132 page thread for all of the amazing ideas ... much like this one! Keep 'em coming.
 

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Makes sense to me. Thx for explaining
 

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Has anyone installed the mopar black grill? Preferably those with black wheels on a lifted Jeep? Just want to see how it looks. The only color I've seen with it is the green one.
 

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I have to show my state some under the grille love.

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Finished my install for the CoolTech Towing Harness Kit.
 

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Thanks! I got lucky and been blessed with the opportunity to build my dream garage, when we built.......

I'm slowly switching all lights to full LED strips/T8's.... but it costs wayyyyy too much. So I'm doing a few pieces at a time
Super impressive! Good for you!

For the T8s, I did a switch out at my church. They had the old in-ceiling fluorescents housing with 4xT8s each. They were HOT and UGLY.

Found some really bright LEDs to replace them all. All I had to do was cut out the ballast (please switch the breaker off lol) and do a direct wiring to just 1 side (the specific T8s I chose were powered on one side only) and BOOM! Super nice, bright white, cool LED lighting. Got them on Amazon, they WERENT expensive. Not dirt cheap but not pricey either.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071JFXBD8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
 
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