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Dome light toggle switch

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  • Start date Start date Mar 16, 2012

Taino

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Having issues with this, shuts my lights off and its driving me crazy. Item is discontinued and can not get new Found a few at Junkers but still same issue URGH! Help!
 

aar0s

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You can mess around with buying used switches but in the end youll be better off buying a new one.
http://www.latemodelrestoration.com/item/LRS-11691A/87-93-Mustang-Instrument-Panel-Dimmer-Switch
 

Taino

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AArOs, thanks. I've looked everywhere for that. Dealer told me production of new ones were discontinued in 09 and some shop I know here in Orlando Fl wanted $170 for a new one. I'll get on that tomorrow, it's just a pain. It's my daily driver and I have a 6 yr old daughter. Wouldn't want lights to turn off while she is in car with me some night.
 

Taino

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So I took dash apart to give it all a once over and look what i found, found a excellent pig tail from another Mustang at local junkers rewired and walla. It wasn't the dome light toggle switch afterall, it was the headlight switch!!!!!

Alert! anyone going thru same issue check this. I hope my experience will help a fellow Mustang brutha go straight to the source and get problem fixed

 

jdb3rd

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Thats a common problem. I rewired mine before it burned my car to the ground. From what I was told when using the foglights there is to much current for the gauge wire that is used and it over heats. The correct way to fix it is to wire in a circuit with a relay for the fog lights. I found a real good illustration and directions on another forum but I cant find the link i'm sure somebody else knows
 

VibrantRedGT

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Moved out of Tuning to Tech.
 

aar0s

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Wow, ive heard of it but never had that problem. Good catch there.
 
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