You first have to remove the bumper shroud (not as hard as is sounds). First, remove the three plastic pushpins from the bottom of the bumper shroud (lie on the ground under your radiator looking up - you'll see them. Next, pop the hood and remove the eight? screws holding the "chrome" grill to the header panel. Then, remove the 8?mm hex head screw holding the bumper shroud to the wheel well liner. You should now be able to pry the bumper shroud away from the side of the vehicle that you want to swap out the headlight. wiring harness connector is just below header panel a few inches to the inside of the headlight. The whole process should take less than 20 minutes.
more than likely bad connection to the bulb, or bulb getting ready to go out....check the wires for a loose connection
The piece that a headlight assembly snaps into on a Jeep Grand Cherokee is called a headlight collar. It is also called a headlight assembly.
Check fuse for tail/parking/dash lights
I'm trying to replace the headlight assembly for a 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee Lerado. What bolts or screws do I remove
Typically this is a failure of the headlight switch assembly. See the question about how to replace the headlight switch in a 1991 Cherokee for the answer of how to accomplish.
Autozone.com has a listing for the headlight for a 96 Grand Cherokee, price listed is $95.99 u.s.
The head light is a sealed unit. The outer sense is not removable.
This is probably a 9004 halogen bulb but to be sure just go to your local parts store and tell them that you need a new headlight bulb for a 1998 Jeep Cherokee.
9004
On a vehicle with high intensity discharge headlight, hid, that is an indicator of a failing bulb.
The 1996 Jeep Cherokee headlight relay switch can be found on the firewall in the engine compartment. The headlight relay switch will be on the drivers side of the firewall.
About $600