robs87fox

My headlights were giving the typical fox flickering issue. So i take apart the light switch, seems ok.

I take apart the multifuntion switch and disconnect the three plastic harness's from it and notice the one that controls the highbeam funtion is a little melted. has anyone had this happen to them? I'm sure the multifuntions switch is ok, its just the plastic harness. I called around and they don't make them, I guess i got to go to the junk yard.

but what i did notice is the connecter was kinda wet-feels like armour all. I'm thinking armour all seeped into the column and shorted it out.

94Yellow50

hey i know how ya feel...i had the same thing happen on my 94..got a new switch but couldnt get the harness...i had a thread abouta month ago where someone posted up the connecter..im gonna find it real quick...but i had the same thing...just one wire was toasted...n the lights would flicker on n off as i went down the road

https://mustangforums.com/m_4375534/tm.htm

telsonman

yeah, that happened in my 87 last year. It caused my headlights to just stop working. I think it had something to do with the foglights. Supposedly they are prone to heating up the circuit or something.

94Yellow50

that foglight thing^^^ could be...i have my foglights wired per the ugh..cant remember the site but the one deal online to have them always on

quiksilvrstang

Bad design by Ford, just replacing the plug will not fix the problem. It will eventually burn up the headlight switch and/or multi-function switch. Here is a link to what I have done to all my Gt stangs after I got them. Hope this helps.

http://www.corral.net/tech/maintenance/foglights.html

robs87fox

do you think if i replace multifuntion switch and just unplug the fog lights from the headlight switch, it will be ok.

since the fog lights dont really do anything anyway


rob

telsonman

I replaced my multifunction switch first, but then the wires kept heating up, and kind of messed up my current one before i cut the old connector off and spliced in a new one. I plan on running the foglights per that article. Its a lot better supposedly. i would just do that. It looks pretty cool with just parking lights and foglights on.

just replace that connector, it will save you a headache down the road...

robs87fox

cant i just cut off the plastic connecter and buy new conecters from part store and heat wrap them and connect each connecter separately. Since they don't make a new oem connecter.

rob

telsonman

they do make the connectors. The guys at mps auto salvage gave me the whole set one day when i stopped in to get something. check here

http://www.mustangsunlimited.com/Sub...;KeyWords=LMK9

telsonman

look around for those connectors, they're out there, you just gotta find them.