I chose the Cobra 75 for this JK build as the small main unit is easy to hide behind the dashboard. These small ****pits do not allow for a clean installation of a full size cb in my opinion. I ordered the grab handle mount from quadratec and it sits nicely in reach

jeep22 by Chris Yuknis, on Flickr

 

Next, I know there will be a TON of electronics installed in my jeep. I wanted a way to keep all the wiring clean, and add switches. Most JK builds use the Spod. I ended up going with the Switch Pros Sp8100 for a number of reasons. I liked the switch panels small size, and the traditional spod location above the windshield would not work for me. I also liked that the switch pros unit has bluetooth right out of the box, nothing extra has to be purchased. I will likely never use this bluetooth feature. However, if I want to power up lights on the rig from my camp chair with a beer in my hand it is a nice feature to have. I also liked the added programmable features like battery vs ignition for power.

Here you can see I took a rugged ridge pillar mount and flush mounted the switch pros panel. ** Switch pros now sells a flush mount option which is a cleaner install.

jeep23 by Chris Yuknis, on Flickr

 

pillar panel installed and legends added

jeep24 by Chris Yuknis, on Flickr

 

Really nice start to the build up, love the compass in the vent...!

 

Thanks!

 

Cool build! I am looking to possibly get out of my JKR and into a blank canvas myself . What gears do you have?

 

Looking good. Really like the front end and the lighting. Keeps the pics coming.

 

Just upgraded to 4.88s (Yukon)

3.21s from the factory and 35s was very very sluggish. I put up with it for about a year.

 

I wanted a gobi rack forever, finally found one second hand!

jeep25 by Chris Yuknis, on Flickr

Added a Trasharoo to the spare tire carrier, it saw its maiden voyage at the Hunt Cup, a horse race in Baltimore MD. I actually won the Grizzly Cooler, Trasharoo, and ARB camp chairs in a raffle. It was a nice little win for $10!

The Trasharoo has proven to be invaluable. From piling up beer cans at a horse race, keeping wet dog towels out of the truck's interior, or housing a weeks worth of trash on the road it has proven itself useful many times.

jeep26 by Chris Yuknis, on Flickr

 

Light time!

I am not a fan of the bro-tastic 50 inch light bars. I chose to add a Rigid Radiance 20" combo in the center portion of the rack. I also added some 6" Rigid SR combos on the outer ends of the rack. These SRs are angled slightly outwards.

Don't mind the beer on the hood

jeep27 by Chris Yuknis, on Flickr