Would love some more details on the box. I need to dig into the thread more though! I considered right and left pillar mounts for my jk as wellToday I finished building and installing the relay/fuse box for my version of an sPod. I could have done a neater job with the bracket, but I didn't have the material I wanted for it so I threw this together and will replace it later. It's solid, just not cosmetically appealing.
The box itself is water-tight as well as all the internal wiring (fuses to relays and to/from terminal strips), but obviously the terminal strips are not. I'm not worried about that as high up as they are and protected from below. Also, there is nowhere to trap moisture. The terminal strip on the fender side of the box is for landing the hot wires from up to ten device loads and the terminal strip on the engine side is from the eight switches in the cabin. I could have wired the trigger switches directly into the box and eliminated the terminal strip, but since two relays are 35amp and six are 20amp I wanted to easily be able to swap trigger wires around if I want to change which switches are assigned to which relays.
Now all I have to do when adding up to the next eight devices (such as a light bar, spot lights, rear lights, rock lights, etc.) is ground it to the nearest point on the chassis and run a single wire to the terminal strip and that's it !
The switches and all the other wiring is already done !
A Jeep Named Sarah - '12 JKU
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I was second-guessing myself for awhile, but I'm more confident now with my decision on the pillar switches. Right will be air compressor, front locker, rear locker, inverter. I don't see needing to get to those instantly even though I can reach across with no problem or wake the wife. Left can be for lights - flood, spot, rock, rear. Not like I need to get to those in a hurry, either, but it seems like a good grouping. Of the three non-relay switched loads in my "Marty-pod" I've got one going to the CB without a separate cabin switch and two discrete switches under the steering column for whatever (right now one is for the lighted whip).
I'll dig up my notes on my pod and send them to you and/or start another thread. I was surprised to see how much interest was on the thread for a DIY fuse/relay box when I stumbled on it today. Too bad he didn't finish it. I think I spent about $150 on mine. Now I need to come up with the $10,000 to install all the stuff I want it to control.
Totally hear you on the money for mods thing. I think what's so appealing about the diy SPOD is the functionality for a fraction of the price. I understand why they are pricey but most of them are out of reach when your considering lifts wheels tires bumpers winches lights and lights and lights. Notes in a new thread would be great too, whichever works for you. Thanks!I was second-guessing myself for awhile, but I'm more confident now with my decision on the pillar switches. Right will be air compressor, front locker, rear locker, inverter. I don't see needing to get to those instantly even though I can reach across with no problem or wake the wife. Left can be for lights - flood, spot, rock, rear. Not like I need to get to those in a hurry, either, but it seems like a good grouping. Of the three non-relay switched loads in my "Marty-pod" I've got one going to the CB without a separate cabin switch and two discrete switches under the steering column for whatever (right now one is for the lighted whip).
I'll dig up my notes on my pod and send them to you and/or start another thread. I was surprised to see how much interest was on the thread for a DIY fuse/relay box when I stumbled on it today. Too bad he didn't finish it. I think I spent about $150 on mine. Now I need to come up with the $10,000 to install all the stuff I want it to control.
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