Recommendations:
If I was building this again I would do the
following:
1. Install a fuse at the trailer socket
connections
for the brakelight and the taillight and power feed(brown wire).
2. Decrease some of the lengths. These
dimensions
are more than ample and the excess slack looks sloppy.
3. Find a different set of magnetically attached
lights
that are better suited to the rear of the jeep. As an
alternative,
I might use some small bungee cords to reinforce the attachment to the
bumperettes. The magnets seem a bit weak.
Some hints and instructions:
Installing the trailer plug pigtail
1. carefully cut away about 1.5 inches of the outer
insulation
of the U-Haul wire at the position desired for the pigtail (see
dimensions)
- be very careful NOT to cut any of the 4 inner wires!
2. cut the white wire in the center of this opening.
remove a little insulation from both ends of the white wire
3. strip 1/2 inch of insulation away fron the
center
of the brown wire without cutting it
4. solder and tape the trailer plug pigtail wires as
shown in the wiring diagram check your socket to be sure you know
which connection is which (ground, stop and tail) use a tester and
double
check this!
Installing the flasher socket and signal switch
1. cut the U-Haul wire to the desired length to
reach
the top of the steering tube under the dash (see dimensions) remove 3
inches
of the outer insulation and a little insulation from each wire.
2. look at the flasher and socket. The flasher
terminals are marked "P" (pilot), "L" (load), and "X" (power).
identify
each one of these on the socket
3. solder and tape each connection as shown
on the wiring diagram. the red and green wire are for the front
turn
signals and are not used (by me, you could use them if required)
4. carefully open the signal-stat 900 switch and remove
the pilot light clip assembly (see instructions provided with the
switch)
5. remove the 12 volt bulb that came with the switch
and solder the ground wire and clip assembly from the waste end of the
U-Haul wire to the side of the pilot light clip. This is to
provide
a ground for this pilot light without having to "scrape away" some
paint
from the steering column as directed in the Signal-Stat 900 instructions
6. reinstall the pilot light clip with the #51 (6volt)
bulb installed
7. feed the white ground wire with the clip on
the end of it out throught the switch assembly and into the loom
provided.
allow it to exit the loom where the flasher is attached (see picture)
8. use electrical tape to cover all exposed areas
of the harness. Refer to the pictures to see the configuration.
9. use the Signal-Stat 900 attaching clips that are
provided
but substitute the avaition type hose clamp for the metal strap (see
column
clamp picture)
Installation of the assembly on the vehicle
1. Starting at the front I pass the
Signal-Stat
900 switch, from left to right, over the top of the steering tube under
the dash and attach it to the column as shown in the
picture.
The flasher is taped into the harness and ends up resting on the top of
the steering tube under the dash.
2. I wrap the small white ground wire around the tube
a couple times to hold the flasher and I attach the clip to the
threaded
end to one of the bolts that hold my steering tube clamp. This is
my source of ground for the pilot lamp. The U-Haul supplied clip
is perfect for this!
3. I then pass the U-Haul wire over to the
extinguiser
and down between the extinguisher and the cowl support pillar, acroos
the
flor then between the fuel tank and the ouside of the jeep (behind the
axe and shovel groove) and under the hip pad. I tuck the slack in
behind
the fuel tank out of sight.
4. The wire then follows along the top of the
left
rear wheel house and exits the rear of the vehicle as shown in the
pictures.
5. I loop both lights and plug down through the left
rear bumperette once or twice. This is in case the lights detatch
and snag on something they will end up pulling on the bumperette
instead
of on the signal-stat 900 switch attached to the steering tube!
6. The plug is inserted into the socket and the
lights are stuck to the side of each bumperette as shown, with the wire
between them going up over the spare tire carrier to use up
slack.
The magnetic "grab" on the bumperettes seems weak, but I have tested
this
set up over many Maine frost heaves and it has held (see
"recommendations"
above)
Operation IMPORTANT!
The assembly gets power to operate the signals fom
the
tail light feed, so the tail lights MUST BE ON for this thing
to
work! If you want to leave the vehicle wiring stock, you must
drive with your service lights ON at all times.
If you want to use this assembly with the headlights
off you need to move the trailer socket taillight feed wire from the
push-pull
light switch to the switched side of your ingition switch. This
will
cause the tail lights on the assembly or any trailer you tow to be ON
continuously
when the jeep is on. But, when you shut-off the jeep everything is
off.
This wiring change applies to early vehicles with a trailer socket
added
as a field modification. If you have a later vehicle with
integral
trailer socket wiring, I think it still applies, but you should test
your
vehicle's wiring FIRST to be sure.