Wiring multiple accessories

[Christian.mers]

How are you all wiring all your accessories?? Multiple lights, A/C Compressor, all the crap. Are you just running to the battery (positive and negative)? Fuse block? Inline fuses?

Right now I’ve got stuff wired up to the battery but I don’t want a bunch of wires all around my battery.

 

[hear]

I have a fused accessory relay box under my brake booster. It's powered off the battery, but the relay trigger is via a tap-a-fuse in the glove box fuse area, either on the radio (for ignition switched power) or the fog lights (which I don't have, but gives me constant 12V). I know @macleanflood has something similar, I'm sure many of us do.

But your A/C compressor should already be wired into the PDC.

 

[GATORB8]

For switching an accessory relay box is the cleanest way as @hear mentioned. There are several versions on Amazon, as well as prewired switch kits ranging from value places like VosSwitch/Auxbeam all the way up to $$$ like SSV Works and SwitchPros.

I don't have the LJ to that point yet, but here's the rest of my setup in the JL (the Aux Relay Box is just black plastic mounted by the brake master cylinder). I mounted a BlueSea CB and fuse block to a metal plate. Positive mains run from the battery to those, and the grounds are all bussed underneath off a bolt on the bottom of the plate. The breaker is for the twin compressor.

 

[Strizzo]

I ordered the S-POD 6-circuit switch panel that replaces the trim above the rear view mirror. it works great, except I'd prefer if I could make it turn on/off with the ignition and avoid risking running the battery down. my battery is very old so i'm not sure if it going dead after sitting for a month is due to the age, or the spod drawing power to run the bluetooth connection.

 

[LakeBeard]

I ran a fuse block under passanger seat. Everything but my radio and winch run thru this.

 

[Christian.mers]

I ran a fuse block under passanger seat. Everything but my radio and winch run thru this.

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What AWG did you run form your battery for +/-?

 

[Christian.mers]

I ordered the S-POD 6-circuit switch panel that replaces the trim above the rear view mirror. it works great, except I'd prefer if I could make it turn on/off with the ignition and avoid risking running the battery down. my battery is very old so i'm not sure if it going dead after sitting for a month is due to the age, or the spod drawing power to run the bluetooth connection.

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Great setup, I like how you used that empty spot that we all seem to have

 

[Christian.mers]

For switching an accessory relay box is the cleanest way as @hear mentioned. There are several versions on Amazon, as well as prewired switch kits ranging from value places like VosSwitch/Auxbeam all the way up to $$$ like SSV Works and SwitchPros.

I don't have the LJ to that point yet, but here's the rest of my setup in the JL (the Aux Relay Box is just black plastic mounted by the brake master cylinder). I mounted a BlueSea CB and fuse block to a metal plate. Positive mains run from the battery to those, and the grounds are all bussed underneath off a bolt on the bottom of the plate. The breaker is for the twin compressor.

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Pretty cool little bracket. Might have to fab something up for sure

 

[Christian.mers]

I also seem to be getting corrosion on my battery Positive cable for my winch, any thoughts?

 

[GATORB8]

I also seem to be getting corrosion on my battery Positive cable for my winch, any thoughts?

The cable itself?

 

[Christian.mers]

Where the lug meets the wire and bolts to the terminal

 

[LakeBeard]

What AWG did you run form your battery for +/-?

4ga this is what I used
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B013DJKG76?tag=wranglerorg-20

 

[GATORB8]

Where the lug meets the wire and bolts to the terminal

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Cut back to clean and re-lug it.

 

[Christian.mers]

What crimps do you all use?

 

[GATORB8]

What crimps do you all use?

I’d probably use a hand hydro crimper on 4 or bigger cause I have one, but the connections the important part. Nothing super special about the lugs.

 

[Moglocker]

I ordered the S-POD 6-circuit switch panel that replaces the trim above the rear view mirror. it works great, except I'd prefer if I could make it turn on/off with the ignition and avoid risking running the battery down. my battery is very old so i'm not sure if it going dead after sitting for a month is due to the age, or the spod drawing power to run the bluetooth connection.

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I think it’s discontinued,how long ago did you order it?thanks

 

[Moglocker]

How are you all wiring all your accessories?? Multiple lights, A/C Compressor, all the crap. Are you just running to the battery (positive and negative)? Fuse block? Inline fuses?

Right now I’ve got stuff wired up to the battery but I don’t want a bunch of wires all around my battery.

I just got marine terminals from Walmart and used the wing nuts

 

[Strizzo]

I think it’s discontinued,how long ago did you order it?thanks

A few months ago I think. Definitely this year. I seem to remember i had to find the page via google as it wasn't showing up on the TJ product page. it looks like you can still order through 3rd party sites but no telling if they'd actually build it for you. When i ordered the site said to allow extra time to build it since you could spec different color lights in your switches.

I actually have another one in the garage i bought on FB marketplace that is for the earlier year models before i realized there was a year break. I'd sell it but it would definitely be a pain to ship.