On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 15:25:01 -0400, Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET> wrote: >The high beam indicator turning on is the key. You have lost the ground connection to the lamps. You can connect the grounds directly to sheet metal behind the the light assemblies, (best approach) or repair the original. Both lights are grounded on a single terminal, attached to a ground cluster above the fuse box, attached to the left. You will see the burned out connection. > >Dennis > Dennis's advice is the answer. Regardless of whether or not you decide to add new ground connections, I would clean the ground connection at the cluster under the dash and clean all the other ones while you are in there to prevent another similar problem with the other electrical components. Likely if your headlight grounds are corroded enough to prevent the lights from working, the other connections are the same, or soon will be. Michael |
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