YJ added interior light wiring tip
04-28-2005, 02:29 AM
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YJ added interior light wiring tip
I just finished installing an interior roll bar light in my YJ.
I used wire ties to fasten it to my rollbar cover. I used one of the
cheap lights off ebay that use a standard bulb with one wire to the
center and a cheap push on push off type switch.
The tip I have is by running three wires you can have the interior roll
bar light work when the door(S) with switchs are opened or when the
roll bar switch is turned on the roll bar light will illuminate AND the
underdash lights come on. It is real easy. What I did was install the
switch so it interupts the ground wire instead of the hot wire. This
ground wire from the switch goes straight to the frame and is grounded
under a screw. OK now I ran a ground wire from my underdash lights
ground wire to the new roll bar light bypassing the switch on the roll
bar light. while I was under the dash I also used the underdash lights
+ wire to supply power to the new rollbar light eliminating the
additional work of installing a fuse. Now when the doors are opened the
overhead light and underdash lights come on. When someone turns on the
overhead light by using the switch mounted on the roll bar light, the
ground backfeeds to the underdash lights and they come on at the same
time as the new roll bar light. Pretty cool huh.
Offgridman
I used wire ties to fasten it to my rollbar cover. I used one of the
cheap lights off ebay that use a standard bulb with one wire to the
center and a cheap push on push off type switch.
The tip I have is by running three wires you can have the interior roll
bar light work when the door(S) with switchs are opened or when the
roll bar switch is turned on the roll bar light will illuminate AND the
underdash lights come on. It is real easy. What I did was install the
switch so it interupts the ground wire instead of the hot wire. This
ground wire from the switch goes straight to the frame and is grounded
under a screw. OK now I ran a ground wire from my underdash lights
ground wire to the new roll bar light bypassing the switch on the roll
bar light. while I was under the dash I also used the underdash lights
+ wire to supply power to the new rollbar light eliminating the
additional work of installing a fuse. Now when the doors are opened the
overhead light and underdash lights come on. When someone turns on the
overhead light by using the switch mounted on the roll bar light, the
ground backfeeds to the underdash lights and they come on at the same
time as the new roll bar light. Pretty cool huh.
Offgridman
04-28-2005, 09:18 AM
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Re: YJ added interior light wiring tip
Until you blow one of the now called 'bulb fuses'....
Man I had a motor bike that died and had to be pushed a few miles home
only to find out the damn burned out tail light was the ignition
fuse.....
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Offgridman wrote:
>
> I just finished installing an interior roll bar light in my YJ.
> I used wire ties to fasten it to my rollbar cover. I used one of the
> cheap lights off ebay that use a standard bulb with one wire to the
> center and a cheap push on push off type switch.
> The tip I have is by running three wires you can have the interior roll
> bar light work when the door(S) with switchs are opened or when the
> roll bar switch is turned on the roll bar light will illuminate AND the
> underdash lights come on. It is real easy. What I did was install the
> switch so it interupts the ground wire instead of the hot wire. This
> ground wire from the switch goes straight to the frame and is grounded
> under a screw. OK now I ran a ground wire from my underdash lights
> ground wire to the new roll bar light bypassing the switch on the roll
> bar light. while I was under the dash I also used the underdash lights
> + wire to supply power to the new rollbar light eliminating the
> additional work of installing a fuse. Now when the doors are opened the
> overhead light and underdash lights come on. When someone turns on the
> overhead light by using the switch mounted on the roll bar light, the
> ground backfeeds to the underdash lights and they come on at the same
> time as the new roll bar light. Pretty cool huh.
> Offgridman
Man I had a motor bike that died and had to be pushed a few miles home
only to find out the damn burned out tail light was the ignition
fuse.....
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Offgridman wrote:
>
> I just finished installing an interior roll bar light in my YJ.
> I used wire ties to fasten it to my rollbar cover. I used one of the
> cheap lights off ebay that use a standard bulb with one wire to the
> center and a cheap push on push off type switch.
> The tip I have is by running three wires you can have the interior roll
> bar light work when the door(S) with switchs are opened or when the
> roll bar switch is turned on the roll bar light will illuminate AND the
> underdash lights come on. It is real easy. What I did was install the
> switch so it interupts the ground wire instead of the hot wire. This
> ground wire from the switch goes straight to the frame and is grounded
> under a screw. OK now I ran a ground wire from my underdash lights
> ground wire to the new roll bar light bypassing the switch on the roll
> bar light. while I was under the dash I also used the underdash lights
> + wire to supply power to the new rollbar light eliminating the
> additional work of installing a fuse. Now when the doors are opened the
> overhead light and underdash lights come on. When someone turns on the
> overhead light by using the switch mounted on the roll bar light, the
> ground backfeeds to the underdash lights and they come on at the same
> time as the new roll bar light. Pretty cool huh.
> Offgridman
04-28-2005, 09:18 AM
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Re: YJ added interior light wiring tip
Until you blow one of the now called 'bulb fuses'....
Man I had a motor bike that died and had to be pushed a few miles home
only to find out the damn burned out tail light was the ignition
fuse.....
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Offgridman wrote:
>
> I just finished installing an interior roll bar light in my YJ.
> I used wire ties to fasten it to my rollbar cover. I used one of the
> cheap lights off ebay that use a standard bulb with one wire to the
> center and a cheap push on push off type switch.
> The tip I have is by running three wires you can have the interior roll
> bar light work when the door(S) with switchs are opened or when the
> roll bar switch is turned on the roll bar light will illuminate AND the
> underdash lights come on. It is real easy. What I did was install the
> switch so it interupts the ground wire instead of the hot wire. This
> ground wire from the switch goes straight to the frame and is grounded
> under a screw. OK now I ran a ground wire from my underdash lights
> ground wire to the new roll bar light bypassing the switch on the roll
> bar light. while I was under the dash I also used the underdash lights
> + wire to supply power to the new rollbar light eliminating the
> additional work of installing a fuse. Now when the doors are opened the
> overhead light and underdash lights come on. When someone turns on the
> overhead light by using the switch mounted on the roll bar light, the
> ground backfeeds to the underdash lights and they come on at the same
> time as the new roll bar light. Pretty cool huh.
> Offgridman
Man I had a motor bike that died and had to be pushed a few miles home
only to find out the damn burned out tail light was the ignition
fuse.....
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Offgridman wrote:
>
> I just finished installing an interior roll bar light in my YJ.
> I used wire ties to fasten it to my rollbar cover. I used one of the
> cheap lights off ebay that use a standard bulb with one wire to the
> center and a cheap push on push off type switch.
> The tip I have is by running three wires you can have the interior roll
> bar light work when the door(S) with switchs are opened or when the
> roll bar switch is turned on the roll bar light will illuminate AND the
> underdash lights come on. It is real easy. What I did was install the
> switch so it interupts the ground wire instead of the hot wire. This
> ground wire from the switch goes straight to the frame and is grounded
> under a screw. OK now I ran a ground wire from my underdash lights
> ground wire to the new roll bar light bypassing the switch on the roll
> bar light. while I was under the dash I also used the underdash lights
> + wire to supply power to the new rollbar light eliminating the
> additional work of installing a fuse. Now when the doors are opened the
> overhead light and underdash lights come on. When someone turns on the
> overhead light by using the switch mounted on the roll bar light, the
> ground backfeeds to the underdash lights and they come on at the same
> time as the new roll bar light. Pretty cool huh.
> Offgridman
04-28-2005, 09:18 AM
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Re: YJ added interior light wiring tip
Until you blow one of the now called 'bulb fuses'....
Man I had a motor bike that died and had to be pushed a few miles home
only to find out the damn burned out tail light was the ignition
fuse.....
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Offgridman wrote:
>
> I just finished installing an interior roll bar light in my YJ.
> I used wire ties to fasten it to my rollbar cover. I used one of the
> cheap lights off ebay that use a standard bulb with one wire to the
> center and a cheap push on push off type switch.
> The tip I have is by running three wires you can have the interior roll
> bar light work when the door(S) with switchs are opened or when the
> roll bar switch is turned on the roll bar light will illuminate AND the
> underdash lights come on. It is real easy. What I did was install the
> switch so it interupts the ground wire instead of the hot wire. This
> ground wire from the switch goes straight to the frame and is grounded
> under a screw. OK now I ran a ground wire from my underdash lights
> ground wire to the new roll bar light bypassing the switch on the roll
> bar light. while I was under the dash I also used the underdash lights
> + wire to supply power to the new rollbar light eliminating the
> additional work of installing a fuse. Now when the doors are opened the
> overhead light and underdash lights come on. When someone turns on the
> overhead light by using the switch mounted on the roll bar light, the
> ground backfeeds to the underdash lights and they come on at the same
> time as the new roll bar light. Pretty cool huh.
> Offgridman
Man I had a motor bike that died and had to be pushed a few miles home
only to find out the damn burned out tail light was the ignition
fuse.....
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Offgridman wrote:
>
> I just finished installing an interior roll bar light in my YJ.
> I used wire ties to fasten it to my rollbar cover. I used one of the
> cheap lights off ebay that use a standard bulb with one wire to the
> center and a cheap push on push off type switch.
> The tip I have is by running three wires you can have the interior roll
> bar light work when the door(S) with switchs are opened or when the
> roll bar switch is turned on the roll bar light will illuminate AND the
> underdash lights come on. It is real easy. What I did was install the
> switch so it interupts the ground wire instead of the hot wire. This
> ground wire from the switch goes straight to the frame and is grounded
> under a screw. OK now I ran a ground wire from my underdash lights
> ground wire to the new roll bar light bypassing the switch on the roll
> bar light. while I was under the dash I also used the underdash lights
> + wire to supply power to the new rollbar light eliminating the
> additional work of installing a fuse. Now when the doors are opened the
> overhead light and underdash lights come on. When someone turns on the
> overhead light by using the switch mounted on the roll bar light, the
> ground backfeeds to the underdash lights and they come on at the same
> time as the new roll bar light. Pretty cool huh.
> Offgridman
04-28-2005, 09:18 AM
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Re: YJ added interior light wiring tip
Until you blow one of the now called 'bulb fuses'....
Man I had a motor bike that died and had to be pushed a few miles home
only to find out the damn burned out tail light was the ignition
fuse.....
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Offgridman wrote:
>
> I just finished installing an interior roll bar light in my YJ.
> I used wire ties to fasten it to my rollbar cover. I used one of the
> cheap lights off ebay that use a standard bulb with one wire to the
> center and a cheap push on push off type switch.
> The tip I have is by running three wires you can have the interior roll
> bar light work when the door(S) with switchs are opened or when the
> roll bar switch is turned on the roll bar light will illuminate AND the
> underdash lights come on. It is real easy. What I did was install the
> switch so it interupts the ground wire instead of the hot wire. This
> ground wire from the switch goes straight to the frame and is grounded
> under a screw. OK now I ran a ground wire from my underdash lights
> ground wire to the new roll bar light bypassing the switch on the roll
> bar light. while I was under the dash I also used the underdash lights
> + wire to supply power to the new rollbar light eliminating the
> additional work of installing a fuse. Now when the doors are opened the
> overhead light and underdash lights come on. When someone turns on the
> overhead light by using the switch mounted on the roll bar light, the
> ground backfeeds to the underdash lights and they come on at the same
> time as the new roll bar light. Pretty cool huh.
> Offgridman
Man I had a motor bike that died and had to be pushed a few miles home
only to find out the damn burned out tail light was the ignition
fuse.....
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Offgridman wrote:
>
> I just finished installing an interior roll bar light in my YJ.
> I used wire ties to fasten it to my rollbar cover. I used one of the
> cheap lights off ebay that use a standard bulb with one wire to the
> center and a cheap push on push off type switch.
> The tip I have is by running three wires you can have the interior roll
> bar light work when the door(S) with switchs are opened or when the
> roll bar switch is turned on the roll bar light will illuminate AND the
> underdash lights come on. It is real easy. What I did was install the
> switch so it interupts the ground wire instead of the hot wire. This
> ground wire from the switch goes straight to the frame and is grounded
> under a screw. OK now I ran a ground wire from my underdash lights
> ground wire to the new roll bar light bypassing the switch on the roll
> bar light. while I was under the dash I also used the underdash lights
> + wire to supply power to the new rollbar light eliminating the
> additional work of installing a fuse. Now when the doors are opened the
> overhead light and underdash lights come on. When someone turns on the
> overhead light by using the switch mounted on the roll bar light, the
> ground backfeeds to the underdash lights and they come on at the same
> time as the new roll bar light. Pretty cool huh.
> Offgridman
04-28-2005, 04:42 PM
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Re: YJ added interior light wiring tip
It was my 4H electrical project to find a resistor to run parallel
with the tail light an a '57 Cushman scooter like:
http://www.hobbytech.com/Homepage~pix/MVC-595S.JPG for a very frustrated
club member that kept popping them on our dirt roads, which killed it's
magneto.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Mike Romain wrote:
>
> Until you blow one of the now called 'bulb fuses'....
>
> Man I had a motor bike that died and had to be pushed a few miles home
> only to find out the damn burned out tail light was the ignition
> fuse.....
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
with the tail light an a '57 Cushman scooter like:
http://www.hobbytech.com/Homepage~pix/MVC-595S.JPG for a very frustrated
club member that kept popping them on our dirt roads, which killed it's
magneto.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Mike Romain wrote:
>
> Until you blow one of the now called 'bulb fuses'....
>
> Man I had a motor bike that died and had to be pushed a few miles home
> only to find out the damn burned out tail light was the ignition
> fuse.....
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
04-28-2005, 04:42 PM
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Re: YJ added interior light wiring tip
It was my 4H electrical project to find a resistor to run parallel
with the tail light an a '57 Cushman scooter like:
http://www.hobbytech.com/Homepage~pix/MVC-595S.JPG for a very frustrated
club member that kept popping them on our dirt roads, which killed it's
magneto.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Mike Romain wrote:
>
> Until you blow one of the now called 'bulb fuses'....
>
> Man I had a motor bike that died and had to be pushed a few miles home
> only to find out the damn burned out tail light was the ignition
> fuse.....
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
with the tail light an a '57 Cushman scooter like:
http://www.hobbytech.com/Homepage~pix/MVC-595S.JPG for a very frustrated
club member that kept popping them on our dirt roads, which killed it's
magneto.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Mike Romain wrote:
>
> Until you blow one of the now called 'bulb fuses'....
>
> Man I had a motor bike that died and had to be pushed a few miles home
> only to find out the damn burned out tail light was the ignition
> fuse.....
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
04-28-2005, 04:42 PM
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Re: YJ added interior light wiring tip
It was my 4H electrical project to find a resistor to run parallel
with the tail light an a '57 Cushman scooter like:
http://www.hobbytech.com/Homepage~pix/MVC-595S.JPG for a very frustrated
club member that kept popping them on our dirt roads, which killed it's
magneto.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Mike Romain wrote:
>
> Until you blow one of the now called 'bulb fuses'....
>
> Man I had a motor bike that died and had to be pushed a few miles home
> only to find out the damn burned out tail light was the ignition
> fuse.....
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
with the tail light an a '57 Cushman scooter like:
http://www.hobbytech.com/Homepage~pix/MVC-595S.JPG for a very frustrated
club member that kept popping them on our dirt roads, which killed it's
magneto.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Mike Romain wrote:
>
> Until you blow one of the now called 'bulb fuses'....
>
> Man I had a motor bike that died and had to be pushed a few miles home
> only to find out the damn burned out tail light was the ignition
> fuse.....
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
04-28-2005, 04:42 PM
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Re: YJ added interior light wiring tip
It was my 4H electrical project to find a resistor to run parallel
with the tail light an a '57 Cushman scooter like:
http://www.hobbytech.com/Homepage~pix/MVC-595S.JPG for a very frustrated
club member that kept popping them on our dirt roads, which killed it's
magneto.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Mike Romain wrote:
>
> Until you blow one of the now called 'bulb fuses'....
>
> Man I had a motor bike that died and had to be pushed a few miles home
> only to find out the damn burned out tail light was the ignition
> fuse.....
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
with the tail light an a '57 Cushman scooter like:
http://www.hobbytech.com/Homepage~pix/MVC-595S.JPG for a very frustrated
club member that kept popping them on our dirt roads, which killed it's
magneto.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Mike Romain wrote:
>
> Until you blow one of the now called 'bulb fuses'....
>
> Man I had a motor bike that died and had to be pushed a few miles home
> only to find out the damn burned out tail light was the ignition
> fuse.....
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
04-28-2005, 05:16 PM
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Re: YJ added interior light wiring tip
Get this, I just remembered my bike is a German Daimler as in the owners
of Jeep! So he is wiring it like they like! LOL!
That is a nice old scooter in the link.
Mike
"L.W.(ßill) ------ III" wrote:
>
> It was my 4H electrical project to find a resistor to run parallel
> with the tail light an a '57 Cushman scooter like:
> http://www.hobbytech.com/Homepage~pix/MVC-595S.JPG for a very frustrated
> club member that kept popping them on our dirt roads, which killed it's
> magneto.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Mike Romain wrote:
> >
> > Until you blow one of the now called 'bulb fuses'....
> >
> > Man I had a motor bike that died and had to be pushed a few miles home
> > only to find out the damn burned out tail light was the ignition
> > fuse.....
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
of Jeep! So he is wiring it like they like! LOL!
That is a nice old scooter in the link.
Mike
"L.W.(ßill) ------ III" wrote:
>
> It was my 4H electrical project to find a resistor to run parallel
> with the tail light an a '57 Cushman scooter like:
> http://www.hobbytech.com/Homepage~pix/MVC-595S.JPG for a very frustrated
> club member that kept popping them on our dirt roads, which killed it's
> magneto.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Mike Romain wrote:
> >
> > Until you blow one of the now called 'bulb fuses'....
> >
> > Man I had a motor bike that died and had to be pushed a few miles home
> > only to find out the damn burned out tail light was the ignition
> > fuse.....
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's