Word doc with pictures can be downloaded from here
http://www.4shared.com/file/49646214/5b68f26b/DesertFab_Steel_Taillight_Install_2000XJ.html
Things Needed
10mm Wrench
7mm Wrench
Wire Cutter
Wire Stripper
Electrical Tape
(2) Taillight Converters (Hopkins Part# 48845)
Drivers Side
1. Install the grommets in the housing
2. Install the lights into the grommets
3. On the Tail/Stop/Turn light the White=Ground, Red=Turn, Black=Tail
4. On the Hopkins Converter the White=Ground, Red=Brake, Yellow=Left Turn, Green= Right turn, Brown=Tail Light
5. Remove the green wire from the Hopkins Converter
6. Seal off the end of the green wire with solder, shrink wrap, or electrical tape
7. Take the wiring harness for the stop, brake, turn light and connect the red wire to the yellow wire, the black wire to the brown wire and the white wire to the white wire
8. Remove the (3)10mm bolts holding the factory taillight to the body
9. Remove the 7mm bolt holding the wires to the taillight housing
10. Turn the light sockets counter clockwise to remove
11. Mark the wires with Tail/Stop, Turn, or Reverse
12. Cut the wires as close the socket as you can
13. Wire the reverse light to the factory harness, polarity does not matter unless you have leds, so it doesn’t matter which color goes where.
14. For the converter, Wire the Black wires into the White wire, the brake wire into the Red wire, the turn signal wire into the Yellow wire, and the tail light wire into the Brown wire.
a. On my 2000 here are the wire colors(colors will vary year to year)
i. White/Tan = Brake
ii. Dark Green/Red = Left turn
iii. Brown = Tail
iv. Black = Ground
Passenger Side
***Haven’t installed yet, cannot confirm wire colors, pictures to come***
1. Remove the (3)10mm bolts holding the factory taillight to the body
2. Remove the 7mm bolt holding the wires to the taillight housing
3. Turn the light sockets counter clockwise to remove
4. Mark the wires with Tail/Stop, Turn, or Reverse
5. Cut the wires as close the socket as you can
6. Install the grommets in the housing
7. Install the lights into the grommets
8. On the Tail/Stop/Turn light the White=Ground, Red=Turn, Black=Tail
9. On the Hopkins Converter the White=Ground, Red=Brake, Yellow=Left Turn, Green= Right turn, Brown=Tail Light
10. Remove the yellow wire from the Hopkins Converter
11. Seal off the end of the yellow wire with solder, shrink wrap, or electrical tape
12. Take the wiring harness for the stop, brake, turn light and connect the red wire to the green wire, the black wire to the brown wire and the white wire to the white wire
13. Wire the reverse light to the factory harness, polarity does not matter unless you have leds, so it doesn’t matter which color goes where.
14. For the converter, Wire the Black wires into the White wire, the brake wire into the Red wire, the turn signal wire into the Green wire, and the tail light wire into the Brown wire.
a. On my 2000 here are the wire colors(colors will vary year to year)
i. White/Tan = Brake
ii. Brown/Red = Right turn
iii. Dark Green/Yellow = Tail
iv. Black = Ground
