Novak Conversions Jeep Wrangler TJ engine mounts

Has Anyone Installed a High Beam Foot Switch?

It looks like C301 (connector between MFS and the wiring going forward) is in the Left Kick Panel, and S105 (where the high beam indicator splices in) is in the Engine Compartment - Left Cowl Panel. But this drawing shows them both in the left kick panel. So if we can cut the high/low wires between C301 and S105, we won't have to worry about a diode. And that looks real convenient, within a few inches of where we want to mount the foot switch.

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And there it is. I think the upper one is C300 (ignore) and the lower one is C301 (our target):

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The wires are exposed, no tape, no sheath. This might be easier than expected. We'll need to locate the WT/LG (low beam) and LG/WT (high beam) wires.

Now I have to wait for a day when it's warm enough to lay under the dash for a while — but the forecast says snow shortly.
 
TheGanzman said:
It's a real PITA having to move my left (or right, depending on which vehicle in the current fleet I'm driving) into place ~152 times per drive to drop down and back up from high to low.
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you cannot be seriously stating that it's easier to manipulate your ankle and foot (possibly leg) ~152 times per drive than it is to move your hand and fingers (possibly arm) ~152 times per drive 🧐
 
Sure, he's serious. So am I. It's easy to leave your foot just touching the switch. It's a pain to have to keep your hand right by the switch. It's not bad on a short haul, but on a long drive when you get a few seconds of high beam between cars coming the other way and you have to keep switching, you can never move your hand away from that switch. I think his 152 was a little low. I recently did a 300 mile drive through the Colorado mountains at night (to buy the Jeep). Hilly twisty roads need high beams to see, but there's another car around every curve and over every hill.

Maybe if all of the Texafornians would move back home, Colorado wouldn't be so crowded and have some of the highest real estate prices in the country. ;)
 
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OldBuzzard said:
Sure, he's serious. So am I. It's easy to leave your foot just touching the switch. It's a pain to have to keep your hand right by the switch. It's not bad on a short haul, but on a long drive when you get a few seconds of high beam between cars coming the other way and you have to keep switching, you can never move your hand away from that switch. I think his 152 was a little low. I recently did a 300 mile drive through the Colorado mountains at night (to buy the Jeep). Hilly twisty roads need high beams to see, but there's another car around every curve and over every hill.

Maybe if all of the Texafornians would move back home, Colorado wouldn't be so crowded and have some of the highest real estate prices in the country. ;)
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Should add auto dimming instead of a switch. Works great in my truck, never touch anything.
 
I looked at a bunch of reviews of those floor switches. There are basically two kinds: Bad and Really Bad. And that includes knockoff brands and American brands, because they're all made in China. Some folks say they're fine. The Bad ones work for a few months and then break. The Really Bad ones work for 3 cycles, if you're lucky.

And they like to fail on the highway in the dark, of course. Sudden blackout at high speed and sparks on the floor. Maybe I don't want to take that chance.
 
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