[Omelet]

I never did wire a switch into the cab for my D2s. I didn't want to go cutting any holes that I wasn't sure I really wanted. I finally figured out what the plan was. I bought the Saguaro switch panel! This was a but of money that I wasn't too sure about at first. The panel its self is cheap, but the Carling Technologies V-Series Contura II switches are not cheap. In the end it was all worth it. The fit and finish of the panel it perfect and the switches are very nice.

I wanted to keep the wiring as clean and simple as possible. So this was my plan (please excuse the crude diagram )

Instead of wiring the switch and LED power separate I wired them together. This way whenever the switches have power (when the key is in the ON position) the lower LEDs will be on.

The back side:

I found a hole in one of the dash supports to use as a ground.

I ran a wire into an open slot in the fuse box for the ACC power. You can't see it but right after that there is a 5amp fuse before the wire runs up to the switches.

Now when the switches have power the bottom LEDs are on. When you turn a switch on the top picture illuminates as well.

 

[Omelet]

Wow just wow..... Great job nate I'm ready to see the WK in a magazine somewhere. The flex shots are amazing.

Thanks Bud! I have yet to submit anything to magazines. I have thought about it, maybe some day

 

[Omelet]

I totally lucked out this time!!!

 

[Robb286]

Your right, those Carling Technologies V-Series Contura II switches arent cheap. I just paid $79.51/shipped for five red switches and than plus the panel. Their both coming in sometime this week.. I hope their worth it.

 

[Omelet]

You will like them, they are great switches! One nice thing is that there are so many different types and they all use the same cover. So you can get different ones to fit your needs, but they will all match and not look different.

 

[Omelet]

So I always loved the the Gobi Stealth rack, but there was no way I was going to be able to afford or justify a $1300 rack. At least not until I had finished just about everything else I wanted to do. So I wanted it, but knew I would probably never get it. That is until I heard the terrible news that ZigsRig had sold his WK for an H1 Alpha and had a few goodies he pulled off to sell. I ended up scoring his entire rack, light, and wiring setup for $700!!! Once I received it, it was on the same day. This thing is Awesome! The craftsmanship and fit is top notch and it looks perfect on top of the WK.

The 4 forward facing lights are Hella FF75s in the spot pattern and the rear 2 are flood pattern. Not what I would have picked, but I wasn't about to drop $1K on a light when these will do for now. He also gave me his Blue Sea Fuse Black (5025). It is a very good quality unit that I would recommend to any body looking for an auxiliary box.:thumbsup:

 

[Omelet]

Now for my LONG awaited project! I constructed a winch cradle to fit behind the stock bumper similar the what AEV did with the Mojave.

I am not going to waist time reposting everything that is in the build thread HERE, but basically I took this:

Cut out this:

Made this:

To do this:

 

[Omelet]

I hooked up with Hoaxci5 and ExtremeCreature and headed out to Gorman OHV Area and the Miller Jeep Trail. You can find the trail report HERE.

 

[hoaxci5]

Bam I'm important I got mentioned not once but twice in the most epic build thread!

 

[Omelet]

Haha! Just wait, those wont be the only times! :thumbsup:

 

[Omelet]

I procrastinated long enough and it was now time to paint my wheels. Unfortunately I think I deleted the pics of the project in progress, but I have the finished pics.

I didn't want to just paint the whole wheel. I was going for something a little different than what most have done. First I masked off the five pockets, sanded down the face of the wheel, then I sprayed 2 coats of adhesion promoter, 3 coats of primer, 5 coats of base, then I unmasked it, and gave the entire wheel 6 coats of clear. They turned out really good. I have scraped up the bead a little since then, but for the most part they still look great!

 

[Omelet]

While I was in a painting mood, I knocked out the rear guard too. Then I did a quick photo shoot while at work! I am really enjoying this graphite and khaki mix

 

[Omelet]

I found a super mint sticker and had to have it. I put one on each side.

 

[JeepMDHemi]

Great deal on the rack. It's growing on me. I like how it sits so low. I'm contemplating it.

 

[JeepMDHemi]

The overall impression of your WK is just top notch!

 

[Omelet]

Thanks Bud! The Gobi was really the only rack I would consider. If I wouldn't have gotten suck a great deal I would have just made my own.

 

[Omelet]

I gave the ole girl a thorough clay bar and wax treatment. It looked Really good! I even had a hard time seeing all the pin striping

Before:

After:

 

[Omelet]

In my search to try and get the headlights to look more like round Jeep headlights, I noticed that the forward facing turn signal was screwing it up. When the headlights are on, the lower half of the light is amber. So the lights don't quite look round. I really didn't like that. I didn't want to put chrome or clear bulbs in because I still wanted to turns to light up amber when I was turning. So my only option was LED flashbacks/switchbacks. I picked up some cheap off eBay and through them in. After I noticed they weren't working properly I wired in some resistors.

The LEDs:

Off:

On:

Blinker:

And a video of them in action:

 

[Omelet]

Getting my next project ready!

 

[08Hemiwk]

wheels look boss