Today I start a bucket list item. I am converting my Sliders to Dial control. I have a few reasons for doing this.
1st and foremost..... is the availability of slider controls. The only option is used. My control we off like grenade. No salvaging them. With the price of new (used) controls costing over 300 and them also being over 20 years old I don't want to worry about future events.
2nd... my wiring harness was abused by the Previous owners. Multiple times it was spliced and taped into for stupid stuff.
3rd... I want something that will challenge me to accomplish.
4th... because I'm dumb enough to try it.
Just a word of caution for anyone that may try to do this. This is going to cost me more then to buying 3 97 controls
Pre work..... I actually went down and had the AC recovered from the system. ( I know I shocked myself).
Helpful hint. Go to a AC shop during the winter they are slow as he'll and he wasn't even going to charge me. I did give him 20 for his time.
Day 1... I started by removing the battery then the entire dash and steering wheel. I disconnected the steering shaft in the engine bay because it was easier on my back. Then disconnected the heater hoses and AC lines.
After all of that I had to stop and charge batteries and myself.
After I went inside and pulled the new (used) ac box out of the package I found out the sent me the wrong one. The one they sent me was for a 97-98. Unfortunately I ordered it before my deployment so I will be posting it for sale soon along with the one that is currently in the Jeep.
Thankfully the wiring harness is for a 99 TJ. After looking at the wiring diagram I can not see any changes that will effect the operation. But only time will tell.
This is going to be a long process mostly because I'm lazy in my old age and don't want to spend 8+ hours straight to get it done quickly.
1st and foremost..... is the availability of slider controls. The only option is used. My control we off like grenade. No salvaging them. With the price of new (used) controls costing over 300 and them also being over 20 years old I don't want to worry about future events.
2nd... my wiring harness was abused by the Previous owners. Multiple times it was spliced and taped into for stupid stuff.
3rd... I want something that will challenge me to accomplish.
4th... because I'm dumb enough to try it.
Just a word of caution for anyone that may try to do this. This is going to cost me more then to buying 3 97 controls
Pre work..... I actually went down and had the AC recovered from the system. ( I know I shocked myself).
Helpful hint. Go to a AC shop during the winter they are slow as he'll and he wasn't even going to charge me. I did give him 20 for his time.
Day 1... I started by removing the battery then the entire dash and steering wheel. I disconnected the steering shaft in the engine bay because it was easier on my back. Then disconnected the heater hoses and AC lines.
After all of that I had to stop and charge batteries and myself.
After I went inside and pulled the new (used) ac box out of the package I found out the sent me the wrong one. The one they sent me was for a 97-98. Unfortunately I ordered it before my deployment so I will be posting it for sale soon along with the one that is currently in the Jeep.
Thankfully the wiring harness is for a 99 TJ. After looking at the wiring diagram I can not see any changes that will effect the operation. But only time will tell.
This is going to be a long process mostly because I'm lazy in my old age and don't want to spend 8+ hours straight to get it done quickly.