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Old Oct 27, 2008 | 11:52 AM
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so I took off my front bumper and noticed a wire that is in a piece of plastic conduit. My bumper does not have headlights but could this possible be what this wire is for.
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Old Oct 27, 2008 | 12:54 PM
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Can you post a pic of what you are talking about
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Old Oct 27, 2008 | 04:08 PM
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I have read that the Jks in Europe have a switch to change the angle of the fog lights. Could this wire belong to thatt.
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Old Oct 27, 2008 | 06:30 PM
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I think that is the wire for the drivers side wheel sensor.
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Old Oct 28, 2008 | 12:05 AM
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I noticed it as well when I added front tow hooks. Didn't trace it out so I'm not sure what it's for either. I'll try and trace it out this weekend.
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Old Oct 28, 2008 | 07:24 AM
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The Euro ones fogs don't tilt. Their headlights tilt. Not sure what the wire your talking about goes to though.
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Old Oct 28, 2008 | 07:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Mossyoakman3006
so I took off my front bumper and noticed a wire that is in a piece of plastic conduit. My bumper does not have headlights but could this possible be what this wire is for.
No.

to the absolute best of my knowledge, unless the Jeep is specifically order with the foglights, there are NO wires installed for them. there is not a universal harness they put in then just add the lights, it is built to accept them from the start with a different harness.
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Old Oct 28, 2008 | 07:34 AM
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Originally Posted by jkbandit
I think that is the wire for the drivers side wheel sensor.
Bingo.

its the EPS/Braking stuff buss wires from what i have been told by the techs.

IF you hack into them, you will be sorry.
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Old Oct 28, 2008 | 07:36 AM
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This question comes up a LOT, so I asked someone i think I can trust at the stealership and that is the information i was given at that time. I did post this up somewhere else a while back, but it's probably been lost to the annals of time
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