Just finished what I should have done in the first place. I used the 08 stock D1S bulbs and ballasts in my 08 headlight assembly retrofit. Believe it or not...if you buy the 08 assemblies and they come with the bulbs...all you need to make them work in a 05-07 WK....is a HID relay harness!(you can get them for $19.95 fron dxhid.com) I also used liquid tape(awesome stuff), electrical tape, heat shrink sleeves and plastic ties.
I have many pics below...so if you have any questions...please include the pic #. But...this is very, very easy.....and if I can do it...anyone can.
#1-this is the back of the 08 drivers lamp. The power and ground for the ballast is circled in red with the arrow pointing...
#2-tools and supplies needed
#3-d1s bulb plugged in
#4-d1s bulb installed-
#5-on the passenger side lamp...there are 8-10 wires going into the lamp. Just pull the rubber stopper out and trace the wires going to the ballast. On my lamp...they happened to be black(ground) and dark grey(power). the drivers side just has two wires going into the rubber stopper...they are also grey and black.
#6-In these pics....I stripped the wires and connected the relay harness to the lamp. On my harness I had to cut the plug off that went to the HID bulb(9006 kit) and then I wired the green to the power and the black to the ground...which then I connected to the fender grounding location. I used the liquid tape on the open wires and then the heat shrink tape on top of that. I then plugged the relay harness into the 9006 plug from the truck harness and routed the relay harness to the positive on the battery. the drivers side is the same procedure.
Re: 2008 OEM Jeep Grand Cherokee HID headlights on an 05-07
yes there is.....BUT I made some custom "humps" as I like to call them and had them painted to match. I am now in the process of adding the 08-09 SRT bumper. But others i have helped with this have painted the bottom of the lamp to match and used vinyl to over the gap. The stillen covers are also a way to cover thje gap.
Re: 2008 OEM Jeep Grand Cherokee HID headlights on an 05-07
Looks good Scott. The finished product will look sick!!! Are you going to leave the chrome molding trim on your truck or have it painted? I know a lot of guys have or want them painted but I like the OEM chrome accents trim.
damit scott........don't you ever work??? lol. everytime I see you post up you are always making something for your ride.......pass some money this way, lol
Re: 2008 OEM Jeep Grand Cherokee HID headlights on an 05-07
damit scott........don't you ever work??? lol. everytime I see you post up you are always making something for your ride.......pass some money this way, lol
Re: 2008 OEM Jeep Grand Cherokee HID headlights on an 05-07
Then shouldn't it just plug into the assembly or have wires already there which would plug into the stock wiring harness and not require splicing wires?
Re: 2008 OEM Jeep Grand Cherokee HID headlights on an 05-07
the 08 HID harness is completely different from all other WK headlight harnesses. Its also part of the complete harness for the truck...so you cant just buy the headlight harness and add it
the 08-09 WK with the OEM HID's has a completely different harness from any other WK. You can use my how to by wiring an HID 9006 relay harness to the 08-09 HID light ballast power wire and ground. It is super easy. You then reuse your turn, high lamp and marker light from your truck.
there is no commercial alternative. I made some using a spare 08 bumper.....cut the humps off and fashioned them using bondo etc. I then had them painted to match and used 3M tape to attach them. But you could also use any kind of bumper material. maybe stop by a body shop and ask them if you can cut some pieces from a damaged bumper?
I was thinking more of a cover a la 05-07 rather than a filler limited to the gap.
I also checked the AAC site and the 08+ not listed but I will shoot out a message anyway. Flashtech is ready to make em providing there is an order for at least 5 and someone can send them a pair of headlights to work on.