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Old 06-13-2013, 09:10 AM
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I need some help. My high beams stopped working last night. I'm using a putco harness and autopals. My low beams work fine, but when I turn on my high beams the blue dash light turns on but my headlights turn off. I disconnected the Putco harness and plugged in my oem lights and high beam worked then.
Here is what I've concluded so far:
the problem is in the harness
all my grounds are good
the bulbs are good
there is no obvious damage in the harness
I don't know where to go from here. Maybe the relays are bad? I've had this setup since December and its never given me problems before. Any advice? Thanks in advance
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Try swapping the relays around if they are the same amp relay.

If not, try a new relay.
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I swapped them around and then high Beam only worked. That confirms that one relay is bad. Thanks a lot!
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I had the same thing happen.

r4136 or r4136p at Advance Auto.

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Originally Posted by EZEARL
I had the same thing happen.

r4136 or r4136p at Advance Auto.
What's the difference between the two?
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What's the difference between the two?
1-P
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That's 1-p. LOL

I was told that the "p" stands for premium. I went with it because it did seem to better built. Thing is it's $2 cheaper than the std one.
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Couldn't pass that up...lol...
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1-P
Thanks Einstein.
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BW-4136 relay. Get 2.
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Are the Putco relays junk? I have one of their kits enroute from Amazon...
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Are the Putco relays junk? I have one of their kits enroute from Amazon...
Not always. I've installed 4 of their harnesses with no issues. But now you know what to get if you have issues.


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