I am installing Fog Lights on a 1999 Wrangler SE 4cyl. I bought an OEM Fog Light set with all the wiring and switch. When I started to wire the Switch I found wires already ready, clipped into the back of the blank cover in the switch panel. This is located just above the cigarette lighter. There is 4 wires almost matching the ones that came with the Fog Lights. I would rather use this wiring if for some reason they come wired and ready to go from the factory. There is even a 20amp mini fuse in the PDC (Power Distribution Center) After taking this apart I notice a white wire with orange stripe going into the wiring loop. Where it goes from there I have not found out.

My problem is I wanted to use the wiring if I could. It would keep me from splicing into the lights at the 100 way connector next to the steering column.

I can use the supplied wiring but had hoped that someone knew if this could be avoided and could use existing wiring.

I may be asking too much but could not figure out why it looked like it was prewired.
Do you have any idea of what I am talking about?
Do you have any suggestions?

If not Thank you anyway.

Barry Tate
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I can't tell you much about most of the questions but I have heard that the TJ's did come pre-wired for most of the accessories. It saves the factory miney by doing all the cars the same and makes it easier for the dealers to upgrade the TJ's.

'88 Sahara, 4.2, auto.

The easy way I would do it is find another 99 TJ and compare it to wire your lights.. IF it is prewired there will also be a highbeam cutout relay located behind the glove box at the top right corner of the fuse panel.. I removed this relay and jumped the plug so the
fog lights would work on Hibeam also.. If all else fails fork out the 100 or so bucks and buy a shop manual.. Good Luck...............

Bullwinkle..

We did the same when I installed the lights on our '97 TJ. The switch wire was all set, so I plugged it in, but still had to power the switch (the switch is lighted, but it has no main power), which meant tapping into the orange/white wire in the gray wire block behind the dash on the driver's side. This is all from memory, and it was 4 years ago I installed them, so they may be different now. I do remember the wiring instructions that came with the "kit" were awesome. I left out the jumper to the low beam lights, so I can run them independent of the headlights, but with the running lights so they'll go off and can't accidentally be left on. I also never got the "OEM" fog lights, I used my own, which were a better quality and MUCH cheaper. It you need further help, let me know.

JEEPN
Winter Harbor, Maine
'81 CJ-8 Scrambled!
It's a Jeep, Chevy, IHC kinda thing!