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Posted by 1CLeeN5.0 (Member # 2124) on :
 
all of a sudden my headlights would not work one night, i looked to see if they burned out, and even checked the fuses. but they all where good. but the thing is that i still can use my high beams . have you guys seen a problem like this before any help is greatly appreciated thanks -tony
 

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Posted by The Nick (Member # 2244) on :
 
I think its because they overheat. My car does it too.
 

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Posted by Quick 88LX (Member # 1950) on :
 
If they have been on for a while and then shut off, then yes it is due to overheating. Ford skimped on the wiring for GT's and the gauge is too small which causes overheating. But if your lights just don't work anymore, then you may have burned out the low beam filaments and that would only let the high beams work. Getting new bulbs would fix your problem if they are not overheating.

Note: they should only overheat when you use the foglights for a while. And not all mustangs have this problem... yet.
 

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Posted by white1990stang (Member # 2307) on :
 
same thing happened to me and i changed the multi function swith and it fixed it
 

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Posted by The Nick (Member # 2244) on :
 

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Originally posted by Quick 88LX:
Note: they should only overheat when you use the foglights for a while. And not all mustangs have this problem... yet.

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I don't have foglights, but my headlights are out of alignment and I can't adjust them, so I have to drive with my highbeams on all the time.


 

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Posted by AL STOCK (Member # 1852) on :
 
Did you check the headlight fluids? They could be a little low.....
 

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Posted by AL STOCK (Member # 1852) on :
 
haaahahaahahahahah Replace the bulbs and see if it works right - Maybe electrical? Ground Connection? Loose bulb?

[ June 01, 2004, 11:30 AM: Message edited by: AL STOCK ]
 

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Posted by 92SilverGT (Member # 2729) on :
 
I have the same problem when i use my foglights, ide have to pull the headlight switch out of the dash and roll the window down to cool the switch. I think www.50resto.com is supposed to have a "better" switch than the factory one.
 

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