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Old 01-05-2010, 07:27 PM
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Hello there. So the othernight i got home and parked in the garage like usual but i left the lights on no biggie i thought i pushed the switch in and the marker lights went off but the headlights stayed on until i turned the back to the on or run position. Has anyone heard of this before?
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m 00' does that,but they go off after a min. or so.
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Even my 88 does that.
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Hello there. So the othernight i got home and parked in the garage like usual but i left the lights on no biggie i thought i pushed the switch in and the marker lights went off but the headlights stayed on until i turned the back to the on or run position. Has anyone heard of this before?
yes its a delay circuit
if you tern the key off before the lights the lights will stay on for a minute
if you turn the lights off before the key they will go off with no delay
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Normal, safety issue ......Might get mugged going in the house, scare the baddies away lol
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They on a timer
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Its one of those jeep only cool factor thingys.
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Was this an option or standard?
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It is an option, my 87 Limited has it, but my 89 base did not.
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yea my 93 does it to.
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yea my 93 does it to.
My 93 does too. I thought that was only a newer car feature, so the first time I did it I thought something was wrong!
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is there a way to put it in the newer xj's? like grab the relay from an older xj? i have a 97
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my 97 does it, so does my buddys 99 and my sisters 01
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my 97 does it, so does my buddys 99 and my sisters 01

hmmmmm i must find this relay
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huh, wonder if mine does it. Now I have to go look lol.
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