Overhead Console / cant find plugs under the dash ?

i have a 2000 XJ Sport, just scored a overhead console from a 98 I think with the wiring harness. i have read all the threads, they all mention and show 2 plugs by the fuse panel, every plug i have is connected, do i have to unplug something to or is my jeep missing the plugs. had glovebox, kick panels off no plugs as i see in other post. Newbie to the forum so be gentle

I am in the process of putting a '99 in an '00. Couple things that I think you are not aware of. First a '98 into '00 would not be plug and play. Out of the 2 connectors one connector is different. The bigger one. So you have to unpin yours and repin it to the '98 harness. If you look under your dash under the glove box you will see a piece of black plastic that is kind of circular in shape. the bigger plug is behind it. The smaller plug, 3 wires, is in the fuse box. At least I am pretty sure. One of the little ones at the top I think. The wires are the same color and if you pick the wrong spot thinking you will not be able to put it in. Second do you have lighted vanity mirror visors in your '00? If so did you grab the visors from the '98? Cause that is a different connector too. at least I think it is having never seen a '98 harness. My guess is it is the same as a '99. So the thing with the visors is that '99, so I am guessing '98 is the same, have an internal ground. There is just one wire in the harness going into the visor for power. '00's are a two wire set up. Both power and ground wires. Having the visors from the '98 would make it plug and play on that end. You can figure out some way to ground it out. For instance you could cut the visor connectors off your dome light harness, remove the power wire from the cut off connector, remove the power wire from the '98 harness, repin that into the '00 connector and take the short ground wire and just ground it somewhere. Did you grab the bracket and temp sensor? I can't post pictures on this forum like I can on other ones. Or at least can't figure out how. Cause I do have some pictures that would explain some of the things I mentioned a little better. If you want I could email them to you. Just PM me.

The current wire harness for the dome lamp is plugged in, you need to unplug that harness and replace it with the console wire harness. As already noted, OHC wire harnesses are year specific, but can modified to work as they should all have the correct number/color of wires, just different style plugs on the fuse box end.

that is what i was looking for, every post shows a "blank" disconnected plug does not really explain that you have to unplug it first