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Today I was looking at my donor 89 gt and noticed that it did not have fog lights or a switch on the inside. Is this rare? It also has a sunroof is that rare?

 

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Maybe it's not a true GT. All GT's came with foglights, and the sunroof is an option. My opinion is go to http://www.mustanggt.org/main.htm and enter the codes and it will tell you what the car is.

 

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it is a real gt it has all the other signs that it is a real gt.

 

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Well, it's not hard to make a clone, a true gt will have the switch and fog lights.

 

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monk_byrd14 said:

it is a real gt it has all the other signs that it is a real gt.

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never seen a tru gt without fog's? does it even have the mounting cups? wire harnesses? if not it isnt a true gt i have also seen tons of gt's with sunroof's.

 

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Also weren't GT's the only ones with the low coolant light? That is another way to tell a true GT.

 

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it does not have the mounting cups, wiring harness i don't know

 

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What about the low coolant light?

 

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i checked the vin # and it is a real gt

 

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monk_byrd14 said:

i checked the vin # and it is a real gt

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Then the answer is: someone took them out and replaced the switch.

 

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Why would someone want to remove the lights though? Unless it's only for the strip I can see why then.

 

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Because they were notorious for overheating and melting the switch, causing it to do the copcar thing. Somebody just got tired of replacing the switch, fixing it, etc- and removed the temptation to switch them on... entirely.

 

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I've never had a problem with them and I use them everytime I drive. So far so good at least. I don't think anyone rewired them before me, and now I have them to run whenever the key is on.

 

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mine are gay they work for bout 2 min then all my lights turn off then back on... scared the ***** out of me when i first bought teh car and going on a counrty back road and all the lights cut out....

 

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Right. It sucks. JB, yours must have been owned by one of the few people who actually got a recall notice from Ford on it, or heard about it somehow and got it done. Consider yourself lucky.

 

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mustang88GT said:

mine are gay they work for bout 2 min then all my lights turn off then back on... scared the ***** out of me when i first bought teh car and going on a counrty back road and all the lights cut out....

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mine does this as well. anyone know why?

 

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The factory switch can't handle the voltage draw from the fog lamps. Either wire the fog lights to a seperate switch ( www.corral.com tech article) or replace your existing switch with a new one and wait for it to do it again in a few years. If you replace the switch, take a good look at the harness plugs too.

 

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The actual upgrade from Ford came with a new headlight switch, multifunction switch, and a heavier gauge wire running between. Some years also needed a instrument panel dimmer switch. The repair kit from LRS comes with a new harness plug and terminal ends.

 

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i havent had any problems with my fogs, they switch on and off completely independent of my other lights. The dimmer switch however as i turn it, it makes the interior lighting flicker,, very strange

 

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stang2004 said:

i havent had any problems with my fogs, they switch on and off completely independent of my other lights. The dimmer switch however as i turn it, it makes the interior lighting flicker,, very strange

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Could be the switch is rusted or just worn out. Mine makes a sqeaking sound when I turn it. I also think the little dots are on the wrong side. The dots are larger towards the dimmer side.