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1998 Ford Taurus - normal headlights stopped working the but brights still work will replacing the headlights solve the problem or is it an electrical issue?
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∙ 12y ago
I had the same problem in my 94 Taurus wagon. I thought that it was the switch, but found it to be the power wire going from the power distribution box to the headlight switch. Rather than tearing out the entire dashboard to find the short, I ran a new wire that bypassed the short. First you have to make sure that that is your problem by testing for power at the power box. then check at the headlight switch. If a wire has power at the box and none at the switch then there is a short somewhere in between. I took a new lenght of 14 gauge wire and ran it through a hole i punched in a rubber gromet in the firewall. Then i found my dead wire at the switch and attached my new wire to it. on the other end I did the same thing on the side that had power and presto chang-o i had power at the switch, it just took another path to get there. now if i could just figure out how to adjust the stupid things i could actually see. good luck.
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