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Old Jan 7, 2013 | 09:48 PM
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Fuses aren't out under the dash or hood, replaced the headlights with new ones. What else could it be? All my other lights work fine
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Old Jan 7, 2013 | 09:50 PM
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headlight switch in the dash or the dimmer in the column, the light switches in the dash were famous for melting the plugs
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Old Jan 7, 2013 | 09:52 PM
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headlight switch in the dash or the dimmer in the column, the light switches in the dash were famous for melting the plugs
How exactly do I get to where your talking about on the headlight switch?
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Old Jan 7, 2013 | 10:00 PM
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pull the dash face plate off then unscrew the headlight switch from the small panel its attached to....this might help
https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f2/dim...removal-12665/
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Old Jan 8, 2013 | 12:12 PM
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pull the dash face plate off then unscrew the headlight switch from the small panel its attached to....this might help
https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f2/dim...removal-12665/
So I need to replace the switch?
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Old Jan 8, 2013 | 09:30 PM
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test for power at the switch or see if the plug on the switch is burned up, if the plug is just replace the plug
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Old Jan 9, 2013 | 02:11 AM
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Turns out all i had to do to fix it was flash my brights a few times. Pretty weird
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