How-To Guide: Upgrading Bi-Xenon Headlights - 14-22 Jeep Grand Cherokee

[@96ej]

The more I watch you the more I appreciate your thoroughness

[@LightwerkzGlobal]

Thanks!

[@jasonlong8625]

Great video! I just swapped the bi-xenon’s out of my 2021 Trailhawk for the Morimoto xb. I measured out roughly twice the lux value with Morimotos. There’s lots of dark hours where I live, and I consider it money well spent.

[@seanryan3025]

I was one of the people who bought a few different D3S bulbs attempting to get an LED look. Your description of how they fall short is spot on which was a lesson I learned the expensive way. In my other car I was able to use GTR Lighting LEDs in place of halogens (in the fog lights of course) and the light output is positively brilliant. I have no doubt the Morimoto housings you demo here are top notch automotive lighting. They just need to be aimed properly to minimize the impact to oncoming traffic. Would you please provide a link to the plastic Rexka rivets you used to secure the wheel arch liner? I can't seem to find them using the part number on the package.

[@markbielawski]

Phenomenal difference! I swapped out the halogen bulbs from the projectors on our Mazda 3 for some Morimoto H11 HID bulbs with 35W ballasts, and there is no comparison. But those LED housings are out of this world. 👍

[@HITMAN-he9ws]

I intalls this a year ago on my jeep GC, and it rock solid

[@Matty_mccfly]

That was my issue my cbb after being little over 2 years old dimmed fast went with led nhk m1 I miss hid.

[@markwilson3033]

Love these headlights, great video

[@kennethjackson6811]

Even though I don't own this car, this was enjoyable to watch and I appreciate your overall video...

[@marine0331inf]

Are you able to change out the leds if they go bad? Maintenance is mean if a bulb goes out.

[@Ggg-l6r8e]

No replaceable parts on full LED assemblies. These are rock solid though! 5 year warranty as well.

[@marine0331inf]

@Ggg-l6r8e thank you

[@trailhawktravels8725]

I would love to see a video covering the Morimoto XB Gen II compared to the original XB on the Grand Cherokee.

[@LightwerkzGlobal]

Will do it if we have the opportunity.

[@brianw4477]

Great and informative video. I may have missed it, but how does the LED lights handle the heavy snow. When I’ve had LED bulb replacements in the past, they wouldn’t melt the snow as it built up over the front of the headlights. Not enough heat I guess. Will these melt the snow?

[@johnleo2668]

I'm just looking to replace the bixenon bulbs on my JGC but watched the rest of the video because it was very well produced. The morimotos looks fantastic but I think I'll be going with just replacing both of the HID bulbs. I learned a bit from the vid. Thanks.

[@LightwerkzGlobal]

Start with replacement Osram bulbs and you can always upgrade to the full assemblies in the future. Please let us know how we can help you!

[@johnleo2668]

​​@@LightwerkzGlobal So I purchased the 66340XNN as a pair from your shop ready to knock out changing both even though only the driver's side failed. Took the air box out, struggled to unlock the clip that holds the lamp in there. Took me about 2 minutes but finally got it free. Sweet. Then I see why the lamp failed. The glass stalk is shattered in the housing. I guess I'm going to have to take the entire bumper off now to get the glass out! I also have a complicated MY16 65 year anniversary 5.7L trim. This 30 min job turned in to a 6 pack job.

[@LightwerkzGlobal]

@@johnleo2668 Glass is likely sitting in the bottom half of the projector. May not be crucial to remove and shake out. How is the output?

[@johnleo2668]

@@LightwerkzGlobal I will be doing this on Monday.

[@joebush3738]

Great Video!. So much I like about the Morimoto's Such a shame they didn't work out for me.

[@RoadiJeff]

I mainly watched this to learn how to unclip the bumper fascia from the fender. My 2018 High Altitude has that one piece trim, similar to the one in this video, and I don't want to break something trying to get it apart. The Morimoto lights look nice but I have a MOPAR MaxCare lifetime warranty and I'm sure the dealer service department would have kittens if I ever take my car in for some type of electrical issue and they open the fuse box and see those aftermarket wires. Warranty claim denied. I'll stick with the stock OSRAM HID bulb replacements.

[@juniorgarcia5344]

7:22 yeah you sure scare me , I mean all of us. what happens then if that goes out which it will. how many miles when you start having that issue? if warranty is gone how much to replace the whole headlight?

[@LightwerkzGlobal]

Wouldn't stress about it until it happens. This is how modern headlight assemblies are built. The Morimoto assemblies are similar in that aspect but they use the same products through the entire product range so we know it holds up to long term use.

[@jeffkashat4625]

I know this vehicle doesn’t have them, but Do the headlight washers still work? Morimoto’s website says they won’t but I don’t see why not.

[@LightwerkzGlobal]

Just installed a set into a SRT and it was transferred.

[@jeffkashat4625]

What’s with the cloudy spread above the cutoff?

[@Ggg-l6r8e]

Good question, some sort of reflection that its found on all of the Gen 1 XB lamps

[@usmcmarine0311]

Only thing is i will lose my motorized leveling system in the headlights... i just switched out the bulbs and kept the same setup cause i like the leveling system

[@Darrien1000.]

If I’m reading this correct. Aftermarket bulbs didn’t disrupt the leveling system??

[@josh.rice_]

@@Darrien1000.The aftermarket headlights don’t have the motorized levelling system. Only the OEM headlights. Switching the bulb does not affect the motorized leveeing systems.

[@vladislavpishiev3065]

Great video! My GC is factory bi-xenon, do I have to install that aditional fuse cabel to run DRL, or it is only for halogen headlights?

[@LightwerkzGlobal]

Yes the wiring harnesses must be ran to the terminal under the fuse box cover.

[@vladislavpishiev3065]

I installed the headlights today. I installed the fuse cable too, but not put on it in the fuse box yet. The DRL work even without fuse cable.

[@jasminenechie]

Hi, When the turn signal light is out in the front, does that make the daytime running light go out as well? Or is that an electrical issue? 2017 grand cherokee limited

[@LightwerkzGlobal]

Turn signal is independent of the Daytime Running Light. However you may have moisture or corossion built up on the circuit boards causing a malfunction. This causes the computer to shut down the circuit all together. You will require a new OEM assembly or you can pick up a set of these lights. Reach out to us directly for the best deal!

[@Pwayne4620]

Im looking to upgrade from the stock housing, will these work for 2019 JGC limited? And is everything i need for hookup coming with them?

[@LightwerkzGlobal]

@@Pwayne4620 yes everything included and these fit on your year and trim model.

[@hengzheng5892]

I guess the reason why you see higher lux reading on the right when you do your OEM HID light test, is because of the light interference from another side. Due to the shape of cut of line, your left beam test receive fewer glare from right beam but your right beam test received more glare from left beam...If you want to do a fair lux comparison, I'd suggest you to cover the other side completely, only let side you want to light on the wall.

[@LightwerkzGlobal]

At a distance of 25' there is not much overall with this type of beam spread. But you are correct, there is some. Bulbs, projectors, and lenses all wear differently over time. In this particular case the drivers side bulb was simply more worn out. Easy to tell with the color hue. Thanks for your feedback though. It is fair feedback and something I will consider.

[@user-bc4fs9jp2m]

Is the factory adaptive light function still going to work on my 14 srt?

[@LightwerkzGlobal]

No, you lose the adaptive function.

[@user-bc4fs9jp2m]

@@LightwerkzGlobal will it have cause an error code?

[@LightwerkzGlobal]

@@user-bc4fs9jp2m Not on the dash.

[@bosston4613]

I just had mine installed but I noticed the 3 led beams stay on even when I turn headlight switch off, did they plug the wire in the wrong fuse?

[@LightwerkzGlobal]

You need to go into the settings on your infotainment screen and turn off the DRL setting.

[@bosston4613]

@@LightwerkzGlobal that did the trick, thank you for the reply

[@jason-1015]

Do the automatic high beams still function with the morimoto?

[@LightwerkzGlobal]

Great question. I don't see why you would lose that function as its not integrated within the headlight assembly, rather by cameras / sensors that simply tell the high beams to kick on in auto mode.

[@jason-1015]

@@LightwerkzGlobal for $1800 id want to be damn sure of it though lol

[@MoparPentastar]

Is there a way to upgrade to 55 watt HIDs?

[@LightwerkzGlobal]

Probably. But the valeo projectors dont fare well in general. Boosting the wattage is only going to burn them up quicker.

[@Puddles1001]

Tested all HID bulbs on the driver side to retain consistency and prevent extra brightness from overlap, but then proceeds test the XBs on the passenger side with overlap 🤷

[@LightwerkzGlobal]

Fair point! Was not intentional. Should have tested both at the end. Sometimes you just run out of steam and clarity when you are not only the producer, but also the installer. When I get the Grand Cherokee back in the shop I will get more measurements for full clarity. There is a 5050 chance drivers side was even more intense than the passenger side. While there is overlap on the passenger side, the majority of the intensity zone is directly under the step of the cutoff. Anyhow, thanks for watching the full video and providing your feedback.

[@juniorgarcia114]

My high beams don’t work, what am I missing

[@LightwerkzGlobal]

Likely a connection issue.