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How-To: Fog light HID kit in 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee (pic heavy)

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#1 · (Edited)
This How-To is a guide to installing the XenonDepot Extreme Digital HID kit in the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee OEM fog light housings. The kit can be purchased here: http://www.kbcarstuff.com/Xtreme-Digital-HID-Kits-s/21.htm

Time needed: 2 - 3 hours

Parts/Supplies needed:
- HID kit above or similar
- 3/16" Shrink tube
- Small, black zip-ties
- 3/4 inch split tube wire loom/conduit
- (2) 9006 male pig-tail sockets
- (2) #6 x 1/2" sheet metal screws
- (4) 1/4" Nylon Pop-rivets, Chrysler P/N 6500911
- 2" masking or painter's tape

Tools needed:
- 10mm socket and ratchet/nut driver
- 13mm socket and ratchet/nut driver
- flat-head screwdriver
- needle-nose pliers
- wire stripper pliers
- solder gun/iron
- knife/razor blade
- Pop-rivet tool/gun

The first 4 photos are of the HID kit and its contents. The Extreme Digital kit comes with a set of rubber coated gloves (for handling the bulbs), 2 HID bulbs with pig-tail and plugs included, 2 HID ballasts with igniters included, 2 relay harnesses, medium length zip ties, and 2 double-sided tape pads (for mounting the ballasts):










The ballasts:










The bulbs are of 5202 (aka H16) type:




These 3 tabs need to be shaved/filed/sanded off for the bulb to properly seat in the OEM fog light housings:


Now for the fun!

Any time I'm removing and/or installing bumper covers, I like to protect the edges of the fender as sometimes the edges of the bumper cover can scrape the fenders:


Bumper removal

The front bumper cover on the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee is secured on the sides to the fender liners, on the bottom via push-pins to the lower engine shield, and on top via tabs that catch under the grille.

Repeat for both sides:

Remove the 10mm nut which secures the upper-most corner of the bumper cover to the fender liner:


Remove the lower twist clip by rotating 90 degrees:


Cut off the 2 Pop-rivets using a knife or exposed razor blade. You need to wedge the blade between the bumper flare and the head of the rivet, then slice it off. It will take a little force to cut:




Remove the push-pin retainer closest to the 10mm nut you removed. Push-pin retainers consist of a plunger which slides out, allowing the shaft to collapse. Once the shaft collapses, the retainer can be removed. Use a flat-head screwdriver to pull up on the plunger:






At this point, the fender flare can be pulled loose from the bumper cover. Pulling outward on the flare will release the tabs holding the flare to the bumper. Don't pull too hard or too fast, as the flare is still connected to the top of the fender:






There are 4 push-pin retainers securing the bottom of the bumper to the lower engine shield. Remove all 4:




When all the retaining hardware has been removed FROM BOTH SIDES, you're ready to slide the bumper cover off.
 
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#75 · (Edited)
Not to knock this thread or the excellent install instructions it contains, but now there is a much better WK2 foglight upgrade option! Pricey but well worth the $$.

The 4" JW Speaker 6145 LED foglights.

They don't require removal of the front urethane bumper skin to install them. There are no ballasts to wire & mount, and absolutely no heat issues w/the plastic OEM fog housings. No bulbs with a finite lifetime to ever be replaced. These excellent JW Speaker LED fogs put out more lumens, use less power, (2.15amps @12volts), and produce much less heat. They'll work using the OEM foglight switch & wiring, and are a complete plug & play upgrade, mounting exactly like the OEM fogs using the three 7mm OEM fog mounting screws. They also come with a 4 year manufacturers warrantee! :thumbsup:

Check out this install thread;

http://www.jeepgarage.org/f176/2011-2013-foglight-upgrade-option-63853.html
 
#83 ·
Just purchased my 2011 jeep cherokee loredo and want to upgrade the fogs to HIDs. I think I'm going with the retro solutions kit since it's a true plus and play (not a fan of splicing) will I need the canbus fix for my fogs since my car doesn't come with factory HIDs? Also I sent a spare set of headlights to be baked and opened for painting and I saw in this post that they cannot be opened is that true? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
 
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