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Old Oct 24, 2005 | 08:02 PM
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What do your switches do?

Just curious, I'd like to (eventually) build a nice switch-box for my rig. I've got some ideas on how I want it to look and where I want to put it, but I want to make sure I've covered all accessories that might come up.
So, what types of switches (rockers, toggles, lighted, etc.) do you use, and what do you use them for exactly (ie. this switch controls the 2 roof lights and the 2 Hellas on the bumper)? Also, where (exactly again) do you have the switches mounted?
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Old Oct 27, 2005 | 09:41 AM
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Anyone?
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Old Oct 29, 2005 | 01:25 PM
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These are the only two switches I have added myself. The black one on the left controls lights on my front bumper, and the one of the right currently does nothing.
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Old Oct 29, 2005 | 02:53 PM
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ummm...homeless!
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Old Oct 29, 2005 | 02:55 PM
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Umm...switch for 100W Hella 500s, Switch for 55W Wannabe OEM Fogs, Switch that, up til today, controlled my curb lights. I took out the curb lights since they broke, and now I have a switch/circuit I dont know what to do with.
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Old Oct 29, 2005 | 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Gangus2006
...controlled my curb lights....
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Old Oct 29, 2005 | 03:04 PM
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added only a stock fog light switch to run my hella's. once the lift comes in, i am going to use the same hella switch to run my rock lights.
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Old Oct 29, 2005 | 03:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Cebby
I put in rock lights, but never went wheeling with them, so they were more appropriately called curb lights.
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Old Oct 29, 2005 | 03:06 PM
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Originally Posted by bflooks
added only a stock fog light switch to run my hella's. once the lift comes in, i am going to use the same hella switch to run my rock lights.
I dont know what people are using for rock lights, but the ones Nick and I used keep cracking. I went through 4 pairs, and I only had 2 pairs mounted at any given time. I just gave up and took them off, and I only have 2 that are still intact!
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Old Oct 29, 2005 | 03:07 PM
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Nothing in my new runner yet.

Old one had to lighted rickers for fog and driving lights, 2 lighted toggles for roof lights and a 4 circut switch box for my emergency lights.

Lamm
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Old Oct 29, 2005 | 04:33 PM
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Just a few upgrades...
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Old Oct 29, 2005 | 04:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Gangus2006
Umm...switch for 100W Hella 500s, Switch for 55W Wannabe OEM Fogs, Switch that, up til today, controlled my curb lights. I took out the curb lights since they broke, and now I have a switch/circuit I dont know what to do with.
You are an alterego here arn't you? I mean you have to be pulling our legs. Are you for real?
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Old Oct 29, 2005 | 05:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Spectre
You are an alterego here arn't you? I mean you have to be pulling our legs. Are you for real?
What, because I have switches and lights?
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Old Oct 29, 2005 | 05:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Flamedx4
Just a few upgrades...
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Hell yeah! Now thats what I am talking about!!
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Old Oct 29, 2005 | 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Flamedx4
Just a few upgrades...
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So which button is for the Jeep exploader 5000?
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Old Oct 29, 2005 | 06:53 PM
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Hmm, well I have a switch box for my battery isolator, one for Hella driving, one for fogs, one for reverse lights 2, and one for cellular amplifier.
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Old Oct 30, 2005 | 04:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Flamedx4
Just a few upgrades...
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Old Oct 30, 2005 | 10:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Yota4runner
So which button is for the Jeep exploader 5000?
That's what the passenger side controls are for! Also has heads-up displays...


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Old Oct 30, 2005 | 10:54 AM
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http://www.4x4mods.com/Product/Jeep/rockerswitches.html
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Old Oct 30, 2005 | 04:53 PM
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I don't have them yet, but definatly will when they're needed. Here's a thread about them:

https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f2/nice-rocker-switches-57480/
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