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Old Aug 13, 2011 | 08:22 PM
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I have a 96 and flooded my headlights, so I got some sealed ones. I went to put on today and realized the old ones have a turn signal or some other bulb in them. Ones I got were off a 96, was there different styles, should I just tuck that bulb back there and not worry about it? thanks

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Old Aug 13, 2011 | 08:38 PM
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after looking around online, I'm guessing the ones that were on the Jeep when I got it are not the OEM style lights and that this extra bulb is just after market? thanks
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Old Aug 13, 2011 | 08:53 PM
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Can you take a pic of the front of the lights? I have aftermarket lights that have an led in them like that.
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Old Aug 18, 2011 | 06:03 PM
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sorry for the delay in response, here is a shot of them. they were like a euro clear. And the previous owner tapped into the turn signals and added the little bulb.

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Old Aug 18, 2011 | 11:28 PM
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yeah, those are junk ebay after markets. The little bulb was typically used for "city lights", at least thats what they were called around here. A colored bulb that you turned on when your headlights were off to make the headlights glow a color. Not a stock option, just remove the bulb/tuck it away. Best option would be to find out where its wired in and remove it all together.

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Old Aug 19, 2011 | 01:38 AM
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We have that type of headlights here in Sweden. Usually it comes with a H4 lightbulb and with a 60/55 watt bulb and by installing relays for direct power from battery they give realy good light-up in night time compared to original lights. And the small lightbulb is used for parking lights.
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