LitePLATE™

Installation Document

The intent of this document is to aid in the electrical connection of the LitePLATE to get both

license plate light and the red 3

rd

brake lights wired into the JK as easily as possible. The

electrical connections will be made inside the body, at the right rear corner. This area has a

bundle of harnesses that feed the taillight, tailgate, and subwoofer and all 3 of the LitePLATE

connections may be made in this area

This document shows the installation with a Full Metal Fab “The Solution Plate” license plate

• 3 solder seal connectors

Tools needed to install will vary by application, minimum tools needed:

• Wire cutter

• Wire Stripper

• Heat gun (High heat hair dryer may work)

• Utility knife or other sharp knife

Additional supplies possibly required:

• Electrical tape

Installation

1. Mount the LitePLATE to your bracket and route the wire to the

included with the LitePLATE™ kit).

3. Next, open the tailgate. We’re going to remove the plastic

tailgate wire guard and rotate the subwoofer to gain access to

the wiring on top of the fender, near the roll bar.

You don’t need to remove the subwoofer completely, remove

the lower 2 torx head bolts (T30), lift the seat belt trim off of

the top where it enters the subwoofer enclosure, and then

snap open the cover that wraps around the roll bar and rotate

the rear edge of the subwoofer towards the middle of the

Jeep. This will gain you access to the harness in the right rear

You will notice the wiring running along the tailgate and thru a cloth

sleeve. If you make a small hole in the cloth at the body side you can

then run the LitePLATE wire thru the sleeve and up to the harness area,

for a nice clean look.

4. Route the LitePLATE wire into the tailgate thru the hole to the

right of the vents on the rear tailgate face. On the inside of

the tailgate, its best to have the wire exit thru a hole that is

behind the harness, towards the tailgate hinge from where

the wire enters the tailgate. Using a stiff wire, you should be

able pass thru these 2 holes, tape the leading edge of the

5. To do the wiring, pull the carpeting around the roll bar forward

and fold it out of the way. Once done, you will see a bundle of

wires in a single harness, and near the right taillight area, it

will break out into 2 or 3 harnesses. One harness bundle

goes toward the rubber grommet and passes down to the

taillight. Another harness goes to that cloth sleeve and runs

toward the tailgate and remaining harness will run to the

subwoofer (If equipped). To connect the LitePLATE, you will

use 2 connections in the taillight harness, and 1 wire in the

tailgate harness.

We recommend a stripper that will open the insulation, and

not break the wire. Then using a pick or sharp object, pass

this thru the wire strands and leave an opening thru it. Then

take the LitePLATE black wire, strip appx 1-1 ½” of insulation

off the end, pass the wire thru the hole in the Jeep wire. Then

wrap the LitePLATE wire around the pieced wire until the full

length is used. We recommend to solder this joint to get the

best possible connection, but with the wire wrapped tightly and the low current draw of the LitePLATE,

simply wrapping the splice with electrical tape should provide years of service.

7. The second connection will be for the GREEN wire of the LitePLATE.

This will connect to a WHITE wire with violet trace in the taillight

harness. Repeat the splice process to connect this wire.

On the LitePLATE™, the wiring is as follows:

Tail / License plate light ------------ Green

Brake ------------------------------------ Red

Ground ---------------------------------- Black

The JK wiring harness as found in the passenger side corner inside the Jeep

A. Green ------------------------------White/Violet (Taillight bundle)

B. Red -------------------------------- White/Brown (Tailgate bundle)

C. Black -------------------------------Black (Taillight bundle)