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Tony Ownbey

Tony Ownbey

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I've found a 2006 Unlimited Rubicon in near perfect condition. I have a couple of questions if someone could help. It has a Warn winch. Is there enough extra weight from a winch to affect suspension? It seems a little heavy in the front end but it could be my imagination. The other thing is it has a factory hardtop with wiper and defrost but no controls. I assume it was purchased later.
I've done some research here and it seems a new wire harness is not available. So far, I can't find a used one. Is there a good aftermarket harness kit that anyone can recommend? I still have to find the rocker switches also. Am I wrong in thinking I could run my own wire if I can find the right connectors? Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks!
Ps. I'm about to list my old 2006 Unlimited for sale. Stay tuned to this Forum!
 
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Winches aren’t really light, so depending on the age of the coil springs that could effect ride height and weigh the front down some. Steel or synthetic line?

I haven’t ever seen an after market harness for the hardtop. Would be worth calling Davey’s Jeeps to see if he sells one. http://www.daveysjeeps.com

Post up some pics!
 
Then I immediately see this posted on FB:
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Wow! There's hope. I've spent way too much time looking for parts. I should have just asked the question earlier. I'll check this out. I have steel cable so that's a few more lbs. on the front end. Maybe I have an excuse to get synthetic line? I'll have to allow time for my wife to absorb that I have two Jeeps before I buy much more. I would like to get the wiper-defrost working though. I'll post some pics tomorrow. The new one is white with that $3,000 dollar Rubicon sticker on the hood. Worth it! Thanks for the help.
 
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Yea, no sooner had I read your post I saw that on FB. Never know what you’ll find on that marketplace. For winch line I used winchline.com when I upgraded my steel to synth. Not a cheap purchase but much lighter.
 
You can't find the rocker switches (do you mean locker switches)
 
I need the rocker switches for the rear defrost and the rear wiper. I have the functioning locker switch. I'm not a regular FB user but I'm going to look Dee D. up. Thanks
 
Had me worried . No locker switch is bad news!


Mines a factory soft top Rubicon with 25,000 miles (03) and the switches are left of the axle lock. It's wired for a hard top I believe...suprised me .
 
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