Need input on fixing my dashboard lights

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big_tiger15

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I have noticed that when I turn on my parking lights that all my lights come on (headlights), and my instrument panel doesn't light up. After searching on here and one other fourm I came to only one conclusion about my instrument panel that my dimmer switch was bad. When I actually went to look for myself what was wrong I found a even worse problem. A bunch of my wires that go to my dimmer switch and head light switch were fried or fired together! was the look on my face, and I see why people say rewire the whole chassis. I pulled the wires apart and just hoped that would fix it, and of course it didn't. Oh and fuse number 4 I think keeps blowing out a 25 amp was in it before, and I bet thats bigger than whats suppose dto be in there but thats what was in there when I bought the car.
So I need some suggestions on fixing this problem or I will just go crazy and run a buch of new wires and use lots of relays to get it to work.

lol and those dimmer switches look ancient for a 91.

 

The Shape

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I think 5oresto sells a replacement harness for the headlight switch if I am not mistanken. As for the dimmer switch you may have to trace them back to a point they aren't melted and solder in new wires. Fuse #4 on my '87 is a 10 amp. The fuse for the dimmer is I believe #13 in my '87 and should be a 5 amp fuse.

 

4dStang

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How deep is the melting lenght wise? I had a melt down near my vert swithc on my 88. I went to the Junk yard and cut off what I needed then just spliced it in to the old harness with butt connectors and it works great now.

If you need a partial harness, I am just starting to part a 88 4cyl and I imagine that would have the same wires. I could just cut off the headlight harness as far down as possible and send you a switch(s) for a small fee. I have 3 sets of headlight switches for a fox so let me know if you need one of those too. Cheap!

 

HISSIN50

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and i would do atleast a fog light relay while fixing it all.
see:
www.veryuseful.com
for wiring schematics.
good luck.

 

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big_tiger15

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4dStang said:

How deep is the melting lenght wise?

If you need a partial harness, I am just starting to part a 88 4cyl and I imagine that would have the same wires. I could just cut off the headlight harness as far down as possible and send you a switch(s) for a small fee. I have 3 sets of headlight switches for a fox so let me know if you need one of those too. Cheap!

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On all the wires that were melted they were melted all the way back into the dash board.
I would rather buy or make a new harness.

 

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The pin configuration is different on 87-89. You need a 90-93 harness end and switch. You can make the 87-89 work. You just have to remove all the wires from the harness end and reinstall them in the matching spot for the older switch.

 

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big_tiger15

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Could yall get me a diagram or something on the dimmer switch and the headlight switch, and is there a way I can get just the pins that go in to the plugs?

 

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big_tiger15

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bump
I got a couple of quotes on fixing my problem. 200 to 150, but most likely it will end up being more.

 

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4dStang said:

How deep is the melting lenght wise? I had a melt down near my vert swithc on my 88. I went to the Junk yard and cut off what I needed then just spliced it in to the old harness with butt connectors and it works great now.

If you need a partial harness, I am just starting to part a 88 4cyl and I imagine that would have the same wires. I could just cut off the headlight harness as far down as possible and send you a switch(s) for a small fee. I have 3 sets of headlight switches for a fox so let me know if you need one of those too. Cheap!

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Drop me an email or PM on how much you want for the GT headlight switch + the headlight connector + all the wires from it <cut a couple inches back>

Thanks

 

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