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Old Jun 20, 2011 | 09:00 PM
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headlight help

can someone please snap a photo of the plug to the back of the headlight and post it? pulling my hair out trying to figure this out right now

It is three prong, and since removing everything in the engine bay the only logical plug left doesn't fit the back of the headlight. WTF is going on!

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Old Jun 20, 2011 | 09:08 PM
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Its an 84 but it should be the same plug.
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Old Jun 20, 2011 | 09:10 PM
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this is what I got and the fitment makes me question if this will work.the plug doesn't slide all the way on and it is very tight (tight like this old cheap plastic will break if you push any more)


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Old Jun 20, 2011 | 09:11 PM
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Its an 84 but it should be the same plug.
Thanks!!
that looks totally differnt then what I have been looking at in my engine bay....I don't even have anything resembling that.... and the headlight used to work last time it was all put together, frustrated.

does that plug into the back of headlighht its self
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Old Jun 20, 2011 | 09:24 PM
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yup directly to the three prongs on the bulb. The pic you posted is for the turn lamp in the front bumper. Check for the wires to hook to down by your front black grille panel
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Old Jun 20, 2011 | 09:29 PM
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following that plug takes me to the turn signals on the other end.

headlight straight to turn signals, doesn't seem right to me
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Old Jun 20, 2011 | 09:35 PM
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No the plug youre looking for for the headlights is right off the harness, might be hiding somewhere up front. They have a pretty long wire off the harness to snake up to the headlights
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Old Jun 20, 2011 | 09:37 PM
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oh K

so the one I'm looking for is on the main harness then.

Thanks I was losing my mind looking at that...
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Old Jun 20, 2011 | 09:41 PM
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yup it should be. the plug to connect to the turn signal should be on there too for ya. If you can find the wiring for the headlight motors, its just down stream from that.
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Old Jun 20, 2011 | 09:44 PM
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I had everything removed to paint the engine bay, I have the main wires all tied together in a bag so I know that is in there. thanks for clearning the confuesion up for me
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Old Jun 20, 2011 | 09:51 PM
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I'm in the middle of the same thing haha.
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