Hi Everyone!
New on the forum, and very happy to be here! I've had a long run with German and Japanese cars (02 Jetta, 06 Jetta, 07 CX-7, 10 TSX, 02 A4, 06 A6) so when I got the urge to jump back into an SUV, I was all set to go German.
That is, until I started comparing vehicles, and dollar for dollar, there is nothing German or Japanese that even comes close to offering the quality and style of the Grand Cherokee. So, I recently picked up a 2015 Overland, and I couldn't be happier!
Coming from mostly Volkswagens and Audis, I've always had a lot of "forum family support" so I was thrilled when I found this site prior to making my purchase, knowing that kind of support would still be there.
I've been reading up on all the threads here, and it seems like with each year, there are some minor differences and changes to the WK2, so I have some questions I'm hoping some knowledgeable folks can answer.
1. The fog lights. Do the bulb and housing types change between trim levels, or just model years? Most of the posts I've read list the fog light bulb type as 5202 (needing an H16 conversion for HID install), and having a reflector type housing. It seems like possibly the 2014 has H11 bulbs and projector housings. I know I have projector housings in my 2015, but does anyone know if the bulb type is in fact H11? That would make an HID conversion much easier, and I probably have an H11 kit lying around the garage somewhere.
2. Ambient lighting. I've read that the LED's in the map lights are not easily swapped. I do plan to do an LED conversion on most of the easily accessible bulbs. My rig also has foot well lighting for the front and rear passengers. However, the light is so dim, it may as well not even be there. When I stuck my head under there, it looked like the same circuit-board mounted LED. Can anyone confirm this? I would love to be able to install a higher output bulb if possible. It does have regular bulbs under the dash when the doors are open, but those go out once the doors are closed.
3. The rear glass. My sister has a 2013 GC, and she has a button that releases the glass on the rear hatch. Since I can find no such button, I'll assume this feature was deleted on my 2015 - but I thought I'd ask just in case.
4. This one isn't really a design question, but every so often I feel a hard clunk going from 1st to 2nd gear. Is this something others experience, or should I just keep an eye on it and schedule a trip to the dealer if necessary?
I think that's about it for now. Thanks so much for reading my initial novel. Even with these small (setbacks? problems? quirks?) I'm thrilled with the vehicle and to be part of the Jeep family!
New on the forum, and very happy to be here! I've had a long run with German and Japanese cars (02 Jetta, 06 Jetta, 07 CX-7, 10 TSX, 02 A4, 06 A6) so when I got the urge to jump back into an SUV, I was all set to go German.
That is, until I started comparing vehicles, and dollar for dollar, there is nothing German or Japanese that even comes close to offering the quality and style of the Grand Cherokee. So, I recently picked up a 2015 Overland, and I couldn't be happier!
Coming from mostly Volkswagens and Audis, I've always had a lot of "forum family support" so I was thrilled when I found this site prior to making my purchase, knowing that kind of support would still be there.
I've been reading up on all the threads here, and it seems like with each year, there are some minor differences and changes to the WK2, so I have some questions I'm hoping some knowledgeable folks can answer.
1. The fog lights. Do the bulb and housing types change between trim levels, or just model years? Most of the posts I've read list the fog light bulb type as 5202 (needing an H16 conversion for HID install), and having a reflector type housing. It seems like possibly the 2014 has H11 bulbs and projector housings. I know I have projector housings in my 2015, but does anyone know if the bulb type is in fact H11? That would make an HID conversion much easier, and I probably have an H11 kit lying around the garage somewhere.
2. Ambient lighting. I've read that the LED's in the map lights are not easily swapped. I do plan to do an LED conversion on most of the easily accessible bulbs. My rig also has foot well lighting for the front and rear passengers. However, the light is so dim, it may as well not even be there. When I stuck my head under there, it looked like the same circuit-board mounted LED. Can anyone confirm this? I would love to be able to install a higher output bulb if possible. It does have regular bulbs under the dash when the doors are open, but those go out once the doors are closed.
3. The rear glass. My sister has a 2013 GC, and she has a button that releases the glass on the rear hatch. Since I can find no such button, I'll assume this feature was deleted on my 2015 - but I thought I'd ask just in case.
4. This one isn't really a design question, but every so often I feel a hard clunk going from 1st to 2nd gear. Is this something others experience, or should I just keep an eye on it and schedule a trip to the dealer if necessary?
I think that's about it for now. Thanks so much for reading my initial novel. Even with these small (setbacks? problems? quirks?) I'm thrilled with the vehicle and to be part of the Jeep family!