At 208,000 miles, my WK (Overland) is showing wear in pretty much all plastic components with multiple failures (more than prior vehicles), with todays project being replacement of the third brake light. I didn’t realize it was broken until I recently replaced the windshield wiper fluid dispensers/nozzles on the hood, and found that the rear dispenser wasn’t working as well. Upon taking a video and seeing that the light wasn’t illuminating as well, I sought a replacement.
Luckily, the aftermarket is full of such replacements, which can easily be found on Amazon. I searched for one that was smoked/black, as compared to red, and found the one below:
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Upon receiving the unit, I found that the manufacturer actually included a small sheet recommending removing your old washer nozzle from the failed light and installing into the new light (very easy to do). Apparently the included nozzle is subpar (confirmed on multiple Amazon reviews). Luckily my old nozzle was functional (I thought that maybe it had broken at the stem/nipple, but it was luckily intact). I found that the reason it wasn’t spraying was a pressure issue due to a leak in the engine bay, off of the washer fluid reservoir, which was evidenced by a pool of fluid under my drivers side wheel when activating the motor for the washer fluid dispenser (going to look at this tonight).
This was the Nozzle that was on the light that I replaced with the stock Red nozzle
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For the install, first you remove the retaining screws, and then use a plastic pry tool to pry the old light from the vehicle. I then applied the new gasket and reattached the electrical harness and fluid dispenser tube to the stock nozzle.
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I then checked functionality and both the light and nozzle are functional. The light is nice and bright/very visible.
I may or may not attempt to paint the red nozzle, although I kind of like the red on black.
Luckily, the aftermarket is full of such replacements, which can easily be found on Amazon. I searched for one that was smoked/black, as compared to red, and found the one below:
Upon receiving the unit, I found that the manufacturer actually included a small sheet recommending removing your old washer nozzle from the failed light and installing into the new light (very easy to do). Apparently the included nozzle is subpar (confirmed on multiple Amazon reviews). Luckily my old nozzle was functional (I thought that maybe it had broken at the stem/nipple, but it was luckily intact). I found that the reason it wasn’t spraying was a pressure issue due to a leak in the engine bay, off of the washer fluid reservoir, which was evidenced by a pool of fluid under my drivers side wheel when activating the motor for the washer fluid dispenser (going to look at this tonight).
This was the Nozzle that was on the light that I replaced with the stock Red nozzle
For the install, first you remove the retaining screws, and then use a plastic pry tool to pry the old light from the vehicle. I then applied the new gasket and reattached the electrical harness and fluid dispenser tube to the stock nozzle.
I then checked functionality and both the light and nozzle are functional. The light is nice and bright/very visible.
I may or may not attempt to paint the red nozzle, although I kind of like the red on black.
