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The aux battery is the only source of power for the computers during an ESS event. The aux battery is not monitored, but it's tested prior to a cold start. If it fails the test, ESS is disabled and the error light is lit. The main battery is monitored by the battery sensor and ESS will not...

I never cut mine and it's never leaked.

If it's the hinge pins that are longer, the idea is for each door to have a long pin and a short pin. That way you don't have to line up both the top and bottom pins at the same time when installing the doors. Line up the long pin first then after it's in a little, line up the short pin.

Here's the updated information https://www.jeepgladiatorforum.com/forum/threads/ess-dual-battery-system-operation.44028/

How the heck did you get those? Mine have been back ordered for months.

Be aware that the negative cables were changed at some point. At the negative battery terminal, what used to be the aux battery cable is now the body ground cable. Disconnecting that cable used to just disconnect the aux battery, now it disconnects both.

The code can't be created until you know the VIN of the new vehicle. I bought a used 5" from a stereo shop and they had a contact at a dealer that generated the activation code using my VIN. I don't know how a regular person gets it done.

I upgraded to more efficient speakers and it's plenty loud, no need for an amp.

Those wheels look better painted white than I would have expected.

From your previous reply, it looks like you have the solar panel hooked up correctly so that the IBS sees it charging the battery. I would not worry about the almost always 14.5 V charging voltage, my JL charging voltage was almost always 14.5+ V for 3 years, which I attribute to a short...

To start with, the negative side of the solar panel should be connected to pass through the IBS and not connected directly to the battery. How is yours wired?

I think those tweeters are over priced. I have a detailed thread on my JL/JT speaker upgrade here https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/forum/threads/base-system-speaker-upgrade.75015/#post-1576394 . However, if you have hearing issues and your goal is to listen to audio books, just replace the...

The JT back seat is different from the JL, back seat covers won't fit a JL.

Here's what I did https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/forum/threads/base-system-speaker-upgrade.75015/#post-1562924 I found tweeters in the dash sounded better than 3.5" speakers because they didn't over power the base from the lower dash speakers. I wonder if the Quadratec's wiring is reversed...

Did you use polyfill behind the dash speakers? I found it cut down on the speaker brightness and improved the left right separation.

Do vehicles with difficult to describe paint colors make good get away vehicles? Asking for a friend.

Around here, fresh concrete that hasn't cured yet is referred to as being green because it has a greenish tint. And when that concrete gets wet, the greenish tint returns. When it rains, my concrete driveway is a very close color match to Gator JT.

To me, the best way to descripe Gator is the color wet concrete.

That radio won't fit, it's too deep. The JL/JT radios are physically (and mentally?) shallow. If you buy a used factory radio, make sure you can get an activation code. It ties the radio to your VIN.

It makes a difference whether or not you have the premium amplified system or not. If amplified, then yes. If not amplified, then retain the crossovers and plug into either connector. The Metra adapters reverse the polarity, so you have to fix that regardless.