Just avoid cheap & shady stuff, you want to resolve this problem once and for all, you must rely on your headlights.Useful videos:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHql...yGa1DvyluYGood luck.

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I remember this thread. Lots of people being idiots suggesting replacing OEM wiring harness first. Don’t need to do that. Replace damaged/ deficient equipment first.. electronics 101. Replace the headlight switch, the one you pull that turns parking/headlamps on. Then worry about that other ****. Don’t trust people on the internet over OEM engineers.

ecgleaton has good intentions, but he quite clearly does not know what he's taking about, when dealing with old car - you must take wear & tear into consideration, which for cherokee electrical wiring is the first place to look for problems, it is undersized which makes it overloaded, so after a while it overheats and breaks, plus the connection of the headlight switch is just wrong, having all power go into the switch is just bad design, it will work for some years, but I doubt there is any aged cherokee which still drives without harness being replaced to put all power through headlights and take power off the switchyour call in the end of the day, but if you search the forum - you will find plenty of people going in circles on the same problem and replacing the switch without getting to ultimate fix until they put new harness in. Be mindful - it is not about replacement of old harness - it is mainly about re-routing the way power is delivered, so that the headlight switch does not overheat - because this is the real root cause of your problemregarding the harness recommendation - the only major thing I can think of is the length of the wiring, you do need plenty to cover the distance between the headlights in your XJ, but then again, it is not much more than in many other cars, why don't you just call the seller up? I can't think of a reason why the one you looked into would not be suitable for 1996 sport model, this where someone more knowledgeable on differences between Cherokee versions should pitch in.

Ok well maybe you have a different experience than me, I apologize. In your case you would need to just consider whether you want to work step by step conservatively to more and more expensive fixes... or aim somewhere further down the line and aim more expensive/drastic first. Other people who’ve done these fixes can advise you better. My problem was personally solved with replacing the switch. Just remember your electrical basics.... test grounds, test continuity, test impedance, test voltage drop... in that order. Don’t replace anything unless you can prove it is what needs to be replaced. Good luck.