Q: Headlight and horn

asked by on March 01, 2017

I replaced my headlights in November of 2016, drivers side headlights on my 2013 Jeep Wrangler JKU will turn off and when I honk my horn it comes back on. My headlights are aftermarket LED's This makes me think it's a electrical problem

My car has 57000 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.

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