No Lowbeams
No power to lowbeams when jumper is on sockets 4 & 5 on the black plug behind the headlight switch.
New MFS.
Highbeams and flash to pass work, as well as every other control on the MFS.
Currenly with HIDs, which will go away as soon as I can get power to the low beams.
The left headlamp power flow is :
fuse 8 -->DK BLU/ORG WIRE-->Main light switch--> RED/YEL WIRE-->MFS
MFS- -> RED/BLK WIRE -- Fuse 28 --> DK BLU/WHT WIRE-->Left headlamp
If you have power everywhere then maybe the bulbs are burned out in the low beam filament.
The left headlamp power flow is :
fuse 8 -->DK BLU/ORG WIRE-->Main light switch--> RED/YEL WIRE-->MFS
MFS- -> RED/BLK WIRE -- Fuse 28 --> DK BLU/WHT WIRE-->Left headlamp
If you have power everywhere then maybe the bulbs are burned out in the low beam filament.
Low beams don't work on the truck. Highbeams, yes. Low beams, no.
What it can be: headlight switch, MFS, fuses, relay, wiring, or any combination thereof. Side note: I despise wiring issues.
After a week of troubleshooting, I decided that it is NOT a power issue or a switch issue. It is a WIRING issue. Did i mention I despise tracing wiring? In a loom? Or sheathing? I situate myself behind the right headlight, and flash my light down there.
30 seconds in: Why are there two wires with ring terminals not connected to anything? I know that they have nothing to do with the battery because 1) that wouldn't make any sense, and 2) they don't reach the battery. So, I grabbed some wires and jerryrogged these wires...and my right headlight came on. I tested the switches and everything is good! The low beam comes on with the switch in the ON position and turns off when it is in OFF or PARK. Turn on the high beams and they work. The low beam stays on when the high beam is on but they are separate bulbs and I can live with that.
I do not know why the low beams are deliberately disconnected. But now I need to figure out where the wires for the LEFT low-beam bulb are!
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You will need to read this for yourself as it would take a page to explain
There are 3 things that fail in HID systems
1 The bulb
2 The ballast
3 The ignitor
There is a good article online about diagnosing these lights put out by Huntersville Ford
You can swap parts around and see what is causing your issue
Possibly as simple as a low quality bulb
Possibly as expensive as a new ballast or ignitor
Google "why HID headlights fail" and that article will come up
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Low beams don't work on the truck. Highbeams, yes. Low beams, no.
What it can be: headlight switch, MFS, fuses, relay, wiring, or any combination thereof. Side note: I despise wiring issues.
After a week of troubleshooting, I decided that it is NOT a power issue or a switch issue. It is a WIRING issue. Did i mention I despise tracing wiring? In a loom? Or sheathing? I situate myself behind the right headlight, and flash my light down there.
30 seconds in: Why are there two wires with ring terminals not connected to anything? I know that they have nothing to do with the battery because 1) that wouldn't make any sense, and 2) they don't reach the battery. So, I grabbed some wires and jerryrogged these wires...and my right headlight came on. I tested the switches and everything is good! The low beam comes on with the switch in the ON position and turns off when it is in OFF or PARK. Turn on the high beams and they work. The low beam stays on when the high beam is on but they are separate bulbs and I can live with that.
I do not know why the low beams are deliberately disconnected. But now I need to figure out where the wires for the LEFT low-beam bulb are!











