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Installed GE Nighthawk LED headlights...now the high beams won't turn on

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Old 03-09-2015, 08:52 AM
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Hi, I just Installed brand new GE Nighthawk LED headlights on my 2000 Jeep Cherokee Sport and now the high beams wont turn on. The lights are plug and play style with H4 connections. I don't have any mods or special harness installed. I did some quick research on the threads and tried pulling the fog light relays in the PDC but that did not help. If the bulbs somehow went out then I don't think you can replace them since the housing is sealed. The high beams worked fine with the old stock halogen lamps. Please offer any suggestions. Thanks.
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I'm not sure what the problem with the high beams is. But I think everyone would like to see some night time pics of them on, from inside the cab
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I'm not sure what the problem with the high beams is. But I think everyone would like to see some night time pics of them on, from inside the cab

I don't have any night time pics right now but I can get them later today.
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$300 a light? I hope they are 15 times as good as my AutoPal H4 conversion at 15 times the price. Lol. Way to expensive for my taste.
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$300 a light? I hope they are 15 times as good as my AutoPal H4 conversion at 15 times the price. Lol. Way to expensive for my taste.

Close...it was $299 for the pair on eBay. Still expensive, but I do like the brightness so far. If I can't figure out the high beam issue they might have to be returned though.

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Shot in the dark (haha) but try your old bulbs to insure something hasn't gone at same time, such as switch/relay/wires.
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Close...it was $290 for the pair on eBay. Still expensive, but I do like the brightness so far. If I can't figure out the high beam issue they might have to be returned though.
Ok that's much better then. I saw on amazon $300 a light. At $300 a pair that puts them about equal with truck-lite led's. Hope you can figure out the high beam problem though.
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Didn't ge buy truck light ?
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Some night time shots per request
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Low beam view from inside.
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I tested the old halogen lamps again, but this time the high beams did not work. There must be something going on with the wiring but I'm really not sure where to look
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