Hyper flash hell and 1 weak grille light

[NotBudule2]

Are you sure that's the correct finger??

It's not the one I was using earlier...

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[RangerBill]

Well i should have lead with that...
And what follows is the most I've been embarrassed for a while (and still had my clothes on ) normally I would just disappear and not share my stupidity but here it is ...

That stupid jumper came apart inside i guess , when I used the meter with the "tone" option , nothing... ALL IS GOOD NOW !!!
I now feel like an idiot for wasting your time ! I apologize ... I used the jumpers so I wouldn't have to stick my fumble fingers down in there while testing, never dreamed one would be bad... sorry and THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME!!!

We need to keep that part number handy incase someone else has a socket fail and doesn't want to rip out the headlight...
I think Ford is gonna offer to fix it but I dont really want those guys messing with it now...

Glad you got it working.

 

[Bob902]

The coveted 4 F 's award ??? Im gonna add some more F's to it

 

[Chris M]

It's not the one I was using earlier...

I can imagine that.

 

[NotBudule2]

Upon further inspection, I saw where the technician cut a Grey wire that doesn't even go to the socket .. another crappy splice that i tried to do better and at least crimp and heat shrink ...

Anyway, Im back on the road !!!

Just need my grille lights back now...

 

[Bob902]

Upon further inspection, I saw where the technician cut a Grey wire that doesn't even go to the socket .. another crappy splice that i tried to do better and at least crimp and heat shrink ...

Anyway, Im back on the road !!!

Just need my grille lights back now...

No more right turn, Clyde!

 

[NotBudule2]

So... and nobody get mad because I can't help it, but i noticed the part is listed as a "female" connector, and its "small", and its from "China" AND it saved me, sooo... its my little China girl...oh oh oh oh , little China girl,
Oh oh oh oh , little China girl .
My trucks a mess without, my little China girl,
Can't safely turn left without my , little China girl , but now I hear her , loud as thunder , I just installed my China girl ,
She says "shhhhhhhhh BLINK"
She says "shhhhhhhhh BLINK"...

 

[RangerBill]

So... and nobody get mad because I can't help it, but i noticed the part is listed as a "female" connector, and its "small", and its from "China" AND it saved me, sooo... its my little China girl...oh oh oh oh , little China girl,
Oh oh oh oh , little China girl .
My trucks a mess without, my little China girl,
Can't safely turn left without my , little China girl , but now I hear her , loud as thunder , I just installed my China girl ,
She says "shhhhhhhhh BLINK"
She says "shhhhhhhhh BLINK"...

Are you sure that you didn't shock yourself replacing that socket?

 

[Chris M]

So... and nobody get mad because I can't help it, but i noticed the part is listed as a "female" connector, and its "small", and its from "China" AND it saved me, sooo... its my little China girl...oh oh oh oh , little China girl,
Oh oh oh oh , little China girl .
My trucks a mess without, my little China girl,
Can't safely turn left without my , little China girl , but now I hear her , loud as thunder , I just installed my China girl ,
She says "shhhhhhhhh BLINK"
She says "shhhhhhhhh BLINK"...

Pretty sure Bowie would approve!

 

[airline tech]

GOOD JOB:

I can CONFIRM you have it wired correctly but I would hit the heat shrink again to suck it up tighter on the wires (moisture intrusion)

To Clarify for others that may have this issue.

Red to Brown = Park Lights (Pin #5) Connector
White/Blue to Yellow (ish) Amber = Turn Signal (Pin #7) Connector
Green/White to Green = Ground (Pin #1) Connector
Pin #1 = Park/Turn Ground

The Grey wire that they (Cut) is Pin #8, note pin #8 is only on the Halogen Assemblies and not on the LED's - it will have a blanking plug, just like Pin #6 has in this pic.
Pin #6 is for Led Assemblies (only) DRL Power for the Led Strip

Pin #8 = Low & High = Headlight Ground (Halogen)
Pin #4 Directly below it = Headlight Ground (LED)
These 2 wires splice together in the main truck harness

So YES they cut a wire that they did not need to.

 

[NotBudule2]

GOOD JOB:

I can CONFIRM you have it wired correctly but I would hit the heat shrink again to suck it up tighter on the wires (moisture intrusion)

To Clarify for others that may have this issue.

Red to Brown = Park Lights (Pin #5) Connector
White/Blue to Yellow (ish) Amber = Turn Signal (Pin #7) Connector
Green/White to Green = Ground (Pin #1) Connector
Pin #1 = Park/Turn Ground

The Grey wire that they (Cut) is Pin #8, note pin #8 is only on the Halogen Assemblies and not on the LED's - it will have a blanking plug, just like Pin #6 has in this pic.
Pin #6 is for Led Assemblies (only) DRL Power for the Led Strip

Pin #8 = Low & High = Headlight Ground (Halogen)
Pin #4 Directly below it = Headlight Ground (LED)
These 2 wires splice together in the main truck harness

So YES they cut a wire that they did not need to.

Yeah that one didn't want to shrink up all the way for some reason so I smeared some sealant around all the ends and may tape it also... if things go south again , I'll just switch out the headlights to led , kinda want those anyway ...

 

[NotBudule2]

Now , on to the grille lights !

Wiring looks good all the way to it but it must be loose inside... if I could find one just like it, I could replace, but those numbers bring up all kinds of different ones and now my head hurts !

 

[NotBudule2]

I called custom auto works and asked if I could buy just the single led and I believe he is going to send me one ! Yay!!!

 

[NotBudule2]

Custom Auto Works just called me and he said he found me in the system and is sending me a new light assembly! That's good stuff right there...

 

[NotBudule2]

Im back baby !!!
Shout out to all that helped and special shout out to Custom Auto Works ! He found me in the system and sent out a new harness with ALL the lights ✨️

Damn , 4 little leds make a big difference, love those little guys...

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