I liked the idea of having an
in-cab winch control and after reading the
write-up
by Stu Olson I thought this would definitely be cool in my XJ.
The kit is made by 12voltguy.com
and comes with an awesome switch panel. There are 3 sizes he sells
(or you can order a custom size). I used the same size panel that
Stu used which is the 2.75" TJ panel.
I installed mine to the left of the steering wheel mostly
because my CB mike is on the right.
I'm not going to re-invent the wheel by typing up a full
write-up on this, as Stu already did and his write-up is excellent.
But I'll show you what I did that might be a little different. This
shows where I cut the openings for the panel.
This was a good spot for the opening, because it was a
convenient spot to cut in the metal kick panel, and behind it is
plenty of space for the wires. I did the same thing as Stu, by
cutting the wires and added terminal connectors so if I have to
remove the panel in the future I can disconnect the wires.
The wires were ran through the firewall via the grommet that is
above the brake pedal and over to the solenoid box. This photo just
shows where the wires were connected. And as stated in the other
write-ups, you can still use the winch controller attached to the
solenoid box.
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