Marker light mod
JK Newbie
Joined: Jun 2011
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From: Johnson City
JK Newbie
Joined: Jun 2011
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From: Johnson City
oh one more thing ... i did disconnect the battery when i did the mod. it was disconnected for the duration of the mod (20 mins or so). would this have anything to do with the marker lights not working at all?
JK Freak
Joined: Feb 2010
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From: Seattle, WA
As far as I know disconnecting your battery should have no effect on the functionality of the lights once it's reconnected. I would also have to say that it's unlikely to get two brand new bad bulbs. When you used the voltmeter to check for power you did it at the connection that goes to the fixture and not the fixture terminals for the bulbs correct? If you can get the voltmeter leads into the fixture I would check there as well instead of assuming bad bulbs. Just check at every reasonable connection point until you find where the break in continuity is.
JK Newbie
Joined: Jun 2011
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From: Johnson City
yea, definitely got the black wire from the side marker light into the striped wire farthest from the black wire on the front light. i get nothing from the side marker lights. when sticking a voltage tester (just one with the light) into the bulb housing at the wire connection side, the bulb will light up.
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Jul 2010
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From: Ohio
ok, did this mod earlier this evening. followed all the directions. my mod looks exactly like the pics, but my side marker lights don't do anything (come on as running lights or blink as turn signals). i cut the black wire from the side marker light and spliced it into the blinker wire from the front running light. taped off the other end of the black wire. i even replaced the side marker bulbs (good thing cuz they were blown). using a voltage tester i went to each side of the connector at the side marker, and it lights up when the running lights are on and blinks when the turn signal is on. all my other lights work fine and everything about the jeep is as it was before the mod. does anyone have any idea why this would not be working?
1. Cut the black wire going to the side marker light.
2. Connected the black side marker wire (going to the side-marker light) to the outer-most white wire of the front parking/turn signal light.
Then nothing on the side marker light. No side-marker light. No side marker turn signal. Nothing.
I double checked my connections, and re-spliced just to make sure I did it correctly. Still no light on the side marker.
Sheeze!
Light bulbs are good. I got frustrated, and re-connected the wires as came from the factory, and all is good now, but NO blinking side-marker mod.
Did something change on the 2011 models?
Mabar
