Disclosure: I'm old and forgetful. With that being said, If memory serves me, I believe I tapped into the wiring at the rear of the truck bed where the wiring goes up for the bed lights on the passenger side.
My way of of doing any way of splicing any wire is.. you cut into the outside exterior wrap. then you separate the wire the wire and create a space, then you stick the wire through and wrap the wire around the existing wire, then I use heat to seal the connection. And.. then I wrap with electoral tape..
My $.02... same thing about 2 years ago... Entry/Courtesy lights – mounted with Rubber Coated Magnets – no holes drilled. I live near the beach, lots of salty air and winter road salt. Holding up fine.
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Times catching up with all of us. I've got a dozen things to do to mine. Fluid changes, relocating "house battery" and solar system to bed due to new passenger in my JT. Along with taking to body shop to fix hail damage ect ect. Also I'll likely change the 12v power from vehicle battery out of bed to trigger HD Anderson connector at receiver hitch area. 20 ft of wiring to remove and re-do. On top of a battery box with cover and tie downs. Gotta figure out location for it yet. Fridge and water tank on one side. If water tank was different shape.
Yeah I didn't have the hight until last of teen year or so but was in sz 10.5 EW footwear, 213 5'6" at 17-18. I guess there was something in that IL. soil or water.
Family got the shock from not seeing me really for 4 years the 6'2" 197-203 came home on leave. Maybe the Army was feeding us HGH back then. 
At least a 4 post will work, a few places have problems lifting my JT or Wrangler on 2 post lift. Skid plates and vehicle center of gravity.
Seems like a few countries in middle east then. Chased down several Chevy Impala's full of guys and AK's occasional a RPG or so.
The things I've seen on the highways over there is insane. Camels standing up in the back of sedans with the roofs cut off, getting your doors blown off by people doing 100+mph, pickups riding on bump stops with 20 armed dudes in the back (some of them kids)...Seems like a few countries in middle east then. Chased down several Chevy Impala's full of guys and AK's occasional a RPG or so.
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I had a old D-44 that getting a good pattern was a PTA. Old castings and machining with a 60 plus year old design.Gears done. Truss burned on.
Front pattern was really difficult to get acceptable. Rear ran an almost perfect pattern with the factory shims.
I've got more work to do before I throw them back under the jeep.
Yeah I've seen things over there that truly makes me think WTF. Along with some of the worst crashes, of which several incidents that had military involved. Had to secure a crash scene for several days waiting for C.I.D. to get off assessment to do their investigation D.B. had to be left in place to not contaminate the crime scene. Ended up being a wash on it. Bag-n-tag bodies after setting out in sun for days. I definitely didn't have clearance or want it for what led up to that one. To put part of it in perspective with the cash there I could have bought several topped up JT's with cash, had gas money, maintenance and modification for years or just disappeared.The things I've seen on the highways over there is insane. Camels standing up in the back of sedans with the roofs cut off, getting your doors blown off by people doing 100+mph, pickups riding on bump stops with 20 armed dudes in the back (some of them kids)...
Like this photo I took... What you don't see is how the truck is hooked on the power line above it, and thats whats keeping it upright.
Love the 'manche pic in the profile. This was mine I sold to my friend to make room for my Gladiator back in '21
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Just catching up with this thread. This is something I've been thinking about a lot lately. I really want to run DC power to my bed so I can run an air compressor back there and some other small things. I was thinking of using one of my aux switches with a relay and doing something similar to this. Thanks for sharing and validating what I was thinking!Details and pictures later - but the bundle of wires wildhobo helped run along the frame into the engine bay is all terminated and tested out.
I can trigger the winch solenoid (aux 3) to provide power to the rear anderson connectors.
aux 4 and I have live bumper backup lights without being in reverse or running
Aux 2 and I have power to the USB charging ports in the bed and eventually for a 12v outlet in the bed as well.
I had to make a bracket to raise the 50 amp breaker up and out of the way and those 8 gauge wires take a lot of space and don't flex a lot once the protection is on the wires.
the wire here coming from the right to the breaker comes from the winch side of the disconnect solenoid. so powering the solenoid powers the winch in front, and the Anderson connector in the bed that will power my trailer winch.
