Flat towing Jeep Wrangler with LED lights

[Jack_Spratt]

Do LED lights require special wiring to be used when flat towing?
Or are they wired like halogen lights?

[zb39]

They love my personality too.

[klutchdust]

zb39 wrote:

klutchdust wrote:

broccoli2 wrote:
I now have a 2018 JLUR and I put in the Mopar harness (same as the link above in Tom/Barb's post) It is all plug and play and you retain the factory warranty. Works great.

Curious who guarantees that the warranty is retained , the seller of the item or FCA .

I can't say. I went to my dealer and told them what I wanted. They said they would order a harness from parts and they would install it. Mine is definitely covered under warranty. Of course I have a great relationship with my dealer also. Total price $825 So not cheap. This is my 4th toad and the first time I let someone else install it. Works great.

At that price I can see why you have such a great relationship with them. Ill stick to my plan.

[zb39]

klutchdust wrote:

broccoli2 wrote:
I now have a 2018 JLUR and I put in the Mopar harness (same as the link above in Tom/Barb's post) It is all plug and play and you retain the factory warranty. Works great.

Curious who guarantees that the warranty is retained , the seller of the item or FCA .

I can't say. I went to my dealer and told them what I wanted. They said they would order a harness from parts and they would install it. Mine is definitely covered under warranty. Of course I have a great relationship with my dealer also. Total price $825 So not cheap. This is my 4th toad and the first time I let someone else install it. Works great.

[klutchdust]

broccoli2 wrote:
I now have a 2018 JLUR and I put in the Mopar harness (same as the link above in Tom/Barb's post) It is all plug and play and you retain the factory warranty. Works great.

Curious who guarantees that the warranty is retained , the seller of the item or FCA .

[broccoli2]

I now have a 2018 JLUR and I put in the Mopar harness (same as the link above in Tom/Barb's post) It is all plug and play and you retain the factory warranty. Works great.

[klutchdust]

bobndot said : "Some people like to avoid tapping into the OEM electrical system of any vehicle."

I'm one of them. With all the electronics on my new 2019 Rubicon, I'm sure that should there be Any electrical issue they will point at the harness as the blame.
My goal is to fabricate a light bar that fits into the tow hitch and operates off an independent wire harness directly from the coach.
On my 08 JK I installed bulb sockets inside the taillights ,totally independent from the Jeep.
At close to 500 for the "plug and play" system mentioned here. nope.

[bobndot]

Some people like to avoid tapping into the OEM electrical system of any vehicle.
Do you have room in the taillight housing to drill a hole for an independent socket and bulb. You would run a separate set of wires to a trailer plug. You could also add a 12v charge line to that plug to charge your Jeep battery as you tow.

[PartyOf_Five]

Someone mentioned needing a resistor or something to make the LED lights flash at the same cadence as the RV

[Tom_Barb]

twodownzero wrote:

Jack Spratt wrote:
Do LED lights require special wiring to be used when flat towing?
Or are they wired like halogen lights?

LED lights are just like any other trailer lights, just brighter and use less current. As long as they're wired correctly (polarity), they work just the same.

LED light system are low power systems, they will not power up trailer incandescent bulbs.

It's like adding a short to ground to the system.

[Tom_Barb]

https://www.quadratec.com/p/mopar/rv-towing-harness-jeep-wrangler-jl-82215382

harness

this is a must for towing the JL using the jeeps LED light system..

I use a separate light system that does not use the Jeep's wiring

[mike_brez]

Mine has led lights I used a Hopkins wire harness that is plug and play

[twodownzero]

Jack Spratt wrote:
Do LED lights require special wiring to be used when flat towing?
Or are they wired like halogen lights?

LED lights are just like any other trailer lights, just brighter and use less current. As long as they're wired correctly (polarity), they work just the same.

[MDKMDK]

It's probably specific to the towing rig you're planning on using. Contact Blue Ox, or Roadmaster, or Demco, or whoever, and ask them about it.
They'll know if they sell the wiring kits. Blue Ox sells them.

[Lwiddis]

I replaced most of my TT lights with LEDs. No wire changes.