[mtloya]

Hi all,

I've had my '16 for about a year and a half now and I'm thinking I'm ready to do some modifications and I was figuring starting with switching lighting over to LED. I've noticed that there are unfortunately incredibly limited options when it comes to modding a Patriot, and even less so with ready off-the-shelf aftermarket parts. I did already switch the fog lights and interior dome lights over, but that's as far as I've gotten to date.

I was considering specifically for the tail lights between trying to just replace the bulbs, or trying to find some sort of plug-and-play housing and I came across these: 07 08 09 10 11 Jeep Patriot LED Tail Lights Plug & Play Red 1 Pair | eBay
(I'm also going to post a picture because it seems that a lot of the older posts on this forum with eBay links go to old/dead product pages: )

So with these, the listing says that they're for '07-'11., but didn't the 2011 model year change the body style slightly? Are older tail light modules compatible with my '16? For OEM replacements of just the halogen housings, I keep seeing product listings for '08-'15, which leads me to believe that they're interchangeable....

I personally like the look of an array of LEDs (like you'd see for aftermarket Wrangler installs) rather than just the normal housing with an LED bulb replacement, but these are the only ones that I could find that matches what I'm looking for, unless I go really custom and try to make my own, which I'm not nearly skilled enough to accomplish.

If these don't work, what are my best alternatives??

Thanks for your time,
mtloya

 

[mtloya]

Thank you! It's honestly a shame. There's plenty of mods for the other models but the Patriot didn't seem to get nearly the same amount of love...

Ahh, okay. Wasn't sure if the facelift was anything major, but that makes a lot of sense actually.

Okay, excellent. Might as well give those lights a whirl and see how it goes! Not entirely surprising that they tried to cut costs. Love how the housings still have the openings for the additional bulbs, too. I think I might split the reverse lights and double them up on each side with the extra clear space.... So many thoughts and options, haha.

Again, thanks for all of this. That definitely cleared some confusion up for me.