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Not quite sure what you mean about input from truck and what that has to do with the headlights. I'm not up on all these new electronic terms and technology. For me it's getting to be annoying to have to pull over to the side of the road just to make station changes to my radio. Land Rover Discovery vehicle have too many electronic devises and control's on the dash. I have to pull over and search for what I'm trying to do. It's the only vehicle I have where I have these problems. I couldn't even find my drivers seat controls today until I got out of the thing and look all over for it. They hid the controls where you cant see them from a sitting position. I've only had it since Feb. and it's not my daily so I have yet to figure out how the damn thing's work on it. I love the truck but the English do things a lot different than us. It' s a dang computer on wheels and me and computers dont work real good together. LOL
He means a sencing wire that would connect to the instrument panel light circuit to auto dim the radio backlights for night time driving. Just like your aftermarket radio head unit does.
 
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He means a sencing wire that would connect to the instrument panel light circuit to auto dim the radio backlights for night time driving. Just like your aftermarket radio head unit does.
Your talking to an electronic idiot. I have never changed out the OE equipment on my auto's , I have a hard time with my GPS that was given to me by my deceased son. He was always giving me something electronic like CB's etc. I didn't install them because I just wasn't interested. Now that I'm into overlanding I'm finding out I need some communication devises etc. The forums are helping me a lot, there are some genesis's on here from what I've seen. LOL
 

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Well here’s the thing . The original tie rod had 239,000 miles on it. I couldn’t get those out to save my life, so I bought a new one and new ends. Now, 75,000 miles later, they are still a bear to get out, but doable. They aren’t even rusted.. my mechanic quoted me 2 hours for the job, it took me 3, so he knew what he was in for.. it’s all good though and well understood why Landcruisers don’t come out of alignment. My 04 TJ needed alignment after nearly every off road trip.. I got pretty good at doing my own alignments after a while.
I would like to know what you were doing to need an alignment every time in the jeep. My TJ has never been out, and it's done some heavy rock crawling.
 

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He means a sencing wire that would connect to the instrument panel light circuit to auto dim the radio backlights for night time driving. Just like your aftermarket radio head unit does.
Are you talking about connecting the radio lights to the dash lite dimmer control ?
 
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Your talking to an electronic idiot. I have never changed out the OE equipment on my auto's , I have a hard time with my GPS that was given to me by my deceased son. He was always giving me something electronic like CB's etc. I didn't install them because I just wasn't interested. Now that I'm into overlanding I'm finding out I need some communication devises etc. The forums are helping me a lot, there are some genesis's on here from what I've seen. LOL
Feel free to hit me up via private message with any electronic questions. Most of its pretty easy for me.
 

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I would like to know what you were doing to need an alignment every time in the jeep. My TJ has never been out, and it's done some heavy rock crawling.
He dosent baby it in the rock piles or logs in his path. The good thing is he knows and fixes his worn parts. I just changed out one tie rod end on my dodge truck with 125,000 miles on it. I dont understand how only one side was shot. the other side looks equally old but has no play at all.
 
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Are you talking about connecting the radio lights to the dash lite dimmer control ?
in short yes, long answer is hat the dimmer control on he dash is only part of he equation, HazMatt wants he UHF Radio to self dim when he urns the lights on just like his stock car stereo does, then adjust the brightness with the dash light dimmer control to match the rest of the dash lights.
 
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Feel free to hit me up via private message with any electronic questions. Most of its pretty easy for me.
Thanks but I wouldnt wish my LRD2 electronic problems anyone. That 3 Amigo's thing is a nightmare.
 

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in short yes, long answer is hat the dimmer control on he dash is only part of he equation, HazMatt wants he UHF Radio to self dim when he urns the lights on just like his stock car stereo does, then adjust the brightness with the dash light dimmer control to match the rest of the dash lights.
Okay.....duaaaaaaaaaaaaaa :- )
 
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Are you talking about connecting the radio lights to the dash lite dimmer control ?
Not exactly, but close. The dimmer control is variable, and I haven't encountered radios (specifically head units) that can take that variable voltage and convert it to a variably dimmed display. For me, it was wishful thinking, because the Yaesu HAM radio I installed doesn't have this type of input unfortunately. I won't have it on all the time anyway, unless I need to get ahold of someone. Like @Slimpartywagon as well, private message us if you need help. I've got a good bit of experience professionally with 12-volt electronics.
 

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He dosent baby it in the rock piles or logs in his path. The good thing is he knows and fixes his worn parts. I just changed out one tie rod end on my dodge truck with 125,000 miles on it. I dont understand how only one side was shot. the other side looks equally old but has no play at all.
All of my rigs wear out the right side. But my tie rods are still good at 240k. My wife's JKU on the other hand (not babied, but also not beet as hard as the TJ), eats front end parts. My buddy's Ram absolutely destroys the left side.
 

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Not exactly, but close. The dimmer control is variable, and I haven't encountered radios (specifically head units) that can take that variable voltage and convert it to a variably dimmed display. For me, it was wishful thinking, because the Yaesu HAM radio I installed doesn't have this type of input unfortunately. I won't have it on all the time anyway, unless I need to get ahold of someone. Like @Slimpartywagon as well, private message us if you need help. I've got a good bit of experience professionally with 12-volt electronics.
EDIT: I meant aftermarket head units in the second sentence.
 

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Not exactly, but close. The dimmer control is variable, and I haven't encountered radios (specifically head units) that can take that variable voltage and convert it to a variably dimmed display. For me, it was wishful thinking, because the Yaesu HAM radio I installed doesn't have this type of input unfortunately. I won't have it on all the time anyway, unless I need to get ahold of someone. Like @Slimpartywagon as well, private message us if you need help. I've got a good bit of experience professionally with 12-volt electronics.
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Beginning to understand what you both are talking about. I'm going to stay as simple as my pea brain will accept. Sounds like what you added to your rig at least gives you most of what you wanted.
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All of my rigs wear out the right side. But my tie rods are still good at 240k. My wife's JKU on the other hand (not babied, but also not beet as hard as the TJ), eats front end parts. My buddy's Ram absolutely destroys the left side.
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Just a long shot guess but I wonder if the TR ends wear more on one side than the other because of the diff location. If the diff is on the driver side it wears on the left and visaversa ? My Old 67 Bronco wore out free wheeling hubs and bearing like crazy but never had a TR end failure or wheel hub bearing failures.
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I would like to know what you were doing to need an alignment every time in the jeep. My TJ has never been out, and it's done some heavy rock crawling.
Every time out was, I admit, a bit of an exaggeration. At the time I was running 255/85/16s with a 2” OME suspension. Every 50,000 miles I could count on replacing the front lower control arm bushings and the front axle universals. Every 70-75 thousand miles the rest of the suspension bushings. Alignment? At least every 10,000 miles, and I wasn’t beating on it.. I’d wager that your TJ needs an alignment right now. One hard bump or pothole on the highway is all it takes.
 

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Didn't do anything today with my rig(yet), but more items arrive today for the M226(DANA 44) rear axle housing.

Two axle shaft seals, pinion nut, pinion crush sleeve and pinion shaft seal. The axle shaft bearings and locking collars arrived yesterday.
Once I get a chance, I can begin assembly. animated-smileys-dancing-002.gif

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Didn't do anything today with my rig(yet), but more items arrive today for the M226(DANA 44) rear axle housing.

Two axle shaft seals, pinion nut, pinion crush sleeve and pinion shaft seal. The axle shaft bearings and locking collars arrived yesterday.
Once I get a chance, I can begin assembly. View attachment 129805

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Go to work slacker ! LOL
 
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