How To Wire Auxiliary Lights To JL Wrangler's Factory Switch Panel
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ย. 2024
- In this video Ryan shows you exactly how to wire up auxiliary lights to your Jeep JL's Factory Switch panel.
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"Make sure you have a pair of wire strippers so you can completely ignore them and use your side cutters to strip the wires" 😂
lol I was thinking the same thing.
I thought maybe he forgot to use them when he did the 1st wire, but after the 2nd wire was stripped......it was obviously standard operating procedure to ignore the strippers :P
didnt even need them to begin with
Hilarious! At least he used the crimper portion instead of reaching for the vice grips! LOL! Great video though!
As a Navy Aviation Electrician, I had a hard time watching this.
I'll hand it to Jeep, that's a pretty sweet setup for a fancy factory option.
I've been waiting for a video explanation on TH-cam from a reputable source - Thanks so much for finally doing all of this!!!
Your videos are great, but it would be better to turn the background music way down or eliminate it completely. Right now it’s hard to hear what he’s saying.
Yes, the background music is extremely annoying.
This is one of my favourite features of the JL. Simple, but very effective
This may be a stupid question, it shouldn’t you disconnect the battery before you do any of this? All the videos I’ve watched up to this point don’t go over this.
I own a 2022 Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon 392. It has the factory installed AUX switches but not the factory tow package. I cannot locate the pigtails for AUX switches beside the battery? My dealer said that the factory installed AUX switches dont have the wires bundled under the hood? Help!
Love the video. Exactly what I’m looking for. Easy and straightforward instructions. Everything makes sense.
I've noticed that there are more wires for these switches under the dash than there are under the hood. Are there different procedures for wiring something under the dash?
Can you hok up two of those small lights to one auxiliary switch so I'm not wasting 2 switches for the pair of a pillar led lights?
Great video, very helpful. I just wired two KC HiLites A-pillar lights to the pre-wired Aux panel in my JL, and I'm not sure I could've pulled it off without your video. Two additional comments, though.
1) I found that wiring the switch hotwire on the KC harness to the AUX wire did NOT work. The harness has it's own main hotwire that connects directly to the battery to power the system. Instead I connected the switch LOAD wire to the AUX wire and presto! Fully functional lights.
2) The lights pull only 8.5 amps, but I connected them to the 40 amp wire instead of the 15 amp wire because I will also be installing additional lights to my front bull bar. I want to run those lights to the same Aux switch, which would then in total exceed 15 amps, so the higher amp wire was the way to go.
Again, thanks for the great video!
LOAD wire.... this is exactly what I was looking to confirm before swapping wires. Had my “presto” moment just now, cheers!
How about connecting the wires under the dash show that
Great video, but take your ring off when doing electrical work
As an Elevator Mechanic, I 100% support your statement.
Excellent video. Nice detailed, you hit all the right points and even discussed how go through the Settings in Jeep's infotainment system to program the setup for the lights. Thanks for this video, super helpful.
Hands down the most detailed and useful instruction video on this topic. Great walkthrough!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!!
Great content. Well done. However please lose the background music. It is annoying and distracting. It is an information/instructional video.
I was having trouble locating the pigtails under the dash. This helped me locate them - THANKS!!
Thanks for watching! -Zach
I'm getting ready to install a Front and Rear Dashcam on my 2018 JL So I will use #3 and #4 switches wired under the dashboard so I don't have to go through firewall. I need one battery all the time and one accessory switched. So this is perfect. Thanks for the info !
Found out that there is 6 wires under the passenger side dash pre wired. 4 for aux switches and 2 for accessory and direct battery. Worked out perfectly and didn't even have to use the 4 wires for aux switches.
I have been wondering about how to hardwire my 2 cams. Do you have constant power for your “parking mode”? That’s why I want the direct power.
How did you hide the front camera cable? Hoping to see an answer to Gavin's question as well. Thanks!
@@doogiesvids5549 Dude, Video pls!!!! Gonna do a Dashcam and CB install. would love to see this!
@@doogiesvids5549 I'd love a write up or even a video of how you did the cameras. PLEASE!
Thanks for the video, what if the lighting harness has a relay and fuse on it already? Should those be eliminated when wired up to one of the switches?
Awesome video, with great information, but it drove me nuts to see you not use the stripping tool when it was right there and you even called it a stripping tool haha.
Aux 3: Dash Cam, Aux 4: CB radio, Aux 1: Light bar. With this video, I have found the harnest ( cables). In my German car, inside there are 6 cables. But I found the right cables. Thanks for this video. It was very helpfull for me. Sorry for my bad English.
Just got my JL and this video was so helpful!
Hell yes girl! Get it!
Love that Jeep added these switches. What would make them better is if you could replace the switch buttons with oem style that were labeled "lights", "winch", "compressor", etc. instead of "Aux 1-4".
Really surprised the aftermarket hasn't done that yet.
I bet someone will make a generic sticker package for such a use
That's a good idea
any guide how to mount a dashcam with aux switches?
Great video and still helpful so many years later! Quick question, on a 2024 JLU Isn't there a another aux relay behind the glove box for internal wiring for any in the cab accessories?
Do I need a wiring harness if I have the aux switches already? I got a 20” light bar from dv8 and was wondering if it’s safe to just extend the hot and ground wires and just install them like you did in this video. Not trying to blow my shit up lol
On the KC lites wiring harness there is battery connectors do we skip them and just use the hot and ground on the switch end of the harness or both?
I wonder if an AUX switch could be wired into the AUTO Stop/Start to ALWAYS be turned off when the vehicle is restarted using the Power Source=Ignition and Recall Last State? If Jeep doesn't provide a firmware change a third party will provide a hardwire hack. I've been buying 4X4 vehicles since 1972 and MPG has never been a concern of mine. If you're concerned about MPG buy a PRIUS.
www.smartstopstart.com/jeep-dodge-chrysler-products.html
Wow! That is freaking cool and so easy to set up. Thanks!
This was super helpful! I’m struggling with the situation like the KC light had, how would those be installed?
Thank you for this video. Super helpful. Also just a big thanks for ALL the ones you put here. The extra help you give is has made me a loyal customer of ET
How about adding existing OEM switches to existing switch panel for a JK, 2015 Rubicon for accessories.. the ones next to the axle lockers and sway bar disconnect?
Great informative video thank you
I have a backlight on a KC light. I have it on ‘ignition’ and it does not come on when I start the jeep. On ‘battery’ you can switch it on even when the car is off. On ‘ignition’ you can only turn it on when the car is running. I thought it worked the way he said til I installed my lights but it doesn’t. If someone knows of a different idea or I hooked it up wrong please advise. It works when I hit the button but not until then. It seems ‘ignition’ only means it can work only while car is running.
Awesome. Thanks for this follow up video.
Finally someone spoke up!!
Great vids continue youre good job buddy
this is an old thread but when you say ground and hot for the 3 wire harness, what do you do with the 3rd wire? Just tuck and cover?
But what about JK? There are 4 stubbed in switches next to hazard lights.
I tried this and it wouldn’t work until I added a source from the fuse box? What am I doing wrong?
What is the connector to use if I need to wire more than one light? Ofc, keeping in the mind the total amp draw is less than the stated for aux switches.
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What are you planning on wiring to your JL's Aux Control Panel?
Lights and a winch for starters👍
Great video!
Glad you liked it! Can't wait to dive into more JL mods as they get released.
Using to power up my pod lights mounted to the windshield brackets
Is there a follow-up video on how to wire lights which come with all of the additional wires, not just 2 shown in this video?
You have a very nice set of automatic strippers. Why are you using the cutter to strip
Glad I found this channel. Very thorough and professional. Thank you!
Great instructions mate. Little tip I learned along time ago was to use a seam ripper to strip/cut sheathing to expose wires. This way you never run the risk of cutting fingers(which happens) and cutting the sheathing off of your wires you’re trying to expose!!!!🤙🏽🤙🏽
Thanks for watching! -Zach
Great job in explaining the details if the six switches. I would have watched it again but not sure I could handle the distracting music again.
Great Video I used it to hook up my new lights using AUX 3 on my JL! Thanks!!!
We're happy it helped you out, Aaron! -Zach
Excellent information, liked, and subscribed. Question: What if you're wiring up two matching lights on the right and left pillars? Same wire/switch or use another auxiliary?
You can wire them to the same switch. Only reason you’d need to wire to different switch is if you want them to turn on/off independently from each other. Or if you have too large of a load for one switch
What gauge are those wires? (I have to get wire to run up to the factory set)
Oh mate…buy some decent crimpers, apart from that great video
Does anyone know if you can hardwire a dashcam to the interior aux.
Mmmm, wonder if it will work for a granade launcher.
I’m an idiot when comes to electricity so bear with me. If I was to install two lights, one on each side, would I just connect the two live wires from each light to each other, then attached the grounds from each light together and then install to the truck the same way you just did?
Yes you can!
How do I connect two lights(pod style) to one switch? They both have their own ground and positive cables.
You would have to take the two + and two - from the lighting, combine them, and wire both into one of the switches. Hopefully this helps!
Would you use the provided relay in KC lights wire harness or bypass the relay?
You can bypass the KC relay as your Jeep has internal relays built in.
This was exactly what I was looking for. Great info.
Thanks for watching! -Zach
How do the watts ... work? Can you attach two 10W pod lights to that 15W wire?
You would want to take a look at the amperage of the light! This panel is rated for 30A.
I wonder if I could use itt for a cb
I need the harness version of this
Great video, very informative! Keep up the good work!
The package is the same price on the 2.0 when it doesn’t even have an alternator.
Still cheaper than an Spod
Does it work as a 3 phase bottom?
What about 2 LED lights? Can I somehow connect them to one aux switch or will they take up two aux switches?
Matthew Sanders you can wire both to the same switch as long as their combined amperage don’t exceed that of the particular wire you choose.
*_Ratchet_* yeah, totally realized this after I posted. Thanks!
Ryan- I have aftermarket AUX switch panel placed in Jeep JLU 2019. I cannot locate AUX switches on the screen and unable to turn on. I tried wiring 2" Rough Country LED Black Series Cube lights but so far, I'm coming up short. Any suggestions? Thanks.
great video, I am now ready to install lights and on board air. Thanks
Thanks for watching!!
A Pillar Fog lamps.
If I only had one of the 40-amp switches at my disposal (other three taken up by other accessories), could I still hook up a simple LED without frying it (or frying the Wrangler)?
Kinda a dumb question because I think I already know the answer BUT..if I’m connection the always on wire from the AUX package, I should obviously disconnect the negative terminal from the battery?
Excellent video! Liked, commented, and subscribed :)
Thank you so much! Look out for new videos from us! -Zach
still zoom cuts...
Winch on a 40 amp aux switch? Great advice. An 8k lb winch draws over 60 amps of current pulling no weight and over 400 amps at capacity, that's why all winches come with at least 1/0 gauge power & ground wire...yet you're suggesting to wire it up to a 12 gauge accessory wire on an aux switch. Smh
Very cool. I just ordered my first Jeep, a 2021 JL Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Unlimited and ordered it with this option. I plan on running a Baja Designs OnyX-6 50” LED Light Bar up top, side lights and rear off road lights too, in addition to a front winch and another OnyX-6 LED Light Bar on the front bumper but one that is slightly shorter than the 50” one mounted to the roof. At least 4 things can be wired into those switches. Excellent design and idea from Jeep.
Damn it would be really handy if you could set it as on/off with a high beam trigger. Where I’m from, auxiliary lights must be operated by the high beam lights as well as having an on/off switch that deactivates them entirely.
I installed Rough Country 2-inch lower windshield kit Led's to the Aux #3 but for some reason I am getting radio interference every time I turn them on, any suggestions.
Trying to wire a dash cam with cigarette lighter plug to one of my aux switches. This helped most of the way. Now i have to figure out when i clip the cigarette lighter adapter piece off the dash cam which wire goes where. Hopefully it is red and black making my life easier. I am not a mechanic or tech person.
Great vidio simple to the point
Thanks for watching! -Zach
This is so awesome! I just bought a new Rubicon, but came with halo lights, but I plan to put in LED lights with a DRL Ring, but I need to be able to completely turn off the white LED lights when I go on my astronomy outings so that the white LEDs don't affect others eye in complete darkness, so this is such a great setup.
Can you use the aux switches in a 3 position mode? If i have lights with bezel light and a beam (2 ON modes like KC Flex ERA 3) can I put it on one aux switch?
If you "score" the heat shrink insulation on the factory wire (#3) & heat it, the insulation will split revealing the connector inside. There may be a bullet connector or a molex pin on the end that you can plug into. P.S. nice wire strippers. At least they aren't the $10 Pico ones.
What auxiliary switch should i used for a 190 watts led bar? It is about 15.9 amps. Should i go with 40 amps switch?
Very helpful video Brother Ryan, you are a GOD sent. This is a very timely do it yourself Pillar lights set up for my JL....A popular Jeep shop wanted to charge me 4 hours of labor to connect.
Thanks for watching! We're happy it helped out! -Zach
Great video exactly what I was looking for!!! Safe to assume both lights get wired to the one power lead you showed .. and both grounds go to the 1 provided by Jeep for both pod lights?
Thanks! I added front and rear leds with the new barricade bumpers and these options work great as I normally use them as accessory lighting as well as trail lights. You also get a heavier rear axle with the towing package.
Thank you very helpful happy new year
Thanks for watching! -Zach
GR8 VIDEO!!! THANKZZ FOR SHARING!!!
Thanks for watching! -Zach
can you wire interior LED foot lights to the aux buttons? are they the same wire/colors as exterior, and where would i ground
I have some pod lights with an amber function, is there a way to with those through these switches?
Great video. Just bought my first Jeep. This still applies to the 2021 JL
I dont have the same uconnect screen. Will this still work on the the small 5inch uconnect screen that's on my JL?
I blew the fuse, putting a 40 amp load on the 15 amp wires. Where do I access the fuses to get the 15s working again?
The inline fuses are located on the Aux switch harness that is located just behind the top engine cover attached to the firewall. You'll see four tabs protruding down from the harness and those are the fuses.
Question.. I have an after market stereo system can I still install the auxiliary switch bank
Also any advantage from crimping and using connectors over soldering the wires together?
Very helpful! I just finished wiring up my lights to a couple of these auxiliary switches. Easy task after watching this video. 👍
Thanks for watching! -Zach
could you still use the larger amp wires (1 and 2) for lights?
How do you know which switch outside under the hood is for which Aux switch? Are the wired under the hood labeled?
Music is too loud 😱😱 other than that... Thanks, great video!
So mad at myself for not checking this box on my ecodiesel…
Great vid!! The aux switch connections and uconnect setup well explained
What if you have a switch attached to your harness that you want removed and wire to the aux? How do I do that?