Wiring up different tail lights

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RabidRabit

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Rosedale, B.C. Canada

• Oct 17, 2009

• #1

I'm thinking of getting the "Rusty Off Road" metal tail light housings. Can I just wire up blinker, brake light, hazard and tail light wires to the top light and the back up light to the bottom light?

http://rustysoffroad.com/mm5/mercha...stys&Product_Code=RA-TH&Category_Code=xj_skid

 

WrenchMonkey

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East of Cincinnati

• Oct 17, 2009

• #2

Your XJ has a separate (amber) turn signal, so it's not as simple as just splicing wires.

Robert

<Edit> Your best bet, to convert to a shared brake/ts bulb, is probably one of the plug-n-play trailer wiring harnesses...

 

Last edited: Oct 17, 2009

srmitchell

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Mckinleyville (Humboldt) CA

• Oct 17, 2009

• #3

Jcroffroad just started making some, and they offer lights as well.

 

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JWFokker

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Kingston, NY

• Oct 17, 2009

• #4

Do you mean JCR Offroad? I just tried to find JC Offroad and they're an ATV and dirt bike dealer.

EDIT: Found them.

http://www.jcroffroad.com/Merchant2...&Product_Code=XJTLHSG96&Category_Code=XJArmor

 

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RabidRabit

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Rosedale, B.C. Canada

• Oct 17, 2009

• #5

Those JC Offroad light boxes are nice. I think I'm going with those. Thanx for the link.:cheers:

 

Muddy Beast

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Location

WA

• Oct 17, 2009

• #6

FWIW, I have THORs (the original quarter panel guard) and spliced my lights to the stock wiring harness. I had a lot of extra wires in the harness I didn't use but my lights work great and don't blink too fast.

This was on my Renix rig.

~Scott

 

monkeyevil

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Location

Kalamazoo, MI

• Oct 17, 2009

• #7

To get the stop, tail, and turn functions into one bulb you will need to install a trailer converter box (as stated above.) These are about $20 and can be had at most places that carry trailer wiring accessories.

In an XJ the best place to splice it in would be behind the driver rear panel where both the passenger and driver tail light wires pass through. I haven't done it yet, but I imagine I will get a writeup going eventually.

 

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3fifty

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Location

delete

• Oct 17, 2009

• #8

Dont get one from NAPA. I did Friday and it doesnt work. Everything works except my brake lights. I spliced my brake light in from the third brake light wiring.

 

Muddy Beast

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Location

WA

• Oct 17, 2009

• #9

monkeyevil said:

To get the stop, tail, and turn functions into one bulb you will need to install a trailer converter box (as stated above.) These are about $20 and can be had at most places that carry trailer wiring accessories.

In an XJ the best place to splice it in would be behind the driver rear panel where both the passenger and driver tail light wires pass through. I haven't done it yet, but I imagine I will get a writeup going eventually.

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Right, forgot about that whole combining them into one light thing. Having a seperate brake/running, reverse, and turn signal makes life easy.

~Scott