JulianK

I did a search and only one instance of this was found with no resolution so here we go......my daytime running lights (and to a lesser degree my headlights..when on) flicker. I don't have to touch the gas, they just do it by themselves. Now to muddle the picture even more, I've recently installed 4 off road lights. 2 I've tapped into the right front parking light so they'll go on with the parking lights, the other 2 I've tapped into the gray high beam wire on the right headlight so they;ll go on only with the high beams. Neither of the off road lights flicker though!!! All the grounds look solid enough and I've attached the power lead into the battery itself.

Frankly I'm baffled. I'm considering unhooking all the additional lights to see if that's the problem. But if someone here can offer any other advice, I'd sure be glad to listen!! ...could it be a bad battery or alternator or can the problem be a result of the additional lights???? Beats the hell outta me! :(

Thanks guys.

bluesurf09

I don't know what the answer is but if it was your alternator then it would be affecting your offroad lights as well. I'm no expert but I do have alternator experience from my loud stereo days.

Totenkopf

Same problem here.

JulianK

Got a new symptom this morning. When I start the Jeep now, the lights wired to the high beams come on very dimly for a second then go back off again. I suspect they may be the culprit causing the problem. I'm wondering if (since they're tapped into a headlight) if they're causing a voltage drop.....but why now though??? They've been connected for over a month.

Hmmmm.

wazooz2424

did these aftermarket lights come with relays or is it just 2 wires +/-?

zero_traction69

you could always try getting a relay harness and running current directly off your batter for your head lights and how are your off road light wired in?

JulianK

They came with the relay.

If I remember correctly....From the switch I have one wire going to the battery and the rest to the relay harness. From the relay I have one wire going to ground, another going to each light and one going to the high beam wire. The wiring is kinda idiot proof....or so I thought. I really didn't find it that complicated.


On a seperate note, I disconnected and reconnected the relay and now the off road lights don't fade on and off when I start the Jeep. Could it be a bad relay? But is so, why do the headlights still flicker when the relay was disconnected??? Man, this is driving me crazy!!!

wazooz2424

is your relay ground good? scraped paint and all?

JulianK

I thought it was. I used a round wire terminal and screwed it onto an existing ground wire set on the side of the inside fender. Should I ground it seperately? Would that cause the symptoms I described?....especially after running fine for weeks. ???

JulianK

I got this advice from another source:

Any thoughts/comments? It sounds feasible.