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Apr 18, 2020 | 02:25 AM

jerryst

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I just installed the ez wire 21 circuit harness in my 1955 ford f100. When I pulled the headlight switch I have no headlights or parking lights. I followed ez wire schematic. Also no lights for gauges or dashboard. Any ideas?
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Apr 18, 2020 | 08:19 AM

DR Smith

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do you have power going to the switch ? do you have power to starter ? or is every thing dead

Apr 18, 2020 | 08:26 AM

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With 2 problems you maybe have a ground connection problem

Apr 18, 2020 | 12:19 PM

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Using stock headlight switch? Power to it?

Apr 18, 2020 | 01:52 PM

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Not so stupid question, do you have power anywhere else? Did you hook up the battery?

Apr 18, 2020 | 02:51 PM

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yes truck started with no problems. The front parking lights worked when you pull the hazard plug on the side of the steering column. I still have to test the switch to see if it gets power. The headlights switch I didn't take apart yet. I will check today. check the easy fix stuff first.
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Apr 18, 2020 | 06:26 PM

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Did you install the breaker fuse for the headlights in the panel..?

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Apr 19, 2020 | 11:54 PM

jerryst

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56panelford thanks for the information on breaker fuse. I saw this in the package with the ez wire. That’s the part about direction was weak. I placed the breaker fuse. Still the same. But I traced all connections to lights and found a bad connection. Now I have lights. The other problem is the dash lights on the headlights switch show no power. Any thoughts?
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Apr 21, 2020 | 10:08 PM

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Update on no dashboard lights. after many attempts at getting the head light switch to work for the dashboard it worked. But the switch worked because the it was a bad connection you had to turn the headlight witch only a certain way to work. So I am buying a new switch so I can have dashboard lights.
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