How to Replace Fog Lights 1997-98 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Created on: 2015-01-29
How to install, repair, fix, change, or replace a broken, damaged, burned out, cracked, faded, cloudy or chipped fog light on 97 and 98 Jeep Grand Cherokee.
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step 1 :Removing the Grille
- Remove the four Phillips screws from the grille
- Tilt the grille forward
- Lift the grille up and off
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step 2 :Removing the Lights
- Remove the 10mm bolt from each headlight
- Pull the headlights forward
- Disconnect the headlight wiring harness
- Remove the two T25 Torx bolts from each marker light
- Pull out the marker lights
- Twist the bulb sockets out of the marker lights
- Remove the two T25 bolt from each parking light
- Pull out the parking lights
- Twist the bulb sockets out of the parking lights
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step 3 :Removing the Bumper Cover
- Pry the plastic clips out of the top of the bumper cover
- Pry the plastic clips out of the wheel well
- Pry the plastic clips out of the bottom of the bumper cover
- Pull the bumper cover forward and off
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step 4 :Removing the Fog Lights
- Disconnect the fog light wiring harness
- Remove the three 10mm bolts from the fog lights
- Remove the fog lights
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step 5 :Installing the New Fog Lights
- Insert the fog light into place
- Tighten the three 10mm bolts to the fog lights
- Connect the fog light wiring harness
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step 6 :Installing the Bumper Cover
- Lift the bumper cover into place
- Push the inner fender behind the bumper cover
- Push in the bumper cover clips
- Push the plastic clips into the top of the bumper cover
- Push the plastic clips into the bottom of the bumper cover
- Push the plastic clips into the wheel well
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step 7 :Installing the Lights
- Twist the bulb sockets into each parking light
- Push the parking lights into place
- Insert the two T25 bolts into each parking light
- Twist the bulb sockets into each marker light
- Insert the two T25 bolts into each marker light
- Connect each headlight wiring harness
- Push the headlights into place
- Insert the 10mm bolt into each headlight
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step 8 :Installing the Grille
- Push the grille into place using the locating tabs
- Lean the grille into place
- Insert the four Phillips screws into the grille
Tools needed
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Hammer
Phillips Head Screwdriver
10mm Socket
Ratchet
T25 Torx Driver
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In this video, we're going to show you how to replace the fog lights on this 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee. It's the same part and similar process on these Cherokees from '97 to '98. The items that you'll need for this include new fog lights from 1AAuto.com, Phillips screwdriver, 10 millimeter socket and ratchet, hammer, and a T25 Torx driver.
To access the fog lights, and remove the bumper cover, you're going to need to remove these four screws on the grille. Each of those are just Phillips. Tilt the grille forward, and lift it up and out. Then remove the 10 millimeter bolt above each of your headlights. Pull your headlights out, and disconnect the harness on the back. Then remove this T25 screw right here. There's one down underneath your side marker light. You can actually just pry the T25 Torx driver underneath, and then loosen that up. You'll be able to feel when it's loosened up. Then you just remove the top one, and the side marker light will pull out. Then you can just pull your bulb free.
Then remove this T25 screw. You may have an additional T25 screw, but ours was missing and it would be just below that. Then you just want to twist out both of the sockets, and your parking light will be free. There are clips along the front of the bumper cover just where the grille was. You've just got to pry up the center and pull those free. There are two more. Just repeat the process on those. Then remove the series of clips in the wheel wells. Just like up top, they just pry out. You will also have a series of clips at the bottom of your bumper cover, but ours are all missing. Once you've removed all those, then you just pull the bumper cover forward and out.
At this point, if you have fog lights, you obviously unbolt them right here. We're actually adding fog lights to this vehicle.
Now you want to just replace the three bolts, and then tighten them up. We'll fast-forward as Mike does this. Now reconnect the harness to the fog lights. Make sure the harness is all the way together.
Then you replace your bumper. You want to make sure that all of your sockets and everything are up and over the bumper, so they're not stuck down behind it. Then just line up the tabs on the side of the bumper, and push them into that bracket. Make sure you tuck the inner fender underneath the bumper, and that the top is clipped in. There's a clip on either side. Then replace this series of clips. You want to just push in the bottom, and then push the top down to lock them into place. We'll fast-forward as Mike replaces those. If the center gives you trouble, and won't push down. You can use a hammer to just knock it down into place. Now Mike will replace the clips around the rest of the vehicle. You can see, we did actually buy some additional clips so we could replace the missing ones.
Push the sockets back into the parking light. Then push that back into place, clipping in the left side first, the inside, then the back. Then replace those two T25 screws, and then repeating the process on the other side. To put this in, the best thing is to have the screw in but all the way back. Put it into place. Then you've got to basically look right through here. Get the screw into the hole. Once you've got it, it pretty much goes right in. We'll fast-forward as he tightens that up the rest of the way, and then replaces the other T25 Torx screw and tightens that up as well.
You're going to re-tack the white, and then just make sure these sockets go on to the balls and push it in. Replace the 10 millimeter bolt on either side and tighten it up. Line up these four tabs on your grille with these four slots. You just push the tabs down into place. Then lean the grille back into place. We'll fast-forward as Mike replaces those four Phillips screws and tightens them up.
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