Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee- Video
Today on our 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee, we'll be installing the TrailerMate Custom Tail Light Wiring Kit for Towed Vehicles, part number TM781114. To begin our install, we'll first go ahead and open up the rear hatch, then we're going to remove both tail light assemblies. To remove the tail light assemblies, we'll first need to remove the two screw fasteners and then gently pop the tail light out of it's position, being careful not to break the alignment tab underneath. Then we'll go ahead and remove the tail light assembly from the manufacturers wiring by removing the wiring from the socket. To do this, we'll first need to unlock the connector at the red locking tab. Overtime, these locking tabs can really stiffen up and be difficult to move, so I'll go ahead and use a flat blade screwdriver to gently pry it to the unlocked position, then we'll press on the connector lock and remove it from the socket assembly. Now I can go ahead and set the tail light aside. Next, we'll repeat the same process on the passenger side. With both tail light assemblies out of the way, we can now go ahead and start routing our new TrailerMate wiring harness. more
12/26/2013 4:07:37 PM
Blue Ox Tail Light Wiring Kit Installation - 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee- Video
All right today on this 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee were going to install part number BX8869 from Blue Ox. Our first step is go ahead and run our wire from the front to rear on our vehicle. When we do that we want to make sure we stay away from anything thats moving like the suspension component or anything hot like the exhaust. Okay, to route our wire what we do is start at the front immediately behind the radiator going straight up and go over the frame and around and behind the steering box, the non-moving part. Then we go up and over and around the bottom part of the air box and then back down around the frame below the steering shaft. Weve got plenty of room there and then we took a fish wire and we actually ran to one of the holes existing in a frame and we were able to run it back towards the rear axle and pull out our wire there. more
12/18/2012 5:56:32 AM
