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Old 09-11-2017, 04:19 PM
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looking for a quality headlight harness. i installed the putco harness 4.5 years ago. 0 issues until recently. the ground wire going into the plug on the passenger side headlight has a poor connection somewhere in the plug. the headlight will sometimes come on very dim, wiggling the wires at the back of the plug will make it flicker.

my thoughts: if i have to remove the harness to repair it i will simply replace it. looking for any suggestions on different brands. the putco is ok and i've had 0 issues, but they've doubled in price since i installed it. i searched and only came across the putco harness and some different ones on ebay all using the same picture. if i'm looking at $50 for a putco i'd be willing to pay $75+ if another one would last longer.

let's be honest, we can look at the putco and determine it lacks quality. i had already replaced the eyelets going to the positive battery cable and both grounds for each headlight. the factory provided wiring and crimps are sub par.
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I used one of these, but don't remember which one. The difference is the connection @ the headlight (I think A is what you'd need)

http://www.lmctruck.com/icatalog/csd/full.aspx?Page=45
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Hit up JHC7399 on here. I got one from him a few months ago and am very happy with the product.

https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f74/he...19596/index12/
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The Putco isn't very good quality. I had one and there was some burning going on at the 12V connector and the relays are poop.

Grabbed this ceramic one instead:
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36-3580 I have purchased 6. no problems.

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