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Car Forum / Ford / Ford Mustang / May 200597 Cobra Low Beam Problem
Hello All, I have a 97 Cobra that has had Low beam trouble before and as of today they stopped working altogether. All other lights work but the fogs and the low beams. I have replaced all bulbs as well as the switch. Also, all fuses are fine. Is there a relay under the hood for this? Any ideas? Help! > Hello All, > I have a 97 Cobra that has had Low beam trouble before and as of > today they stopped working altogether. All other lights work but the > fogs and the low beams. I have replaced all bulbs as well as the > switch. Also, all fuses are fine. Is there a relay under the hood for > this? Any ideas? corroded wire/contact somewhere I'll guess. start at the plugs to the bulbs. >> Hello All, >> I have a 97 Cobra that has had Low beam trouble before and as of [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > corroded wire/contact somewhere I'll guess. start at the plugs to the > bulbs. if its his lows and fogs, it wouldnt be at the bulb plugs, more likely between the fusebox and switch i would think? Not sure about the '97s, but the fogs are tied to the low beams (thats why your fogs cant be on unless the low beams are on). Im pretty sure theres some kind of ballast control in there, its a little black box if I remember right. Could be wrong though, havent looked at older mustangs in a while. > Hello All, > I have a 97 Cobra that has had Low beam trouble before and as of [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Help! I'd hardly consider a 97 Cobra an "older" Mustang :P. -Mike -- Melt away the Cellulite with Cellulean! http://www.MeltAwayCellulite.com/ > Not sure about the '97s, but the fogs are tied to the low beams (thats why > your fogs cant be on unless the low beams are on). Im pretty sure theres [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > > > Help! Two body redesigns and one complete chassis and body overhaul later, it's getting to the "older" point. It is 8 years old already. :-) My '97 Cobra has 62k on the clock already. Where do the miles go? JS > I'd hardly consider a 97 Cobra an "older" Mustang :P. > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >> > >> > Help! *Cries* -Mike -- Melt away the Cellulite with Cellulean! http://www.MeltAwayCellulite.com/ > Two body redesigns and one complete chassis and body overhaul later, it's > getting to the "older" point. It is 8 years old already. :-) [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > >> > > >> > Help! Sorry mike... i tried to let it go and not say anything.. its still a nice ride... > *Cries* > [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] >> >> > >> >> > Help! I still love my 98 GT. I still don't consider it "older" yet. Maybe in another 5 or so years it'll start to seem old. "Older" to me makes me think of mid-late 60's :P. -Mike -- Melt away the Cellulite with Cellulean! http://www.MeltAwayCellulite.com/ > Sorry mike... i tried to let it go and not say anything.. > [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] > >> >> > > >> >> > Help! Funny thing is, i never liked the old body style, but lately, its growing on me (5 years too late:/) >I still love my 98 GT. I still don't consider it "older" yet. Maybe in > another 5 or so years it'll start to seem old. "Older" to me makes me [quoted text clipped - 59 lines] >> >> >> > >> >> >> > Help! I figured as much, I have the diagram in the Haynes manual. I was hoping I wouldn't have to spend Sat. tracing every wire in my Cobra. But such is Ford Electrical Gremlins. Thanx for all of the input. Check the turn signal switch. A.K.A. multifunction switch. These are known to go bad, and the wiring for the headlight relays run right through them. I had one die in an '88 GT once and I ended up breaking the switch in momentary high-beam mode (bad - had to unplug the battery to turn the lights off), and the switch in my Cobra doesn't let the right turn signal work half of the time... I have a '97 as well. JS > Hello All, > I have a 97 Cobra that has had Low beam trouble before and as of [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Help! > Check the turn signal switch. A.K.A. multifunction switch. These are known > to go bad, and the wiring for the headlight relays run right through them. Ford doesn't use headlamp relays. All the power goes through the light switch. Just in case it helps, I uploaded the wiring diagram: http://www.geocities.com/tetraethyllead/97headlampwire001.jpg > I had one die in an '88 GT once and I ended up breaking the switch in > momentary high-beam mode (bad - had to unplug the battery to turn the lights > off), and the switch in my Cobra doesn't let the right turn signal work half > of the time... I have a '97 as well. Right turn signal function is dying on my '97. I don't have the momentary hold anymore, actually have to click it on. >> Check the turn signal switch. A.K.A. multifunction switch. These are >> known [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Ford doesn't use headlamp relays. All the power goes through the light > switch. I figured they'd started by '97. Still not sure why they don't. My mistake... and theirs.. lol. > Just in case it helps, I uploaded the wiring diagram: > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Right turn signal function is dying on my '97. I don't have the momentary > hold anymore, actually have to click it on. Mine started that way, but when it got cold out, it would barely work on the full click. Now that it's warmer out, it's better again, but I still don't have the momentary right turn thing either... Scary. Sounds like when I needed a crank pulley for my '95 Eclipse GSX. I was surprised to find a dealer had one in stock, let alone three dealers had them. The low bidder won, and he said "I sell three or four of these a week." JS In article <z0cee.14670$c86.2961@trndny09>, JS wrote: >>> Check the turn signal switch. A.K.A. multifunction switch. These are >>> known [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > I figured they'd started by '97. Still not sure why they don't. My > mistake... and theirs.. lol. Because they are cheap. I put in relays and heavy gauge wiring myself. Big difference compared to the aging thin wire going through the switch. >In article <z0cee.14670$c86.2961@trndny09>, JS wrote: >>>> Check the turn signal switch. A.K.A. multifunction switch. These are [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >Because they are cheap. I put in relays and heavy gauge wiring myself. >Big difference compared to the aging thin wire going through the switch. lmfao its the switch that fails or burns foctard lmfao U GO GIRL hurc ast > lmfao > its the switch that fails [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > hurc ast Your displaying an obvious mental problem. You should have that checked out. >> lmfao >> its the switch that fails [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >Your displaying an obvious mental problem. You should have that checked >out. lmfao u go girl hurc ast |
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