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UPDATE - PROBLEM SOLVED!
Finally got it figured out. One of the pins inside the 8-pin headlight connector broke in half. Just happened to be the high beam pin! Don't know how I missed it the first time. Ran to the junkyard and grabbed the connector from an '86 TC up there. Soldered it in (all 8 wires - PITA) and now all lights work! Bright too!
I just finished wiring in headlight relays ala the tech section write-up. Houston, we have a problem! I installed relays for low beam, high beam and fog lights. The L/B & F/L work and are much brighter. I can hear those relays click on. The problem is the high beams.
When I turn on the high beams, I get no high beams and both the low beams and fog lights go out! I wired the low beams exactly how the article says too. I wired the fogs the same as the low beams. I think my problem is I wired the high beams that way too!
The article says 'follow the grn/blk wire towards the lights to the splice, cut the splice out leaving 2 wires running to the headlights'. I didn't see any splice and nothing shows on my wiring diagrams (the article is for '87-'88, mines an '86). I cut the grn/blk wire between the harness plug and the lights (as I did the lows and fogs) and ran a wire from there (light side) to #87 on the relay. I ran a wire from the other side of the cut (harness side) to #86 on the relay. A wire from ground to #85 and power wire from batt side of the solenoid to #30. It seems to me, with my limited electrical skills, that would work. BTW, I used 5-pin relays for all of them. Talk to me guys, I need help!
Finally got it figured out. One of the pins inside the 8-pin headlight connector broke in half. Just happened to be the high beam pin! Don't know how I missed it the first time. Ran to the junkyard and grabbed the connector from an '86 TC up there. Soldered it in (all 8 wires - PITA) and now all lights work! Bright too!
I just finished wiring in headlight relays ala the tech section write-up. Houston, we have a problem! I installed relays for low beam, high beam and fog lights. The L/B & F/L work and are much brighter. I can hear those relays click on. The problem is the high beams.
When I turn on the high beams, I get no high beams and both the low beams and fog lights go out! I wired the low beams exactly how the article says too. I wired the fogs the same as the low beams. I think my problem is I wired the high beams that way too!
The article says 'follow the grn/blk wire towards the lights to the splice, cut the splice out leaving 2 wires running to the headlights'. I didn't see any splice and nothing shows on my wiring diagrams (the article is for '87-'88, mines an '86). I cut the grn/blk wire between the harness plug and the lights (as I did the lows and fogs) and ran a wire from there (light side) to #87 on the relay. I ran a wire from the other side of the cut (harness side) to #86 on the relay. A wire from ground to #85 and power wire from batt side of the solenoid to #30. It seems to me, with my limited electrical skills, that would work. BTW, I used 5-pin relays for all of them. Talk to me guys, I need help!
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.
Proverbs 3:5
1986 Turbocoupe 5-spd - New daily driver!
1988 Turbocoupe 5-spd - parts car.
1989 Mustang convertible (Thunderstang). Built '88 TC shortblock, head by Boport, R/R, T3, Bobs log, gutted, rotated, ported mannys, AFPR, LA3, NPR I/C, etc.
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Proverbs 3:5
1986 Turbocoupe 5-spd - New daily driver!
1988 Turbocoupe 5-spd - parts car.
1989 Mustang convertible (Thunderstang). Built '88 TC shortblock, head by Boport, R/R, T3, Bobs log, gutted, rotated, ported mannys, AFPR, LA3, NPR I/C, etc.
Check out Thunderstang!
