headlight problem

americanmade

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ive got a 1990 mustang gt convertible. i put some glow gauges in it tonight and as i was taking the dash appart i figured out that all the wires to the headlight switch are connected individually to the prongs on the switch. i want to fix it but i have no idea where to even begin. any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

 

Taino

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Not sure if this is what your facing, I did however find out when replacing this that with time the male, female connection wires wiggle back and come loose causing a connection problem making light come off at the worst of times. easy fix just pushed wire back in to secure connection was complete, problem solved Hope this helps you, i also have a 1990 conv​

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americanmade

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Taino said:

Not sure if this is what your facing, I did however find out when replacing this that with time the male, female connection wires wiggle back and come loose causing a connection problem making light come off at the worst of times. easy fix just pushed wire back in to secure connection was complete, problem solved Hope this helps you, i also have a 1990 conv​

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it does help a little with the pic. i dont have one of those connectors, just wires with a metal clip on the end and i cant figure out witch wire goes where

 

Taino

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Danggit, i just thru away the old one, URGH! Would have sent you a pic with where the wires go... sorry bro. Send me a pic of how your set up is and i can figure out something to send to ya to make it work

 

americanmade

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ok thanks i appreciate it. im trying to clean this car up and evrytime i put a new part on i find somethings done wrong lol

 

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Taino

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Dang, I see.... that total frankenstein ! All those ends go into the 6 prong collector I sent you a pic of. I went to a junker and got a pigtail from another stang ( Couldn't get it new at dealer ) Not exactly needed but if you want to properly button up the connections the way it should go getting the pigtail is the way to go. If you do cut one out of a donor do your best to cut it with wires attached showing where they go. Best I can do unless someone else here has the exact digram of where each wire goes.

 

americanmade

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thanks for the info. i found the pigtail with the connector on ebay for around 25bucks

 

Taino

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Awesome! I was so happy i did this to celebrate

 

americanmade

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lmao thats awesome

 

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americanmade

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thanks guys. got a connector and pigtails wired it up today. thanks for the input. if any of you are close to upstate ny/vt we go on cruises evry weekend

 

Taino

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Gracias Sr, I drive my stang to Disney World every day