Why would you think that's needed or even a good idea? You can't trust yourself to learn how to operate your own lockers? Only Rubicon owners have to put up with the absurd locker programing restrictions the lawyers insisted on.
Jeep Wrangler TJ Rubicon Factory Locker Bypass (use your lockers in 4 Hi)
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If you know how to wire up one switch, then you know how to wire up a dozen switches (for extra safety).
If you don't like how I set up my locker switches by all means feel free to go in a different direction.
That didn't answer the question of why you used those switches. I thought the reason the author of the guide suggested them was because he was afraid of inadvertently activating them. Since you used the same switches I figured you shared that thought.
So, why did you use the pilot switches with the safety cover?
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Been that way for over a year of daily driving. I have yet to accidently activate my lockers on the way to McDonald's.
Been that way for over a year of daily driving. I have yet to accidently activate my lockers on the way to McDonald's.
My guess would be for peace of mind. I've done two of these myself, one with the safety cover and one without. I prefer the safety cover version, but it's not necessary.
I've also moved the pumps up under the hood, but do wonder about the heat!
My separate switches go through the factory wiring. Sometimes the lights flash, sometimes they go solid. They have always been temperamental even before the mod.
Do ask me how I figured it out. One day I day down with the wiring diagram and got it to work.
It's the sensors. They've been that way since day one for me. I know when the axles are locked. The flashing lights are enough for me.
@Jerry Bransford I just swapped in a Rubicon Dana 44 into my TJ and would like to wire mine like yours. I have the pump located on the ABS tray and the wire run to a similar switch. The pump is now operational. For the locker engagement sensor, there is only 2 wires on the connector that I ran up to the front. If I wanted to use this small LED indicator light, how would I power it with just the two wires off the sensor?
I am looking at doing this mod also, since I was out on the trail recently and a Rubicon not with us had broken something in his rear end I really don't remember what he broke. So he had to finish the trail with front wheel drive only, when someone asked him to lock his front end to help get home over obstacles he said he was unable to lock the front w/o first having to lock in the rear which he could not do. And that got me thinking this is another reason I need to finally get around to doing this mod.
The bypass mods would not have changed that. However, if he broke the rear locker, he could have still had it turned on to allow him to lock the front. If for some odd reason that wasn't possible, he could have pulled the rear air hose and even swapped front to rear air hoses. I did similarly when I broke my first rear factory locker.
I did it recently. I added two switches, each one grounds either pin 6 or pin 7 on the factory locker switch harness. I did not cut any wires, I just tapped into them. The factory locker switch still works and I will keep it in. I remember reading @Jerry Bransford say he was out and one of his defeat switches imploded and he could not get that locker working the rest of the day (of course he could have re-wired or plumbed but the point is the aftermarket switch broke and he could not lock his axle so I kept my factory switch also). The locker lights with the switches work as with the factory switch, flash until locked then steady.