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There is also a higher flow mech fan. I just so happen to have one if you are looking for one. Can’t remember the blade count but I have it sitting out in my shop

I do wonder who’s trying to ripoff the vendors here. I know @Minuit with radios, myself with hvac panels and now the OP with vin labels. Seems like someone is trolling the forums looking to make a few bucks

Yeah I agree. These are the contura x switches. The bottom light is independent and comes on with the dash lights and the top symbol illuminates when the switch is on. It’s all incandescent lighting also so it should match nicely. The connectors and pin terminals will ensure an OE level install.

Do you happen to have a link to that write up?

Awesome! Don’t forget to add the vin the the registry here

I have all the templates for them but I just haven’t had the time to make any. I’m on the home stretch of my MJ build plus work plus been sick plus getting ready to ship back oversees one a few months. But I am planning on making up a supply of these but don’t have an eta yet. I’m going to finish off all the templates I have and list them for sale. Should also have a small batch of NOS switches available as well and a handful of restored hvac panels. Hopefully someone will have the fog light bezel but I don’t believe there is a single person who has come across an oem sport bar/auto tranny switch. They should exist in theory though, I just don’t believe anyone has ever seen an original one.

Good list of parts there. I also ran MC control arms and dual rate springs and they were great. The correctlink is a great design as well and should allow for full articulation without binding. Have you given thought to accutune shocks? They have some off the shelf part numbers but they will custom tune shocks for you that really can’t be beat. The offer King, Fox and Bilstein. I’ve run bilstein several times too and they are also quite stiff with stock valving. Custom valving is where it’s at, especially the rebound valving.

True. Unfortunately, if the fit and finish are off, they will loose sales and aftermarket support will dry up. Hopefully they will refine the product further before finalizing.

Is it just me or do they need to work on that upper contour to fit the bed a bit better?? Seems like the light is sucked into the bed a bit. Otherwise looks awesome!

A true LS1 is a 5.7 aluminum block engine. Many an engine are called “LS” but most are not true “LS” part numbers. I know this is not relevant to your build so apologies but I’ve seen many people here on forums recently throw around the idea of a cheap LS1/3/6 swap. I can tell you my late LS1 cost more than most think an entire swap costs. Ok done with the rant

Curious what your lift plans are for the MJ

Man that really looked to me like a piece of rubber trim that’s been added.

Fun, something else I need now…

Is the gate itself actually different between the 231 and 242?

If you’re referring to the black strip there, that looks like a separate trim piece to me. The flare finish itself looks fine to me. Is that black line a separate trim piece or just a painted strip?

6-10K is extremely conservative

Just ordered up all my custom switches from otrattw.com I went with the Contura X design as I felt it best matched the original switches and interior. The switches are fog, cargo, rock lights, arb compressor, front and rear lockers, winch power and winch spool in and out. Going to use the 4 dash locations along with the @m2bandit console pocket 4 switch holder. Also configuring my OBA setup. Not sure if I’m going to run the arb single or twin yet but plan on adding a 2-2.5 gallon air tank with coupling to run a blow off gun or other air tools. The arb twin does a fairly impressive 6 cfm free flow rate. The bed lights will be activated by a tailgate ground switch. Thinking about doing a nice cargo light with 3rd brake light if I can find a design I like that looks clean. I think I’m going to stick with the old style 10 slot chrome grill as I have the original Marchal fogs and original turbines. The outside should retain a very “period correct” but slightly modified look.

So I went to otrattw.net and found the contura 2 switches with incandescent lighting. I think those may work well for this application . Thanks for the link!

Yeah the rear window defog switch is just a momentary on-off. The door panels require the upper trim piece from a limited or higher trim XJ and the gauges cluster is RHD. I’m on there a lot keeping an eye on anything new they get but nothing that works thus far.

True, just a lot more expensive to swap

Not a bad option either. Though I do make customer bezels for these so nothing would go unlabeled. They do look very 90’s but I find the MJ style switches were a bit more squared off. Nice option though

I thought the advantage of those iron blocks was being able to handle high boost numbers on stock internals.

I swapped in a 5.7 LS engine as have a couple others. There are a few who have also done diesel swaps. Look in the “Epic” build sections for builds by @Limeyjeeper and @70barracuda. There is one irrefutable fact for any of us who have done a V8 swap, they cost a lot more than it may seem. Those build threads will take you through the parts needed for the swap as well.

Good to know, looking for a good factory style winch switch option