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Headlights only work during alarm. 1991 Cherokee

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Default Headlights only work during alarm. 1991 Cherokee

My headlights have always been somewhat sketchy (they would sometimes turn off completely when I turned my hi-beams off), but all I had to do was turn the lights off and then on again.

Last night, they stopped working all together. It could be the switch, but all other lights come on when I turn my lights on. There's a relay on the driver side which looks like wires going to it, and then wires going to my driver side lights and passenger side lights. I've pulled that relay out and replaced my fuel pump relay with it, and it works fine. So I've ruled that out. I've looked for a short in the engine bay itself, removing my air filter box to get an even better look.

Then I noticed that they work when the alarm goes off. So I'm basically stumped. Anyone care to help? I'd surely appreciate it.
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