where can i get one?
06-09-2005, 12:17 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Illinois
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where can i get one?
http://secure.50resto.com/product1.c...ategory_ID=744
i need the multifunction/dimmer/turnsignal switch which my local parts store can't seem to find for my car. The kit in the link above has the part i need but i'm not paying 200 dollars for that. All the switches at the auto parts store had different plugs, and/or a hazzard **** on the switch. Does anyone know where i can get this? PLEASE HELP!!!!
i need the multifunction/dimmer/turnsignal switch which my local parts store can't seem to find for my car. The kit in the link above has the part i need but i'm not paying 200 dollars for that. All the switches at the auto parts store had different plugs, and/or a hazzard **** on the switch. Does anyone know where i can get this? PLEASE HELP!!!!
06-10-2005, 10:45 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2005
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Headlight switch problem
Just like early Foxes, Brit cars are notorious for eating Lucas switches, too, esp with higher wattage headlamps, and I've used relays on my MGs to run everything from brake lights to heater motors to head and driving lights.
After I read the orig post, I checked the lights on my 87 GT and found a 2.4 volt drop at the headlamps and a 2 volt drop at the fogs (actually, the fogs have been replaced with early GM 4 lamp halogen high beams a'la '58 Impala, and they really light up the road). My headlamp switch got very warm after just a couple minutes. So, I added three 30 amp off-road lighting relays, one for the fogs, one for the low beams and one for high beams. I didn't have to tear up the wiring harness, either, and it took about an hour and a half. The highbeams are way brighter than before, and the switches stay cool since they are only handling the current from the relay coils. Same with the driving lights. I can post a schematic and instructions if anyone is interested. Took about two hours end to end, and cost was under $25.
After I read the orig post, I checked the lights on my 87 GT and found a 2.4 volt drop at the headlamps and a 2 volt drop at the fogs (actually, the fogs have been replaced with early GM 4 lamp halogen high beams a'la '58 Impala, and they really light up the road). My headlamp switch got very warm after just a couple minutes. So, I added three 30 amp off-road lighting relays, one for the fogs, one for the low beams and one for high beams. I didn't have to tear up the wiring harness, either, and it took about an hour and a half. The highbeams are way brighter than before, and the switches stay cool since they are only handling the current from the relay coils. Same with the driving lights. I can post a schematic and instructions if anyone is interested. Took about two hours end to end, and cost was under $25.
06-11-2005, 08:29 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2005
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to 73 Cleveland
I've got a basic zero option (just air and titanium cladding) unmolested '87GT w/ Flowmasters & KN. It has roll-ups, no cruise, and manual locks. My second 5.0 is in an MGB, and my third 5.0 (soon to be done) is getting stuffed in an 86 Trooper. And, man, it's a whole lot harder to put a 5.0 in a Trooper than in an MGB.... I also have a 502 inch Bowtie '90 Suburban tow vehicle (only because Ford didn't build an big block SUV in '90. and we haul a 26 foot all-steel 4-horse trailer).
My relay schematic will work on any Fox - any car, for that matter except with HID's.
My relay schematic will work on any Fox - any car, for that matter except with HID's.
06-11-2005, 08:50 PM
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RE: to 73 Cleveland
I would be interested in seeing the schematics.
Looks like you have quite a collection there. I bet its a challange fitting the 5.0 in applications not designed for it. I don't think I have the patience for that anymore.
I am looking at picking up a 91 Mustang 4-banger auto for my son who will be driving soon. I may be spending my time restoring that to a decent condition.
Looks like you have quite a collection there. I bet its a challange fitting the 5.0 in applications not designed for it. I don't think I have the patience for that anymore.
I am looking at picking up a 91 Mustang 4-banger auto for my son who will be driving soon. I may be spending my time restoring that to a decent condition.