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Wrangler OEM headlights suck. Period. When i had my Unlimited, i would have my high beam on perpetually, just so that i could see 20 feet past the front. I pity the person that drove the opposite direction to me, as I was sure to forget i had them on in the first place. Luckily, just like everything else in the Wrangler, There’s an upgrade for it!

You could change to brighter bulbs, install some HIDs on your stock reflectors (please don’t), add full on projector retrofits, or get LED Headlight replacements.

This post focuses on the last option, and gives a step by step on getting the headlights installed in your Jeep Wrangler. The lights used on this JK are RGB LED Headlights. You can find them here. The whole installation should take no more than one hour.

Tools For This Mod

To get this show on a roll, make sure you have the following tools at hand:

Small Flat Head Screwdriver T-15 Torx Screwdriver

That’s it! a short list of tools usually points to an easy mod.

1 – Remove The Grill

First thing you got to do is remove the grill from the front of your Jeep. Your headlight mounting screws are not accessible unless this is out of the way.

Thanks to Dan from TheRoadChoseMe.com for the pictures.

The grill is attached by six plastic clips along the top, four along the bottom, and one on either side right between the headlight and turn signals. You remove the top clips by prying the center pieces out with a small flat head screwdriver.

JK Wrangler Top Clips

The rest of the clips simply pop out. Make sure you pull the grill as close to the clips as possible. This will help prevent breakage of the clips and or the grill itself. Be prepared to tug on these a little bit, especially if you have never removed the grill before.

JK Wrangler Bottom Clips

After removing all the clips, disconnect the electrical connector for your turn signals. To do this, slide the red tab on the connector out, press in the middle tab, then pull the plug and connector apart. Make sure to pull from the connector body and not the wires!

JK Wrangler Turn Signal

after you remove the connectors and the twelve (12) clips, the grill is ready to be removed from the Jeep.

2 – Remove The Stock Headlights

Now that the grill is out of the way, you should see four tiny Torx screws around your headlights.

JK Wrangler Headlight Removal

These screws plus an electrical connector at the back, are all that stand between you and your new LED headlights.

Remove all four screws with a T15 Torx screwdriver. Make sure you are supporting the headlight when working out the last screw; you don’t want it to fall out and break!

When you have all screws out, the headlight should come right off, exposing an electrical connector in the back. This connector is similar to the one on your turn signal wiring. Slide the tab out, press in the other tab, pull apart. Easy.

JK Wrangler Headlight Connector

3 – Test Your New Headlights

Now that everything is taken apart, bring your fancy new headlights an plug them up. Sometimes the LED headlights plug right into your stock connector, or they bring and adapter. If any actual wire cutting and crimping is necessary, the kit should have specific instructions on how to wire them.

Run your new headlights through a cycle of high beam/low beam/Off to make sure everything is working good. If your headlights are RGB (meaning they change color), test the color changing functionality. Usually this is done through an app on your phone.

4 – Put it All Back Together

If everything is working good, install the lights in the reverse order of dissasembly.

Once you have the four screws attached on each light, and before you mount the grill, test the angle at which your lights are pointing. You don’t want to blind oncoming traffic with your low beams! I don’t remember there being much adjustment in the Wrangler headlights; but just in case.

Slap the grill back on, making sure that the clips on the sides and bottom line up to the correct holes properly. After that, put on the six clips at the top back on. Because i know you will inevitably loose at least two clips, here is a link for you to buy some more. Finally, the only thing left to do is close the hood and admire your results!

JK Wrangler LED Headlights

If you want some “real time” visuals of the process, check out the video below. Its so easy, just look how fast she is going!

I guess i forgot to place the beer in the list of tools. Silly me…

Once its all said and done, you will have a brighter beam of light that also puts a smaller load on your electrical system. More electrical “space” for a nice winch, or 12V fridge!

Thanks for reading! if you have any questions please leave a comment below, or contact me here!