Years ago you had to buy the pig tail separate. The last two switches i got had the pigtail. It may be a warranty issue if you replace the switch they want the pigtail replaced to. Probably what was happening is people would replace the switch and still have issues thinking it's the switch when it's the burnt connectors.

 

That happened to me. I replaced the headlight switch thinking that was all it was to fix the issue, but the replacement switch by itself didn't fix the problem. Since the pigtail came with the switch, I took a closer look at the pigtail connector and noticed that some of the connectors had gotten weak and melted some slots inside the connector. Replaced the pigtail and all was good again.

 

My first experience with one was the smell of melting plastic/hot electric parts. Probably set the record for fastest 2nd gen bezel removal, without breaking it. Just fortunate I had a phillip's in the door pocket, not that I really did any good. I had nothing to extinguish a fire if there was one. Needless to say I knew I needed a pigtail...

 

Now that I have the harness in-hand I now understand what you meant. It isn't a "replacement" harness... it's an ADD-ON... plugging into one of the existing connectors for the headlights. Like you said, it won't fix the problem, but I don't see it as a loss because this relay/fuse setup will help prevent the heat/melting problems everyone mentioned.

I'll have to keep looking to find where the problem is.

Thanks, everyone, for all the input & advice! 👍