How to Join the WJ Quad Squad!

[dreamer1213]

Here's a little write up for all the WJ guys that wants to join the Quad Squad! LOL....follow the instructions, and you'll have yourself some sweet quad tails. :thumbsup:

So this is how you do it...or how I did it..

1 - Take the tail light out...and disconnect the harness...
2 - You'll need one a whole saw of 1 1/4"...then put it directly in the middle of missing socket...and drill...it'll drill a perfect hole...
3 - They socket can be turned into the hole without any other drilling...you have to play with it a little tho..otherwise you can use a file to file out the notches.
4 - Connecting the wires was trail and error...if you want the lower lights to work as tail and stop lights...you'll need a socket with 3 wires...a ground...minor..and major wire...
5 - Connect the wires from the sockets to these wires on the harness: ground to solid black, minor to black with yellow stripe, and major to white...
6 - Remember to test the bulbs before you put electrical tape on, as well as before you put them in tails, and then again when you put the tails on the Jeep...just to be sure...once everything is on...its not fun to take it back out again...lol!

I did notice..when drilling the holes for the sockets...that the lower lights have connections under the plastic seal...the same metal connection that the other sockets uses...it just doesn't have the "lip" I guess you can call it...kinda weird that they would do that...but hey...so if you decide to it the way I did...don't be shocked/scared if you drill into those metal plates...


Here are the results:

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/hannes13/CIMG1062.jpg

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/hannes13/CIMG1063.jpg

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/hannes13/CIMG1068.jpg

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/hannes13/CIMG1069.jpg

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m174/hannes13/CIMG1071.jpg

Totally worth the little effort, materials, and time spent!!! :D

[Chaoul1]

Mon is number 2 and I'm number 3! Here's some of our pics...

Here's Mon
http://i370.photobucket.com/albums/oo146/Chaoul1/DSCN1957.jpg
http://i370.photobucket.com/albums/oo146/Chaoul1/DSCN1955.jpg

And Mine!
http://i370.photobucket.com/albums/oo146/Chaoul1/DSCN1882-2.jpg
http://i370.photobucket.com/albums/oo146/Chaoul1/DSCN1876-1.jpg
http://i370.photobucket.com/albums/oo146/Chaoul1/DSCN1877-1.jpg
http://i370.photobucket.com/albums/oo146/Chaoul1/DSCN1881-1.jpg
http://i370.photobucket.com/albums/oo146/Chaoul1/DSCN1880-1.jpg

[mon_21]

^^^ aint you suppose to be getting ready for Vacation?

[Chaoul1]

Haha I'm ready!

[Scottina06]

Nice write up Hannes! Now get more for the WJ guys!

[dreamer1213]

Thanks Scott....I'm gonna work on it!

[Big Perm]

http://img2.pict.com/3f/58/f0/1073555/0/300/img0414.jpg (http://img2.pict.com/3f/58/f0/1073555/0/img0414.jpg)

http://img2.pict.com/81/40/4f/1073556/0/300/img0417.jpg (http://img2.pict.com/81/40/4f/1073556/0/img0417.jpg)

[Chuck]

Goddamit I'm nervous about doing this mod. I just can't trust myself with wires and cutting and stripping and connecting and all that. Anybody care to help me lol :o

[Chaoul1]

I have the same Jeep as yours. I think the 04' Jeep GC have a different color wires than the 99-03. Mon helped do mine. I could take pics for you.

[Chuck]

I have the same Jeep as yours. I think the 04' Jeep GC have a different color wires than the 99-03. Mon helped do mine. I could take pics for you.

Hey Paul if you can, could you taking photos of the wiring? Also if anybody in NY wants to help me out, let me know. I haven't bought any of the stuff yet but let me know.

[Chaoul1]

Yeah sure. Let me get a chance though because I have been so busy with work and school. I will get the pics though.

[Chuck]

Yeah sure. Let me get a chance though because I have been so busy with work and school. I will get the pics though.

Yeah man, take your time. I understand completely.

Again anybody in the 5 boroughs thats good with wiring that can help me with this. Let me know.

[Chaoul1]

Well once again this Quad Tail light mod has hit another person. Which is a good friend of mine. His name is Johnathan. I told him about the site but I don't this he has responded yet. This was done several months ago and I just found the pictures. Mon_21 helped us once again. Thank a lot man.

Here's the process it took to complete the Quad Tail Light Theory.
http://i370.photobucket.com/albums/oo146/Chaoul1/P1000231.jpg
http://i370.photobucket.com/albums/oo146/Chaoul1/P1000232.jpg
http://i370.photobucket.com/albums/oo146/Chaoul1/P1000233.jpg
http://i370.photobucket.com/albums/oo146/Chaoul1/P1000234.jpg
http://i370.photobucket.com/albums/oo146/Chaoul1/P1000235.jpg
http://i370.photobucket.com/albums/oo146/Chaoul1/P1000236.jpg
http://i370.photobucket.com/albums/oo146/Chaoul1/P1000237.jpg
http://i370.photobucket.com/albums/oo146/Chaoul1/P1000237.jpg
http://i370.photobucket.com/albums/oo146/Chaoul1/P1000239.jpg
http://i370.photobucket.com/albums/oo146/Chaoul1/P1000240.jpg
http://i370.photobucket.com/albums/oo146/Chaoul1/P1000241.jpg
http://i370.photobucket.com/albums/oo146/Chaoul1/P1000241.jpg
http://i370.photobucket.com/albums/oo146/Chaoul1/P1000243.jpg
http://i370.photobucket.com/albums/oo146/Chaoul1/P1000244.jpg
AND THIS IS THE FINAL RESULT!!!!!
http://i370.photobucket.com/albums/oo146/Chaoul1/P1000245.jpg

[Chuck]

Finally got them done, I'm in the club. Here is a crappy phone photo (They are actually brighter in person). Believe me Mario will have much better photos of it. I love this look.

http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww299/Chuck1003/My%20Jeep/Photo067edit.jpg

So lets get a list started, theres definitly less than 20 people who have it

[mon_21]

Congrats Chuck............welcome to Quad Squad!

[mon_21]

Hey Paul, whats up with you and garden hoses? LoL....

[Chuck]

Congrats Chuck............welcome to Quad Squad!

Thank you sir. Man this is just the perfect look though, I always thought the lighting in the rear was lacking and this is the perfect addition, it cuts the tail perfectly and its good for visibility. Thanks Hannes for posting this up and special thanks to Paul, Mario, and Mon for helping Paul who helped me haha.

[Chaoul1]

Hey Paul, whats up with you and garden hoses? LoL....

HAha. I will take another picture. It's something different for right now right? Instead of the same picture.

[dreamer1213]

Everyone's welcome!!! :D I love it too.

[Chaoul1]

Oh Yeah good job Chuck and Mario! Did Mario clean up your Jeep also?

[Chuck]

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e375/MRodriguez16/NX-1%20Auto%20Detailing/Chuck%202004%20WJ%20Special%20Edition/After/IMG_1673.jpg

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e375/MRodriguez16/NX-1%20Auto%20Detailing/Chuck%202004%20WJ%20Special%20Edition/After/IMG_1663.jpg

All Photos are by Mario

[dreamer1213]

Dammit those tails look amazing!!! Daniel does some awesome work!! :D

[baronvonhavok]

did this last night! i'll have pics soon once i get them off my crackberry.

[garryb59]

The Quad Sqad is alive and kicking here in the UK. I've seen a few about, mainly around London, so I'm about to do mine soon. Fortunately, we have WG's and the bulbs are already there as fog lamps, I've been told its just a case of making a link between the two bulb holders. I'll let you know how I get on...

[roddaz]

I have done this mod on my UK XJ and you need to install a diode in the link wire between the original lamp holder and the rear fog light lampholder otherwise when you have fog lights switched on you will have no brake lights. You may also need to replace the fog light lampholder with a stop/tail lampholder(three wires) to get a taillight supply to the rear fog cluster.
Photos to follow.

[99PlatinumWJ]

im late to the game but i didnt know about quad tails till just now and they look sick! im so doing this when the weather breaks here in Michigan! i cant wait now! can you just buy the extra socket and light at the auto parts store? thanks for the great thread and pics, love it!

[Chaoul1]

Yes you can! I bought mine from Advance Auto Parts.

[99PlatinumWJ]

awesome ill be doing the mod and joining the squad soon :)

[99PlatinumWJ]

just did the quad mod today and its sick! so awesome and soooo easy! was in the garage for only an hour and for once nothing bad came up lol. ill post some pics soon

[Chaoul1]

Sweet! Quad Tails in stock WJ's rock!

[99PlatinumWJ]

http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k503/Michael_Nawrocki/IMG00945.jpg

yeah its sick looking! totally different now! this is just the parking lights, ill get a brake light picture another night. but i love it! so easy too! recommended for any wj owner! might get a led 3rd brake light now...

[garryb59]

Finally got the mod done today! Thanks to Rodaz, yes you were quite right, with the WG setup, cross feeding from the existing fog light circuit presents us with unique problems. After some thought and lubrication, I came up with the idea of using a 12v 4 pole change over relay behind each lamp unit. This method allows the quad lamps to work in normal conditions, but if the rear fogs are turned on, it reverts back to standard setup automatically and low and behold it worked. This mod will work on WG's produced in Austria, so should work on Aussie spec ones as well. I had to modify the fog lamp bulb holder by drilling(carefully!!) a 2.5mm hole and soldering a wire to the unused 7w tab. Strange that all the bulbs in the rear are doulbe fillament 27w/7w, just the 27w is used for the turn, backup & fog lamps!!
Is this the same for the US spec WJ's?????
Anybody that wants a wiring diagram and/or more pics, just let me know.
http://media.share.ovi.com/m1/st/2846/61d59dcb1d8942139de1a2027c0df16d.jpg
Marker lamps on
http://media.share.ovi.com/m1/st/2846/255e2d03945a4874ae30b3fb7518e357.jpg
Brake Lights on
http://media.share.ovi.com/m1/st/2846/8ac8d367745a42a5943957fdb91f6e76.jpg
And finally, fog lights on, back to standard setup.

[roddaz]

Glad to hear it worked , All I did was link a new twin filament l/holder off the stop tail light unit, connected the fog light wire onto the stop light wire with a diode in the stoplight wiring to stop a backfeed switching on all the stop lights when using fogs.

[garryb59]

As a follow-up to my last post, here are a couple more photo's that may interest fellow Quad Squaders. My best mate was impressed by the mods that I've done and he managed, without my knowledge, to get this shirt printed. I was blown away when he surprised me with it a few days ago, so I had to share it with the guys on here!!
I will definitley wear it with pride at our next Jeep gathering and will have great fun explaining what is all about.
http://www.myalbum.co.uk/Photo-G3LTXYPV-D.jpg
http://www.myalbum.co.uk/Photo-7OYKBQAP-D.jpg

[Chaoul1]

Awesome!!!!!! Welcome to the Quad Squad!!!