Headlights problem ... again!
 

Few days ago I started one post about headlights on my XJ and seemed like
problem was solved after reconnecting main ground wire and many other
things, but this happened again. I was so happy two days with my headlights
and this evening they started flickering again.
Please, any more suggestions??
Thanks
Davey

Re: Headlights problem ... again!
 

When it's happening, put your hand carefully on the light switch and see
if it's hot or even better see if it makes a click or snap when the
lights are flicking.

If it's hot, the headlights are drawing too many amps. You might want
to check the connections on the back of the bulbs, you said you did
clean the grounds?

Do you have stock headlight bulbs in there?

Any added lights tied into the headlights?

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Davey wrote:
>
> Few days ago I started one post about headlights on my XJ and seemed like
> problem was solved after reconnecting main ground wire and many other
> things, but this happened again. I was so happy two days with my headlights
> and this evening they started flickering again.
> Please, any more suggestions??
> Thanks
> Davey

Re: Headlights problem ... again!
 

When it's happening, put your hand carefully on the light switch and see
if it's hot or even better see if it makes a click or snap when the
lights are flicking.

If it's hot, the headlights are drawing too many amps. You might want
to check the connections on the back of the bulbs, you said you did
clean the grounds?

Do you have stock headlight bulbs in there?

Any added lights tied into the headlights?

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Davey wrote:
>
> Few days ago I started one post about headlights on my XJ and seemed like
> problem was solved after reconnecting main ground wire and many other
> things, but this happened again. I was so happy two days with my headlights
> and this evening they started flickering again.
> Please, any more suggestions??
> Thanks
> Davey

Re: Headlights problem ... again!
 

When it's happening, put your hand carefully on the light switch and see
if it's hot or even better see if it makes a click or snap when the
lights are flicking.

If it's hot, the headlights are drawing too many amps. You might want
to check the connections on the back of the bulbs, you said you did
clean the grounds?

Do you have stock headlight bulbs in there?

Any added lights tied into the headlights?

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Davey wrote:
>
> Few days ago I started one post about headlights on my XJ and seemed like
> problem was solved after reconnecting main ground wire and many other
> things, but this happened again. I was so happy two days with my headlights
> and this evening they started flickering again.
> Please, any more suggestions??
> Thanks
> Davey

Re: Headlights problem ... again!
 

When it's happening, put your hand carefully on the light switch and see
if it's hot or even better see if it makes a click or snap when the
lights are flicking.

If it's hot, the headlights are drawing too many amps. You might want
to check the connections on the back of the bulbs, you said you did
clean the grounds?

Do you have stock headlight bulbs in there?

Any added lights tied into the headlights?

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Davey wrote:
>
> Few days ago I started one post about headlights on my XJ and seemed like
> problem was solved after reconnecting main ground wire and many other
> things, but this happened again. I was so happy two days with my headlights
> and this evening they started flickering again.
> Please, any more suggestions??
> Thanks
> Davey

Re: Headlights problem ... again!
 

Did one of your repairs fail already...I have been thru the bad
headlight ground thing before, I ended up rewiring the whole darn
system...the wires were broke in places they should not have been in
the first place, and my repairs did no good. I actually took time the
second try to solder the wires instead of crimps (butt connectors.)
The wires broke an inch from where I had soldered them....sometimes it
was just meant to be...bad.

--
--
Joe Pribe
NC
jpribe 'at' nc.rr.com <you know the drill
jegp 'at' hotmail.com < at is really @
---- I Love My O|||||||O TJ



"Davey" <davey@hi.htnet.hr> wrote in message
news:c4ps00$74o$1@ls219.htnet.hr...
| Few days ago I started one post about headlights on my XJ and seemed
like
| problem was solved after reconnecting main ground wire and many
other
| things, but this happened again. I was so happy two days with my
headlights
| and this evening they started flickering again.
| Please, any more suggestions??
| Thanks
| Davey
|
|

Re: Headlights problem ... again!
 

Did one of your repairs fail already...I have been thru the bad
headlight ground thing before, I ended up rewiring the whole darn
system...the wires were broke in places they should not have been in
the first place, and my repairs did no good. I actually took time the
second try to solder the wires instead of crimps (butt connectors.)
The wires broke an inch from where I had soldered them....sometimes it
was just meant to be...bad.

--
--
Joe Pribe
NC
jpribe 'at' nc.rr.com <you know the drill
jegp 'at' hotmail.com < at is really @
---- I Love My O|||||||O TJ



"Davey" <davey@hi.htnet.hr> wrote in message
news:c4ps00$74o$1@ls219.htnet.hr...
| Few days ago I started one post about headlights on my XJ and seemed
like
| problem was solved after reconnecting main ground wire and many
other
| things, but this happened again. I was so happy two days with my
headlights
| and this evening they started flickering again.
| Please, any more suggestions??
| Thanks
| Davey
|
|

Re: Headlights problem ... again!
 

Did one of your repairs fail already...I have been thru the bad
headlight ground thing before, I ended up rewiring the whole darn
system...the wires were broke in places they should not have been in
the first place, and my repairs did no good. I actually took time the
second try to solder the wires instead of crimps (butt connectors.)
The wires broke an inch from where I had soldered them....sometimes it
was just meant to be...bad.

--
--
Joe Pribe
NC
jpribe 'at' nc.rr.com <you know the drill
jegp 'at' hotmail.com < at is really @
---- I Love My O|||||||O TJ



"Davey" <davey@hi.htnet.hr> wrote in message
news:c4ps00$74o$1@ls219.htnet.hr...
| Few days ago I started one post about headlights on my XJ and seemed
like
| problem was solved after reconnecting main ground wire and many
other
| things, but this happened again. I was so happy two days with my
headlights
| and this evening they started flickering again.
| Please, any more suggestions??
| Thanks
| Davey
|
|

Re: Headlights problem ... again!
 

Did one of your repairs fail already...I have been thru the bad
headlight ground thing before, I ended up rewiring the whole darn
system...the wires were broke in places they should not have been in
the first place, and my repairs did no good. I actually took time the
second try to solder the wires instead of crimps (butt connectors.)
The wires broke an inch from where I had soldered them....sometimes it
was just meant to be...bad.

--
--
Joe Pribe
NC
jpribe 'at' nc.rr.com <you know the drill
jegp 'at' hotmail.com < at is really @
---- I Love My O|||||||O TJ



"Davey" <davey@hi.htnet.hr> wrote in message
news:c4ps00$74o$1@ls219.htnet.hr...
| Few days ago I started one post about headlights on my XJ and seemed
like
| problem was solved after reconnecting main ground wire and many
other
| things, but this happened again. I was so happy two days with my
headlights
| and this evening they started flickering again.
| Please, any more suggestions??
| Thanks
| Davey
|
|

Re: Headlights problem ... again!
 

"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:40708290.8317ADFC@sympatico.ca...
> When it's happening, put your hand carefully on the light switch and see
> if it's hot or even better see if it makes a click or snap when the
> lights are flicking.
>
> If it's hot, the headlights are drawing too many amps. You might want
> to check the connections on the back of the bulbs, you said you did
> clean the grounds?
>
> Do you have stock headlight bulbs in there?
>
> Any added lights tied into the headlights?
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Davey wrote:
> >
> > Few days ago I started one post about headlights on my XJ and seemed
like
> > problem was solved after reconnecting main ground wire and many other
> > things, but this happened again. I was so happy two days with my
headlights
> > and this evening they started flickering again.
> > Please, any more suggestions??
> > Thanks
> > Davey

Yes, switch is getting hot, I don't know how hot it ''should be'' but it is.
I did check the connections but I'm not sure that I found real ground
connection for headlights because there (near the driver side headlight) I
found bunch of cables and connections. And those connections I cleaned.
There are fog lights on my rig but previous owner probably cut out
connections, so nothing else on switch but main lights. I own this car about
two years and I never changed bulb but seems like bulbs are fine. Probably
they are stock but what is difference between stock and others? Power?
Anyway, I found that many times something happened with electrical
installation on this Jeep. Even my power seats stopped working three months
ago due to very bad wire under the carpet but this is another, not so
important problem.
i will try again and will dissasemble everything. I really hate electrical
problems on car.