Gone and done it

[BG]

Congrats Ralph!! We treated ourselves to a
2011 Sport last summer. So far I think we
have more off-road miles than on-road.

Our tow bar system is Roadmaster. They
should have brackets for your '05 no problem.

For brakes I once again used the US Gear
Unified tow brake. It served us perfectly on
the '04 CRV so I installed the same setup on
the Wrangler. Its not a cheap system, but it
is relatively simple, reliable, and hidden
out of the way. There is nothing to do to go
from towing to driving except pop the "dummy"
into the breakaway switch.

The lights are completely independent of the
Jeep's lights. I found a pair of LED
brake/turn/running lights that are DOT
approved and that fit the rear bumper.
Running the wiring harness in the Jeep was
for the most part easier than the Honda. The
Jeep's brake lights also come on when the US
Gear setup activates the Jeep's brakes.

All the wiring for the US Gear brake and
signal lights is in a single 7-conductor
cable with the heavy-duty cast metal
connectors at each end. The plastic
connectors were the only downfall with the
Honda system. There are +12 volt and ground
conductors in the cable so the Jeep battery
is always up at the end of a long tow. On
all of these connectors I've had to spread
the pins with a knife blade to get a reliable
connection.

Enjoy your Wrangler!

Bob Griesel '84 FC31 WLII WA (Currently
traveling though Northern CA)

-----Original Message-----
From: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of Ralph Fullenwider
Sent: Monday, April 30, 2012 10:32 AM
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Gone and done it

Hello everyone, hope your ready for a new
season of travels and campfires
and maybe even rubbing elbows with some one
who has a great BBQ sauce
recipe you can steal, um I mean borrow, oh
shoot, eat.

Well Charolette and I have gone and done it.
We just purchased a 2005 Jeep
Wrangle X for a tow car. We have not had a
tow vech for a few years and I
finally got the Van ready for sale or trade
in. I am in process of taking
photos of the load leveling system I had for
the trailer I had built and
thus sold. And hopefully will get new
Roadmaster Tow base plates for the
Wrangle before long. I also have the tow base
plates for our old Jeep Grand
Cherokee that fits from "94 to "98 JGC's for
the Roadmaster.

Now then, I would like to open a thread on
How those with Jeep Wranglers,
Rubicon and such, wired the towing lights and
with success. Did you use
separate bulbs, or the diodes on the existing
ones and which worked best
for you.


Safe travels,

Ralph & Charolette Fullenwider
'84 FC35 "Ruff Diamond"
2005 Jeep Wrangler X, towd
Duncan, Oklahoma






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