Headlights Quit Working!
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Headlights Quit Working!
Case - Non working headlights in 1991 Cherokee Laredo.
So I'll try to make a long story short here. About a month ago, my headlights quit working. When I pulled the ****, the posers would come on but no headlights. However, I was able to get brights if i held the stick on the column.
On a side note, I had broken some needles in my gauge cluster quite a while ago. So I went to my local JY and bought a cluster out of a 92.
Anyways, after I installed the new gauge cluster, they worked again, until last night. (So roughly 3 weeks of normal operation.) I pulled the **** last night and the posers came on; but again no headlights. Only this time, the brights wouldn't come on, even with the stick held.
I'm at a loss of what to do...is it the switch itself? I checked fuses, (on both the inside fusebox and the one located under the hood.) from what I can tell they appear to be fine. Any help is appreciated!!! Thank you so much!!
So I'll try to make a long story short here. About a month ago, my headlights quit working. When I pulled the ****, the posers would come on but no headlights. However, I was able to get brights if i held the stick on the column.
On a side note, I had broken some needles in my gauge cluster quite a while ago. So I went to my local JY and bought a cluster out of a 92.
Anyways, after I installed the new gauge cluster, they worked again, until last night. (So roughly 3 weeks of normal operation.) I pulled the **** last night and the posers came on; but again no headlights. Only this time, the brights wouldn't come on, even with the stick held.
I'm at a loss of what to do...is it the switch itself? I checked fuses, (on both the inside fusebox and the one located under the hood.) from what I can tell they appear to be fine. Any help is appreciated!!! Thank you so much!!
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imo...it's the turn signal/hi beam switch...my headlights did the same....swapped out three headlight switches, no change....found schematic of electrical and bypassed hi/lo beam on switch stalk....all good, but failed inspection cause hi beam lever had to be held to keep hi beams on and lo beams stayed on too...so, ordered new turn signal/hi beam switch (needs security torx bit), reversed my bypass, and passed inspection....all is good!....new oem turn signal switch is ~$60 shipped online or find it used on ebay, but no guarantees it won't go bad too!
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imo...it's the turn signal/hi beam switch...my headlights did the same....swapped out three headlight switches, no change....found schematic of electrical and bypassed hi/lo beam on switch stalk....all good, but failed inspection cause hi beam lever had to be held to keep hi beams on and lo beams stayed on too...so, ordered new turn signal/hi beam switch (needs security torx bit), reversed my bypass, and passed inspection....all is good!
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i would try the dimmer switch that same thing happened to me... in the woods. it was midnight and i had no headlights haha. that was interesting getting out. but yeah the dimmer switch is a quick and cheap change. i got mine from the JY
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