What did you do TO your Gladiator today? [ADMIN WARNING: NO POLITICS, NO GUN TALK]

[ColonelKlemp]

Curious, which radio do you have? My dealership parts guy thinks the radio's that control everything are killing batteries

I have the 7” one.

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[ColonelKlemp]

Went to start mine this evening and dead battery wouldn't turn over, dash was showing 10.4V, headed to dealership tomorrow. I'm at 19 months ownership and just hit 14k miles.

I’m at 18K, it was turning over and running fine but the Start Stop didn’t work and the voltage was running at 14v+. I didn’t care about the start stop function but I knew it was close to dying completely.

 

[Adamruiningeverything]

Tossed a Decked system into mine. Compliments the smartcap pretty good.

 

[drewcnit]

Installed the Motobilt Molle Panels on the driver's and passenger's side of the truck bed.
Cleaning the bed liner out of the mounting holes was the hardest part.

 

[antwon412]

Swapped out the Mojave plastic bumper for a takeoff Rubicon steel bumper
I would’ve liked a nice aftermarket, low profile, high clearance bumper.

But this was 1/20 the price ($75!) and everything bolted right over.

 

[WILDHOBO]

Froze my a$$ off. Started the voswitch install. Had to move my winch solenoid and rework the mount and rewire it, as it was previously in the spot the voswitch panel needed to go. Cleaned up some wiring, removed a now unnecessary wireless fob receiver, and mounted the panel under the hood. Quit for today as it’s too cold now. The heat gun would barely shrink tubing because it was too cold out. First picture is before. The second is the current state, and the winch is functional and tested. I’ll finish it up another day.

 

[KevinM60]

Froze my a$$ off. Started the voswitch install. Had to move my winch solenoid and rework the mount and rewire it, as it was previously in the spot the voswitch panel needed to go. Cleaned up some wiring, removed a now unnecessary wireless fob receiver, and mounted the panel under the hood. Quit for today as it’s too cold now. The heat gun would barely shrink tubing because it was too cold out. First picture is before. The second is the current state, and the winch is functional and tested. I’ll finish it up another day.

I did the same the Saturday before Christmas.
Ditch lights, front bumper and winch.
I worked through the night until 4 in the morning and by the time I was done I was shaking in my boots. Got her done though
My next electrical upgrade will include a distribution panel for all my added lights and will include the factory aux panel wiring ends under the hood to clean them all up and simplify any future changeovers.

 

[Bobchadwickga]

Froze my a$$ off. Started the voswitch install. Had to move my winch solenoid and rework the mount and rewire it, as it was previously in the spot the voswitch panel needed to go. Cleaned up some wiring, removed a now unnecessary wireless fob receiver, and mounted the panel under the hood. Quit for today as it’s too cold now. The heat gun would barely shrink tubing because it was too cold out. First picture is before. The second is the current state, and the winch is functional and tested. I’ll finish it up another day.

interesting. The Voswitch instructions I had put the box on the driver’s side of the engine compartment.

 

[WILDHOBO]

interesting. The Voswitch instructions I had put the box on the driver’s side of the engine compartment.

What model? My JL400 says to use the passenger side, or right fender.

 

[KevinM60]

What model? My JL400 says to use the passenger side, or right fender.

That does put it closer to the battery.

 

[WILDHOBO]

That does put it closer to the battery.

 

[Bobchadwickga]

JL 300.

 

[WILDHOBO]

JL 300.

I wonder why the 300 goes on that side. Where are the switches for the 300? The 400 uses the driver side grab handle.

 

[Bobchadwickga]

I wonder why the 300 goes on that side. Where are the switches for the 300? The 400 uses the driver side grab handle.

They go in dash where the manufacturer’s switches go.

 

[WILDHOBO]

They go in dash where the manufacturer’s switches go.

Got it. That makes sense. Maybe it has to do with routing wire to that location. I have factory aux switches, but had used them up.

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