cardoza76
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SOOOOOOOOO,
I just completed the bumper swap on my 2012 Dodge Ram 2500 to have the Fog Lights added. I found a number of forums that I pieced together to get all the information I needed. There were a lot of questions I had once I started (obviously I figured it out). I decided that I would post exactly what you need (by part numbers), in one post, and how to complete this from start to finish. Here it is:
Parts needed:
68146507AA switch $43
68045949AA jumper cable $60
55372735AB left light $60
55372734AB right light $60
68054374AB Brackets $35
68045698AB Bumper $200 (I used the mounting brackets and skirt from my old bumper)
** You can use aftermarket for less, or MOPAR for more... up to you, but I went with all MOPAR
First, There are 8 bolts that hold the bumper on. You will need to remove the covers on top and bottom that are held on by the plastic one way clips. Then remove the grill. There are 2 bolts on top, then two clips at the bottom that pop out. removing the 8 bolts was fun (not really). The bottom ones were more difficult to get to, but eventually came out. The bumper comes off easily.
The bolts on the bumper have retainers. You can hammer the bolts and replace the retainers, or I used tape to hold the bolts in place on the install. Remove the brackets and skirt from the old bumper. Mount the fog light bracket and fog lights on the new bumper with the mounting brackets (you cannot put them in after...lesson learned) put the skirt back on.... keep track of your bolts to ease the reinstall.
Put the new bumper back onto the truck by working in reverse order. Once you have the bumper secured, you can install the jumper cable. Attach the passenger side first, then run it through the bumper to the other side. Do not zip strip until you have found the correct routing point (another lesson learned). I used a small wire to run a tail from near the fuse box to pull the jumper cable back up.
This is where I got hung up before.... Unclip the fuse box so you can see the plugs on the bottom side. The plug you will be looking for is in the middle on the bottom. It will have a red lift tab and the plug is a light grey/beige color. You will need to pull this plug out (lift the red tab and gently wiggle the plug off). you will notice little plastic tabs in some of the holes where wires are not present. To remove these and to place your fog light wires, you have to remove the bottom of the plug (opposite of where the individual wires plug in). The bottom looks like it separates the connections so they do not touch. The plastic plugs can be removed from here. You are looking for #11 and #16 positions for the fog lights. The jumper cable connections fit perfectly in here if you used the MOPAR jumper cable. Replace the cap, and put it back in the fuse box. Secure the ground to the ground near the fuse box on the fender, and put the fuse box back in place.
Take the switch with the fog light button, and remove the one in the truck without it. You can do this by reaching up from under the dash and popping out the old one. Unhook the plug, plug the new one in, and push it into the dash.
You are now complete with the entire installation. Head down to your local Dodge dealer so the can flash the fog light sales code and you are good to go!
**** Advice.... Do not buy any parts from the dealer. They will hassle you about your vin # and parts not being available for your vehicle if it didn't come that way from the factory. ROCKAUTO .com sells the after-market version of everything, and amazon and ebay has the MOPAR versions. The part numbers can be used in the search to find everything. The jumper cable and switch said they are for the 1500, but also work on the 2500 (I know because I used them). The dealers charge differently for flashing the sales code in your vehicle, so shop around... $75 should be the highest with $50 being about right.
All in all, A buddy and I completed this job in about 2 hours.
Hope this helps.... lot's of lessons learned.
I just completed the bumper swap on my 2012 Dodge Ram 2500 to have the Fog Lights added. I found a number of forums that I pieced together to get all the information I needed. There were a lot of questions I had once I started (obviously I figured it out). I decided that I would post exactly what you need (by part numbers), in one post, and how to complete this from start to finish. Here it is:
Parts needed:
68146507AA switch $43
68045949AA jumper cable $60
55372735AB left light $60
55372734AB right light $60
68054374AB Brackets $35
68045698AB Bumper $200 (I used the mounting brackets and skirt from my old bumper)
** You can use aftermarket for less, or MOPAR for more... up to you, but I went with all MOPAR
First, There are 8 bolts that hold the bumper on. You will need to remove the covers on top and bottom that are held on by the plastic one way clips. Then remove the grill. There are 2 bolts on top, then two clips at the bottom that pop out. removing the 8 bolts was fun (not really). The bottom ones were more difficult to get to, but eventually came out. The bumper comes off easily.
The bolts on the bumper have retainers. You can hammer the bolts and replace the retainers, or I used tape to hold the bolts in place on the install. Remove the brackets and skirt from the old bumper. Mount the fog light bracket and fog lights on the new bumper with the mounting brackets (you cannot put them in after...lesson learned) put the skirt back on.... keep track of your bolts to ease the reinstall.
Put the new bumper back onto the truck by working in reverse order. Once you have the bumper secured, you can install the jumper cable. Attach the passenger side first, then run it through the bumper to the other side. Do not zip strip until you have found the correct routing point (another lesson learned). I used a small wire to run a tail from near the fuse box to pull the jumper cable back up.
This is where I got hung up before.... Unclip the fuse box so you can see the plugs on the bottom side. The plug you will be looking for is in the middle on the bottom. It will have a red lift tab and the plug is a light grey/beige color. You will need to pull this plug out (lift the red tab and gently wiggle the plug off). you will notice little plastic tabs in some of the holes where wires are not present. To remove these and to place your fog light wires, you have to remove the bottom of the plug (opposite of where the individual wires plug in). The bottom looks like it separates the connections so they do not touch. The plastic plugs can be removed from here. You are looking for #11 and #16 positions for the fog lights. The jumper cable connections fit perfectly in here if you used the MOPAR jumper cable. Replace the cap, and put it back in the fuse box. Secure the ground to the ground near the fuse box on the fender, and put the fuse box back in place.
Take the switch with the fog light button, and remove the one in the truck without it. You can do this by reaching up from under the dash and popping out the old one. Unhook the plug, plug the new one in, and push it into the dash.
You are now complete with the entire installation. Head down to your local Dodge dealer so the can flash the fog light sales code and you are good to go!
**** Advice.... Do not buy any parts from the dealer. They will hassle you about your vin # and parts not being available for your vehicle if it didn't come that way from the factory. ROCKAUTO .com sells the after-market version of everything, and amazon and ebay has the MOPAR versions. The part numbers can be used in the search to find everything. The jumper cable and switch said they are for the 1500, but also work on the 2500 (I know because I used them). The dealers charge differently for flashing the sales code in your vehicle, so shop around... $75 should be the highest with $50 being about right.
All in all, A buddy and I completed this job in about 2 hours.
Hope this helps.... lot's of lessons learned.
