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jeepxj603 05-14-2013 12:53 PM

headlights / switch
 
Has anyone ever run there headlights on a toggle switch and there marker lights on a separate toggle?
94 Jeep cherokee 2 door
4.0L

Metmknice 05-14-2013 01:03 PM

Why would you want to do this? It's possible, just do not understand. Best thing to do for your headlights is either make or buy a headlight harness. Such as eautoworks/lmc truck. Etc.

jeepxj603 05-14-2013 01:09 PM

Is it a ***** to replace the harness?

Metmknice 05-14-2013 02:02 PM


Originally Posted by jeepxj603 (Post 2464388)
Is it a ***** to replace the harness?

Fairly simple actually, may be a write up in the faq/write up section.

Lowrange2 05-14-2013 02:35 PM

Read this.

Run it all thru the factory switch...

http://www.go.jeep-xj.info/HowtoHeadlightLoom.htm

cruiser54 05-14-2013 03:24 PM

Or just buy one and do this. Takes 1/2 hour.

Cruiser’s Headlight Upgrade Harness Instructions
 
It's easy to install a supplemental headlight harness.

From the factory, the voltage to the headlight bulbs travels from the battery, inside the cabin, to the headlamp switch, and then back out to the lamps via undersized wire. It's not uncommon to find only 10.5 volts at the lamps.

The supplemental harness is installed so that it provides battery voltage to the lamps and is just triggered by the factory wiring. The result is about 30% brighter headlamps and headlight switches that don't melt and burn out.
 
 

Absolutely plug and play. Remove grille and headlamp bulbs. I fed my harnesses from the passenger side starting between the battery and the back of the headlamp housing, over to the driver side. Plug the driver side bulb into the new harness. Attach the new harness's ground wire under one of the small bolts on the radiator support after scraping the paint off under it. Attach the harness to the existing harness behind the grille working toward the passenger side. . Plug the new harness plug into passenger headlamp. Plug original headlamp plug into receptacle on new harness. Attach the ground for the passenger side just like you did the driver side under a radiator support bolt. Attach relays with provided bracket on the passenger side inner fender. Connect power wires to battery.

Revised 12/10/2012

Lowrange2 05-14-2013 03:32 PM

No link to the harness?

cruiser54 05-14-2013 04:00 PM


Originally Posted by lowrange2 (Post 2464553)
No link to the harness?

I can link to the eautoworks harness if you promise not to flame me!!

Somebody posted up the other day some Chevy restoration place that had harnesses but I didn't copy it.

http://www.eautoworks.com/Putco-H4--...s-PRD7540.aspx


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