Upgrading Jeep JK Factory Fog Lights

The factory fog lights on the Jeep JK are made out of plastic. The lens tends to flake after a year or so, and to replace them costs an arm and a leg.
This write-up cover a plug-and-play alternative, with fog lights that are made out of metal and glass, and are brighter too!

You won't have to remove the bumper, drill new holes, just bolt a couple of things and splice 4 wires. You will need to remove your air dam under the bumper (see here for more info).

Left: Pilot light,  Right: factory fog light

What you'll need:

• Pilot PL-360C Fog Light kit (about $56)
• 4 x 1/4" bolt, rubber washer, lock washer, dish washer)
• 4 x 18 gauge butt splice

Basically the first step is the most difficult. I wanted to re-use the factory mounts from the fog lights, as opposed to using the mounts that came with the lights and required drilling. What you first need to do is to pop-out the old plastic fog lights.

Simply pop out the factory light gently using a wide flat screwdriver

The second thing you'll need to do is to align the Pilot fogs with the stock mounts. Make sure that you're the fog light is not upside down, the "TOP" marking should be at the top.

You'll notice that there is some space between the light and the mount, which is where you'll use the rubber washer and dish washer. Screw in one side first, then the other. This should be tight enough to ensure correct alignment. (Bolt, washer | plastic mounts | lock washer, dish washer, rubber washer || light).

Here is the hardware you'll need (4 of each for the full install)

In order from left to right: rubber washer, dish washer, lock washer || washer, bolt

The plastic mount should have its "large" mounting surface facing the top.  

I'd recommend you test that everything lights up before splicing. 

Finished result