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Switch Panel in Stock Location?

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Old Apr 30, 2012 | 01:08 PM
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Is there a switch panel that looks stock and replaces the stock switch panel? I want to add lights and do not want to add random switches in random places if there is something that uses the actual stock panel. Perhaps I can still use stock, but just add some stock looking switches? Is this something I could get reasonably priced from Mopar (tsk-tsk) or another vendor? I'm not seeing anything via search so I had to post.
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Old Apr 30, 2012 | 01:15 PM
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to the best of my knowledge, there is nothing out there that replaces the stock switch panel.
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Old Apr 30, 2012 | 01:20 PM
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get a daystar. https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/jk-e...-panel-223451/
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Old Apr 30, 2012 | 01:27 PM
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+1 on the Daystar - looks like it is supposed to be there.
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Old Apr 30, 2012 | 01:40 PM
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& more Daystar: https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/jk-s...2012-a-219572/
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Old Apr 30, 2012 | 02:04 PM
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The Daystar option looks pretty clean and I'm going to look into that a bit further.

Why is it after all these years, Mopar does allow us to use the additional buttons they included on the stock panel? Is there really a technical reason or is this just one of those things we all don't understand?
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Old Apr 30, 2012 | 02:10 PM
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Since you have 2011 I'll show you what I did in my 2012. I like it because you can't see the switch, but when on the light glows inside, but not irritating.


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As far as the sitch panel, there is nothing and you can't put a switch there because it all one circuit board behind it. Here is a picture of it taken apart. Don't do this because for somereason the hazard light button doesn't work and someone else has had the same issue.

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Old Apr 30, 2012 | 02:54 PM
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I really like that setup and am moving it to the top of my list. I guess I now understand the stock switch issue now that I see the pic of the circuit board. thanks!
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