Thanks so much . I like DIY . I ordered parts . Some of them r coming from ebay and others r from a dealer but leftside is backorder.
Any chance you could share the part numbers on the connector for the lights? Thanks!I want to thank everyone who contributed to figuring this out, especially @Hoosierbilly for finding the light connector. I completed the install on my Gladiator. The sequential lights linked earlier in the thread from Amazon weren't available. I bought these on eBay and they are working geat so far. I prefer the black look to the OEM white. I didnt want to tap any OEM wiring so I used this auxiliary harness from American Adventure Labs. Pricey with shipping, but worth it for me. It took a few months for the caps to arrive. I bought from BAM, but any Mopar parts house can get them. There are full kits on eBay.
I take my doors off a lot so I wanted to use the OEM connectors on the body and door sides of the Jeep. Pinning the wires into the connectors is really easy to do, but you of course need the correct terminals. I reused door side wiring/terminals from old door harnesses left over from my proximity locks install. The body side were provided by fellow forum members. They can also be purchased ready to go (expensive) or you could buy the terminals and crimp. I ran both sides through driver's side firewall grommet and then soldered into the AAL connector mentioned above.
Fun project, looks cool, and improves safety with a side turn indicator. Happy to answer questions if you're planning to try it.
This is the AAL connector installed. I think its worth the money if you don't want to splice into any OEM wiring for this project, but the pair was $63 with shipping.
I used the RC connectors. I don't think anyone has found a Mopar part number for the connector.
Yeah… I did correct way then , driverside i did like that passenger side i did with frame ground . Thanks for all the info .
That turned out pretty good. Way better than the trailer lights you first postedAll done. Ran wires easily up over firewall, no drilling, by removing hood trim panels on both sides. You can fit wires between windshield and frame, very easy. Added puddle lights that tapped into wire that’s hot when unlock pressed and/or door opened. Tedious mod, but satisfied how it turned out.
Thanks! Yea, I don’t know what I was thinking.... Anyway, now that I got that all done, doors are back off for a few months at least.That turned out pretty good. Way better than the trailer lights you first posted
Now my question is how were you able to order those cause I went ahead and try to place an order and they didn't sell them to me with the argument that those parts are restricted for sale in the US due to government regulations...?I've always thought having the turn signals visible to the sides via a side marker is of huge benefit safety-wise when making lane changes, etc. Really wanted to add the turn signals in like they come on the Euro-spec models and finally took a crack at it this weekend.
For starters, my US-spec JL had power/heated/blindspot monitor mirrors to begin with.
I ordered the Euro-spec version of the mirrors that had the same specs power/heat/blindspot + turn signal indicators. Thanks to @RocketScientist for the help with getting the part numbers. Anyone interested for these specific versions of the mirror they are:
Right 68281902AD
Left 68281903AD
(Last two letters may be updated to new rev like AE or AF)
These part numbers above include the following options:
-blind spot (XAN)
-black texture (LE4)
-heated (GTB)
-turn signal (LES)
The big question was would the wiring be present? All indicators I could find from speaking to others as well as my research on Tech Authority showed the turn signal wire would NOT be present. This turned out to be correct, it was NOT plug and play. The other features (heat/blindspot/power) worked plug and play since that was already on my JL from the factory, so just the turn signal wire needed to be run. The indicator is grounded already through the mirror so you don't need to run a ground.
I ran a wire from the front LED turn signals (the green/white striped wire was tapped on each side) for each respective mirror. Wires were run into the cab, into the cloth wire harness and into the doors up to the mirrors. I added disconnects at the mirrors and at the doors for door removal.
With the mirrors, the blue/black wire is the one that needed to be routed for the turn signal feed. I pulled the wire out of the mirror plug, added a connector to it, and plugged that into the turn signal wire I ran up to the mirrors.
Very happy with the results. Also the Euro-spec mirrors have different convex areas than US-spec, they both have convex areas on the outer parts. I found this gives a huge improvement in visibility on the driver's mirror especially.
Install took me about 4 hours for the first side just figuring things out, testing, finding the best way to do it, and then only about an hour for the second side. I removed most of the clips for the fender liners on the front to have access to the wiring there.
Another option: is to purchase and add the lights only + new covers on your existing mirrors. Apparently when you buy just the covers they come with a semi-glossy finish for some odd reason. I didn't want this so I ordered entirely new mirrors.
Not 100% on these P/Ns but I think these are correct for the lamps, you would also need the covers
Lamps: 68361957AA and 68361956AA
Covers: unknown (if anyone knows PM me and I'll add them here)
Photo of the parts/glossy covers from this method from @RocketScientist
I called my dealer and ordered the part numbers with no issuesNow my question is how were you able to order those cause I went ahead and try to place an order and they didn't sell them to me with the argument that those parts are restricted for sale in the US due to government regulations...?
Now my question is how were you able to order those cause I went ahead and try to place an order and they didn't sell them to me with the argument that those parts are restricted for sale in the US due to government regulations...?
I also tried to order with my dealer and two different others and all said the same..!
