lensstj

The post I read from the person who did it was in order to avoid having to mod the air bag sensor location. It also avoids cutting the stock ring because your adding a new one. This is actually the route I am looking to take but right now it looks like in order to get the plastic ring you have to buy the whole headlight assembly... It would be great if someone knows how to get a plastic ring just buy itself.

ShakyJake

??? My JKSpeakers work fine with the simple adapter pigtail. They don't draw much so I did not find the need for new wiring. I've had them almost a year now this way. Only flicker I notice is at idle, when other electronics are turned on.

lensstj

That is the flicker everyone is talking about. Some people can live with it other can not. Personally for the price you pay for the lights I don't want to see the flicker and I don't want oncoming traffic or traffic I am behind to see it and miss-interpret the flicker as flashing lights. It is hard to see it yourself as you drive down the road but that doesn't mean it isn't there.

WhosUrBuddiee

Ah, I was unaware it would avoid trimming the bucket. But to be clear, you dont actually move the airbag sensor. You simply loosen the bolt, rotate the sensor down 45 degrees and retighten the bolt.

The only place that would carry that is the dealer, I am sure if you call them they can provide you with the ring. From the other install I saw, I believe the rings run about 80 dollars for the set from the dealer.

WhosUrBuddiee

Yes, the JW Speakers do have inline capacitors and help to regulate the flicker and it is not horrible in stock form. I actually ran without a harness for about 2 months and it is a small amout of flicker. But like the other guy said, if I am paying that much I want it done right. Also if you do install a headlight harness your headlights will actually be about 20% brighter. The stock PWM varies from 4volts to 12 volts, where the harness provides a constant 14volts.

lensstj

Do you have a 2012? The handful of people I have seen post up say you have to grind the mount for the airbag sensor.

ShakyJake

Thanks, Looks like a reasonable addition. How much did you pay for this harness?

Ryan0260

I couldn't deal with the flicker, especially for what they cost...

WhosUrBuddiee

I have a 2011, but they are idential to the 2012 for the bucket design. You are not required to grind the mount. What they are talking about is that the airbag sensor sits horizontally and there is a small shelf below it. The self was not present in the earlier models, that is why they could rotate the sensor with ease. It was added in 2011 and 2012. You can either grind off the self as some have done, snap it off with some needle nose pliers. Or what I did was just loosen the nut holding it on enough that the sensor can slip over the lil shelf, rotate it, then retighten the nut.

WhosUrBuddiee

I am an engineer by trade so I just built my own. Typicall they run about 150 dollars.