the joys of picking up a another car

blackVortechGT · May 17th, 2009, 02:55 AM

Picked up my 2000 gt w/ vortech today. Noticed tonight that the passenger side headlight is dim and the parking light/blinker on that side doesn't work when lights are on but does when they're off. was also wondering if i disconnect the battery will the ecu keep the tune thats set from the sct programmer i have? or do i have to plug that in and load it somehow? thanx for any input.

Seabee · May 17th, 2009, 02:58 AM

could be a fuse or a short in the wires.

blackVortechGT · May 17th, 2009, 08:02 PM

Ok so i pulled the lights and whatnot and they all look fine. when i turn on the lights the abs light comes on. the fuse was pulled by the previous owner i noticed. There is a splice in the loom a few inches down from the connector on the passenger side light but doesn't look like it's from the ground on that light because the wires in the splice are larger. looks like the ground from the abs and something else. there used to be a ground on this bottom silver bolt on the body in the image.

blackVortechGT · May 18th, 2009, 01:47 AM

tried changing bulbs and whatnot. same thing. the right turn signal indicator on the gauge pod stays on when the lights are on. but the parking lights and blinkers work fine when there off. no one else have this problem before?

HMUSN · May 18th, 2009, 11:29 AM

dunno about the lights, sounds like they were cut and re spliced. ( a hid kit taken off perhaps) but you can undo the battery and your tune will be fine.

blackVortechGT · May 18th, 2009, 01:17 PM

thanx for the info HMUSN. as for the lights i think the signal lights and headlight share a common ground on that side so I just need to find that and see whats up. anyone know where it is? or if i can just cut into the ground on the headlight harness and put it on the frame somewhere?

blackVortechGT · May 18th, 2009, 03:14 PM

think i got it now. rewired both the spliced grounds to the ground that used to be on the frame works for now!

Seabee · May 18th, 2009, 03:22 PM

thats good, hopefully it stays working

Willy Mo · May 18th, 2009, 11:37 PM

yeah glad to see you fixed it.

May 17th, 2009, 02:55 AM	#1
blackVortechGT Newbie 2000 mustang gt Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 24 iTrader: 0 reviews	the joys of picking up a another car Picked up my 2000 gt w/ vortech today. Noticed tonight that the passenger side headlight is dim and the parking light/blinker on that side doesn't work when lights are on but does when they're off. was also wondering if i disconnect the battery will the ecu keep the tune thats set from the sct programmer i have? or do i have to plug that in and load it somehow? thanx for any input.

May 17th, 2009, 02:58 AM	#2
Seabee Whatever it originally would be 05 Saleen #824 Fast as fuck Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: San Diego Ca/Beach Park IL Posts: 7,252 iTrader: 4 reviews	could be a fuse or a short in the wires. __________________ MILITARY CREW ANTI ILLEGALS CREW FOUNDER

May 17th, 2009, 08:02 PM	#3
blackVortechGT Newbie 2000 mustang gt Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 24 iTrader: 0 reviews	Ok so i pulled the lights and whatnot and they all look fine. when i turn on the lights the abs light comes on. the fuse was pulled by the previous owner i noticed. There is a splice in the loom a few inches down from the connector on the passenger side light but doesn't look like it's from the ground on that light because the wires in the splice are larger. looks like the ground from the abs and something else. there used to be a ground on this bottom silver bolt on the body in the image. Attached Thumbnails

May 18th, 2009, 11:29 AM	#5
HMUSN Doc 1986 SVO Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 36,836 iTrader: 9 reviews	dunno about the lights, sounds like they were cut and re spliced. ( a hid kit taken off perhaps) but you can undo the battery and your tune will be fine. __________________

May 18th, 2009, 03:22 PM	#8
Seabee Whatever it originally would be 05 Saleen #824 Fast as fuck Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: San Diego Ca/Beach Park IL Posts: 7,252 iTrader: 4 reviews	thats good, hopefully it stays working __________________ MILITARY CREW ANTI ILLEGALS CREW FOUNDER

May 18th, 2009, 01:47 AM	#4
blackVortechGT Newbie 2000 mustang gt Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 24 iTrader: 0 reviews	tried changing bulbs and whatnot. same thing. the right turn signal indicator on the gauge pod stays on when the lights are on. but the parking lights and blinkers work fine when there off. no one else have this problem before?

May 18th, 2009, 01:17 PM	#6
blackVortechGT Newbie 2000 mustang gt Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 24 iTrader: 0 reviews	thanx for the info HMUSN. as for the lights i think the signal lights and headlight share a common ground on that side so I just need to find that and see whats up. anyone know where it is? or if i can just cut into the ground on the headlight harness and put it on the frame somewhere?

May 18th, 2009, 03:14 PM	#7
blackVortechGT Newbie 2000 mustang gt Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 24 iTrader: 0 reviews	think i got it now. rewired both the spliced grounds to the ground that used to be on the frame works for now!

May 18th, 2009, 11:37 PM	#9
Willy Mo MM Fanatic 2002 Mustang GT Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: MO Posts: 4,333 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 1 reviews	yeah glad to see you fixed it. __________________

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