BADalanche
Full Member
I found this to be a rather simple mod, and a nice upgrade for $184 total from GMpartsdirect. The kit is 19157652 (although on my instructions it says 19170448, but gmpartsdirect doesn't recognize that number), and it comes with extensive directions. Here is a quick pictorial of my adventure.
After disconnecting the battery, the interior headlight switch is popped out (I used some plastic interior trim tools I got from Amazon for under $10).
The module is removed and replaced by the fog module:
This literally takes 2min and the interior is done:
Now to the exterior - pop the top of the junction box. It has 2 gray handles that need to be pulled together then back (like a bird flapping its wings once):
Pull up the gray block connector you see here - it may remain connected to the top of the junction block:
Turn it upside down and find the correct spot where the wire will go. The diagram on the directions show where the location is by looking at the opposite side, so be careful (I put it in the wrong spot first and it was a royal PITA to get back out). In order to place the wire, you will need to remove a red plastic clip on the side of the block and reinsert it after you have the wire in:
Here is the shot of the wire going into the wrong spot - its actually on the opposite side of this:
This shows the wire harness with the purple wire that goes in the block:
Now you just have to fish the ground wire down toward the grounding screw located just under the driver's door - you can follow an existing bundle there - and secure to the screw:
Now just fish the wires to the light holes (the plastic covers pop right out):
Attach the light and pop them in, and your done:
As for mods, this would get a 2 difficulty out of 5, and only for the wiring - it took me 15 minutes to figure out the red plastic piece had to be removed to insert the fog wire. As for the kit - flawless. I really like that you can turn on the fogs independent of the headlights. Up next is HID install, then Cubby BU mirror...
After disconnecting the battery, the interior headlight switch is popped out (I used some plastic interior trim tools I got from Amazon for under $10).
The module is removed and replaced by the fog module:
This literally takes 2min and the interior is done:
Now to the exterior - pop the top of the junction box. It has 2 gray handles that need to be pulled together then back (like a bird flapping its wings once):
Pull up the gray block connector you see here - it may remain connected to the top of the junction block:
Turn it upside down and find the correct spot where the wire will go. The diagram on the directions show where the location is by looking at the opposite side, so be careful (I put it in the wrong spot first and it was a royal PITA to get back out). In order to place the wire, you will need to remove a red plastic clip on the side of the block and reinsert it after you have the wire in:
Here is the shot of the wire going into the wrong spot - its actually on the opposite side of this:
This shows the wire harness with the purple wire that goes in the block:
Now you just have to fish the ground wire down toward the grounding screw located just under the driver's door - you can follow an existing bundle there - and secure to the screw:
Now just fish the wires to the light holes (the plastic covers pop right out):
Attach the light and pop them in, and your done:
As for mods, this would get a 2 difficulty out of 5, and only for the wiring - it took me 15 minutes to figure out the red plastic piece had to be removed to insert the fog wire. As for the kit - flawless. I really like that you can turn on the fogs independent of the headlights. Up next is HID install, then Cubby BU mirror...