Sunday, June 19, 2011

Mounting air compressor in a toolbox

I did not want to mount my compressor under the hood (too hot) and it was too big to mount behind the rear passenger tail light. I decided to mount it in a toolbox. Here was the process.

This is the toolbox I will be using.

This is how it will look inside the tub.
Perfect place to mount it to the tub - this hole runs all the way down to the rear spring mount.
I'll be running this bolt.
Bolt fed through the hole.
Bolt cut down .
Hole in toolbox to run bolt through.
For extra security and durability I added some steel plate that I had laying around.

I am going to use longer black screws I found to mount the mounting plate to the toolbox.
Mounting plate is mounted.
Compressor mounted.
Rubber washer.

Finished. Now I just need to wire it to the battery, but it already works with just the terminals.

Friday, June 3, 2011

HID Kit install on a JK

This is the connector that goes from the stock headlight wiring to the ballast.
This is the HID bulb.
This is the kit. The blue things are the ballasts.

I removed the grille. Had to loosen the bolts on the winch to do so.
Aftermarket horn is in the way!
This is an H13 male adapter that I bought.


These are the leads that plug into the male adapter. (leads from the kit that go to the ballasts). I soldered them on.



The male adapter is connected and a capacitor is added on. This is the link to the capacitor I used: http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2102508 I
I used electric tape to tape around the capacitor and wiring to weatheproof it.

The lights work and do not flicker.