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April 21, 2015
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Gilbert & Betty
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Very beef, very nice

April 25, 2015
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Rock sliders and 1-ton tie rod are in!
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April 25, 2015
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Very nice!

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April 25, 2015
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Looks great Kevin.

I used to wheel a lot. . .

April 26, 2015
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Nice work Kevin. Jeep is looking good!

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April 26, 2015
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Sweet!! I'll need another ride to see how your handling has been affected...mr-green

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May 10, 2015
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Lockers are wired up and PDM60 is installed! Running wire is a huge PITA! https://posse4x4.mystagingwebsite.com/wp-content/sp-resources/forum-smileys/icon_rasta.gif

I still need to wire up the locker switches but all the wire is run and everything is working well so far. I'll add a picture of the switches once installed.

I created this schematic as a guide for the installation. Circuits 1 and 2 power the lockers. The rest are inactive until I get other accessories.
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For the ignition trigger I tapped into M9 and for the dash light M18.
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I ran the wires through a hole behind the passenger side dash panel.
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I found that the dipstick works well for fishing wires through tight places. Although, there is a hint of 10W-30 in the cabin now. https://posse4x4.mystagingwebsite.com/wp-content/sp-resources/forum-smileys/icon_lol.gif
The wires shown are for the 4 inactive circuits. I plan to install switches for them above the stereo.
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Safety switch installed.
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PDM60 operational. My 2 active circuits for the lockers are green when the ignition is on and the safety switch is on.
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A shot of the software used to program the PDM60.
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May 10, 2015
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Awesome Kevin! Though, I have a fish you could have borrowed to save the oil smell!

Pretty cool project!

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May 10, 2015
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Very cool. You are much braver than I am when it comes to wiring stuff.

I used to wheel a lot. . .

May 10, 2015
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Nice Kevin!!

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May 12, 2015
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Kevin,
What is the "Safety Switch"?

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May 12, 2015
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Josh said

Kevin,
What is the "Safety Switch"?

It controls the ground trigger. Right now I have circuits 1 & 2 (lockers) programmed to only be on with ignition trigger AND ground trigger. So with the ignition on, turning on the safety switch enables the locker switches. I did it that way because my lockers are wired independently of the Jeep's system (I can turn them on/off any time I want, front or rear, hi or low, 2WD or 4WD) and I don't want to turn on a locker accidentally doing 70 on the freeway. 🙂

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May 13, 2015
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Switches are in! Need to do some touch up work but ready for Saturday should I need them.
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Lights on:
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May 14, 2015
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Great Job Kevin!

I used to wheel a lot. . .

May 14, 2015
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Looks very cool Kevin

May 14, 2015
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Nice work Kevin. Thanks for the explanation above. Very cool.

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May 21, 2015
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Latest unplanned addition is in! My stock battery was leaking on Hell Hole.
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May 21, 2015
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No wonder you left early!! Looks good!

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May 22, 2015
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k-jeep said

Latest unplanned addition is in! My stock battery was leaking on Hell Hole.
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Shocking....

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May 31, 2015
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Hi-lift mounted! Mounted it higher to allow half doors in storage bag to slide underneath jack but on top of security trunk.
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May 31, 2015
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It looks very cool and coming a long

June 1, 2015
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How does that affect your visibility when looking out your rear view mirror?

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June 1, 2015
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Gregulator said

How does that affect your visibility when looking out your rear view mirror?

No worse than a full size spare would. tongue

Plus, it can be easily moved up or down if I need to. smile

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June 1, 2015
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That's clever. Can u put ur windows on with that? From the pix it looks like it sticks out beyond...?

June 1, 2015
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Looks cool Kevin. Nice build. Jeep is coming along great! Congrats.

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