light/electrical question

[trw89gt]

ok i am having a problem when my headlights are on the whole driver side is a lot dimmer than the passanger... also when i flip my high beams on the the driver side headlight goes out and the corner and marker light go dimmer.... also when i hit the left blinker the back light stays lit and doesnt blink but when i hit the right side the blinker blinks but really slow.... when i hit the hazards they both blink normal at normal speeds... could this be cause by a bad blinker/washer fluid stick or whatever you call it?

[MAT88GT]

here are a few ideas


up on the rad bulkhead you'll see a pair of 7mm green coated screws with black wires/ring terminals on them...take those screws out and wire brush the area under the terminals and the terminals themselves. These are the front light harness grounds

check/replace your turnsignal bulbs and clean the sockets out

remove the trim pieces around the steering column and remove the connector for the multifunction switch (the blinker/washer stick)...clean the terminals and reinstall

replace the flashers

[Tom]

Has it always done this? Or has something changed recently? It sounds like a ground, but it's probably some quirk about these cars that I'm not familiar with.

[MAT88GT]

oh yeah, check the headlight switch to see if its melted

[trw89gt]

i had already replaced the headlight switch which made the driver side lights come on believe it or not they didnt untill i switched that because they were cracked and burnt i replaced the multifunction switch witha working one and same problem... but noticed that one of the connections there was cracked and burnt i am going to replace that tomorrow.... i dont know how long it has done this i just picked up the car on saturday... other than that the car is really clean and functions well

[MAT88GT]

the best thing you can do is place those lights on relays...it'll keep the switches/connections from melting again. I think the corral had a tech article on this back in the day, and it might still be online