95 XJ No headlights
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95 XJ No headlights
I just bought a 1995 XJ and find out that the headlights do not work. All parking lights work as well as the brights if I hold them. I have changed the 40 amp fuse under the hood as well as the 25 and under the dash AutoZone said possibly the switch or relay. I bought a relay but don't know where to install it. I was also told those headlights are possibly bad and just come out as one piece. So I'm just looking for any insight, I'm brand-new to the jeeps and just trying to get the bad boy on the road before I do anything fun with it
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Sounds like the switch. Easy and pretty cheap fix, but you will also want to check the headlight switch connector (the plug that plugs in to the switch). Those have a tendency to melt. On my 96 and my daughter's 90, I've had to replace both switches and both connectors.
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Sounds like the switch. Easy and pretty cheap fix, but you will also want to check the headlight switch connector (the plug that plugs in to the switch). Those have a tendency to melt. On my 96 and my daughter's 90, I've had to replace both switches and both connectors.
That would make an excellent video!!
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My only experience with headlight issues is with a 96 I owned. Couldnt get the headlights or indicators to work. There's a plug under the airbox that had completely corroded. I ended up just cutting it out and soldering the matching wires together and it was good until I sold it and probably still is.
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Video on how I make it, and how I install it will be coming.
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My only experience with headlight issues is with a 96 I owned. Couldnt get the headlights or indicators to work. There's a plug under the airbox that had completely corroded. I ended up just cutting it out and soldering the matching wires together and it was good until I sold it and probably still is.
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Now I have headlights but....
So the **** pulled out of my headlight switch in the dash, I drove home with 4ways on in the dark and parked it. Went to autozone and bought the only switch they had in stock which was the cheaper of the two. I installed it and now the parking lights will not work but the headlights do. The interior lights all function and turn signals but I cannot get the parking lights on when I use the switch. Just wondering if anyone else has had this problem, I am wondering if it just happens to be a bad switch, design flaw or caught in between model years. It is a '95 I should add.
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Sure you didn't pop a fuse for the park lamp circuit?
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