As most of you JK owners know at night the dash the console shifter area it pitch black i solved the problem for about 10 bucks @ the local radio shack. drilled 3 holes in the dash under the knobs for the heat and stuff and wired them to a switch that was on the blank port on the hazard panel and the stability control. i tapped the power off the ignition controlled power outlet in case i forget to turn the switch off and kill my battery

took about an hour.

 

Nice Mod... Lets see a pic at night.

 

Did you take out the factory switch strip assembly to install your switch in the blank spot? I am thinking about doing a mod to put a 110 AC house plug in one of the blank spots that would be run remotely from a power inverter but not sure if there is enough room there. Might have to go with the lower switch panel route. I know its not hard to just plug it into the power port but I would like to have the clean look of it installed in the dash without cords everywhere. BTW the lights look good!

 

thats crazy!!! great mod.....i would love to see a pic of them lit up at night

 

I will take a pic at night when is lit up........

....... there is not a lot of room at all behind that panel. i had to dis assemble the panel itself remove the circuit board and drill the hole very carefully. there is no room for a plug in there. i even had a sweet switch i was going to use but it would not fit because there is a circuit board behind that blank panel. I will take pics next time i take it apart

 

Cool, thanks for the info

 

ANYTIME

 

Somebody did this last year but the thread is gone, the only link I found for it takes you nowhere. https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/jk-write-ups-39/where-did-post-go-21291/
He put some LEDs inside the door handles too.
Anyways, good job.

 

Great Mod!

Question,
Are those LED's that bright that they need a switch?
I'm gonna do something similar but I'd rather they just come on with the headlights, so that the console are has a nice glow....
The wife's Honda CRV has one mounted up high, and keeps the area between the seats from becoming a black hole.....any thoughts?

chuck

 

no you don't need a switch im just a switch happy freak and i figured i could use one of those blank spots since i don't have the electronic disconnects. but you could wire them to the lights no problem.