Jeep grand Cherokee wiring

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bambam634

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I am stumped... I am wiring my 1999 jeep and I don't have any brake lights. I am hard wiring and not buying the adaptor plug. I taped in to the right side turn. And the left turn and the brake lights. How do I get tail lights.. Has any body done this before
 
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Do you have a converter?
 
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Re: Jeep grand Cherokee wiring

Is that the piece that you remove the cover in the back and plug in ... If so no don't I just taped int to the tail lights
 
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Re: Jeep grand Cherokee wiring

I don't have a way to buy the harness... And I'm not to keen on leaving the trailer wire in the jeep. I an doing it the old fashion way of just taping in to the tail lights
 
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The Cequent is only 18 bucks and whatever you were willing to do to the wiring is about the same installation.
 
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Re: Jeep grand Cherokee wiring

The money is not really the problem ... It's a Sunday and I have no where to buy one and I need to use the lightining today... Not sure where I can even get one besides online ... We don't have a trailer store around here... Do all separate turn signal cars have to have a converter
 
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Re: Jeep grand Cherokee wiring

ok so i found a Hopkins 48895 L.E.D. Compatible Taillight Converter will this work the same... i bought it from walmart and i am a little worried about frying my electrical any advise
 
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Why don't you just buy the direct plug in model? Really like hacking up wiring? Should be $40-$60 depending on where you buy it.

Jeep

That being said, it appears that it would work as long as you hook it up right.
 
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in all honesty.. timing... i dont have the time to wait for the piece to be mailed to me i need to use the trailer today
 
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bambam634 said:
in all honesty.. timing... i dont have the time to wait for the piece to be mailed to me i need to use the trailer today
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Any auto parts store or fleet farm is going to have the one you need. 99 Grand Cherokee is about as common a vehicle as there is.
 
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A uhaul store would likely have it
auto parts stores too
 
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I just rigged my jeep so the brakes and blinkers worked to get by for a weekend. Just didn't drive it at night. Then bought the converter when the parts store was open.
 
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grub1grub2 said:
I just rigged my jeep so the brakes and blinkers worked to get by for a weekend. Just didn't drive it at night. Then bought the converter when the parts store was open.
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The converter doesn't do anything for the night time running lights. It's only for the brake and turn.
 
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smokeonthewater said:
My bet is that he wired his brakes to the tails and blinkers to the turn/brakes
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Well yes I did. I know not right but I had just bought the thing,family coming up and needed the boat at the lake. As stated in my other post,I did fix it right the following week. :facepalm:
 
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