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help please need to drive my car at night

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5ohturbostang

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ok heres the prob.no headlight or foglights.side markers and turn cignals work.thought it was the headlight switch,replaced it with the one from my old vert still nothing.if i pull back on the wiper switch the headlights light up but when i let go they go off i really need to be able to drive my car at night so any ideas fellas?oh and i checked the fuse and also tried a different set of bulbs that i know are good.*edit*searched some more and im headin outside to check the multifunction switch.any other possibilities would be great though
 

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SEE http://www.corral.net/tech/maintenance/foglights.html to fix the problem. The stock wiring isn't up to the job and is overheating. The headlight switch & turn/multifunction switch are affected by Ford's wiring problem. Sometimes it overheats so badly that the plastic shells of the wiring connectors start to melt. This will show you how to add a relay to the fog lights to relieve the overload on the headlight wiring.

A word of caution about multifunction switches is in order here. The multifunction switch (high/low beam, wiper, turn signals) are different for different years. 87-98 will work in any 87-89 car. The 90-93 switches only work in 90-93 cars. You can't put an early model switch in a late model car, nor can you put a late model switch in an early car.
 

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multifunction switch
 

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bout to go for a ride,loose wire on the multifunction switch.sorry i even posted this lol but it was a long day at work and i had in my head all day that it was a fuse or the headlamp switch so i got pissed when that wasnt it.thanks for the help fellas:SNSign: off to play
 

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Dont feel bad - the feed wire from the headlight switch to the MF switch had backed out on mine too. It took me some hunting to figure it out.

Glad to hear you got it.
 
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