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My '94 Hunter Green “No Compromises" Build
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<blockquote data-quote="machoheadgames" data-source="post: 433977" data-attributes="member: 18789"><p>Since I'm changing so much of this Jeep's wiring, why not mess with the hardtop harness too? I learned that the hardtops with wipers/washers also have the defroster wires too even if they are unused - all you need to run the defroster is a compatible piece of liftgate glass, a wiring harness, and the factory switch. I'm not doing the glass yet, that will be a project for later once I'm driving again. </p><p></p><p>I found a hardtop harness which basically is just the regular harness with a few extra wires and a timed relay added in. The relay makes sure the hardtop heater won't be on for too long and burn the rig down. I don't know that that would actually happen but it is there for safety regardless.</p><p></p><p>I found a harness from DeadJeep on eBay, bought it for $80. That's pricey, but it is what it is. I wanted to add the missing stock features I didn't have, and I knew I would pay to accomplish that. The harness finally shipped today, so I'll post pics when I receive it. That harness has the tail light wiring built in, so I'm probably going to pull the defrost stuff out of the eBay harness and marry it into my existing harness. Otherwise I have to drop the gas tank and replace the whole harness, which I don't want to do. Plus I tied in a bunch of wiring for the backup lights and stuff down there previously, which I really don't want to redo. Using only what I need from the eBay harness makes more sense.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]119356[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="machoheadgames, post: 433977, member: 18789"] Since I'm changing so much of this Jeep's wiring, why not mess with the hardtop harness too? I learned that the hardtops with wipers/washers also have the defroster wires too even if they are unused - all you need to run the defroster is a compatible piece of liftgate glass, a wiring harness, and the factory switch. I'm not doing the glass yet, that will be a project for later once I'm driving again. I found a hardtop harness which basically is just the regular harness with a few extra wires and a timed relay added in. The relay makes sure the hardtop heater won't be on for too long and burn the rig down. I don't know that that would actually happen but it is there for safety regardless. I found a harness from DeadJeep on eBay, bought it for $80. That's pricey, but it is what it is. I wanted to add the missing stock features I didn't have, and I knew I would pay to accomplish that. The harness finally shipped today, so I'll post pics when I receive it. That harness has the tail light wiring built in, so I'm probably going to pull the defrost stuff out of the eBay harness and marry it into my existing harness. Otherwise I have to drop the gas tank and replace the whole harness, which I don't want to do. Plus I tied in a bunch of wiring for the backup lights and stuff down there previously, which I really don't want to redo. Using only what I need from the eBay harness makes more sense. [ATTACH type="full" width="470px"]119356[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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