DFXR
SILVER Star
'85 FJ60.
First off, I have the IPF headlight loom in hand and ready to install (thanks Kurt). But I don't think it's going to do me any good until I solve this problem with my stock right headlight connection, because from what I can tell the IPF loom plugs into that connector for switched power.
The problem - a few weeks back I was just going to upgrade from sealed beams to 55/60 H4s with Cibie knockoff lenses, while keeping the stock harness. When I unplugged the right headlight connector, the brittle plastic housing disintegrated in my hands. It was not OEM - it was a cheap generic connector that a PO or PPO had spliced in. Since then I have not been able to get that bulb to light properly. It is dim while the left bulb is fine. (Until the moment that I went to unplug it, the headlight had been working fine.)
I have tried multiple different replacement connectors, from another generic Dorman unit to a nice ceramic H4 connector. Always butt splicing and heat shrinking with good connections. Nothing seems to work. I found that the RH fuse (10amp) was fried early on, and I replaced it and it has not fried again. But still the bulb is dim. I have checked for bad grounds and loose connections and come up empty. I have swapped out the bulbs, and swapped sealed beams back in, all with the same result - OK on the left and dim on the right.
What I want to know are a few things - can someone confirm the correct wiring orientation for the 3-blade RH connector? I have two red and blue wires and one red and green, that I assume to be the ground.
Also, could this be related to a sick alternator? I wouldn't expect much of a change because the new bulbs are still pretty low draw.
Last, can I flip the IPF loom and use the LH stock connector to tie it in, instead of the right?
Thanks for reading this far...
DF
First off, I have the IPF headlight loom in hand and ready to install (thanks Kurt). But I don't think it's going to do me any good until I solve this problem with my stock right headlight connection, because from what I can tell the IPF loom plugs into that connector for switched power.
The problem - a few weeks back I was just going to upgrade from sealed beams to 55/60 H4s with Cibie knockoff lenses, while keeping the stock harness. When I unplugged the right headlight connector, the brittle plastic housing disintegrated in my hands. It was not OEM - it was a cheap generic connector that a PO or PPO had spliced in. Since then I have not been able to get that bulb to light properly. It is dim while the left bulb is fine. (Until the moment that I went to unplug it, the headlight had been working fine.)
I have tried multiple different replacement connectors, from another generic Dorman unit to a nice ceramic H4 connector. Always butt splicing and heat shrinking with good connections. Nothing seems to work. I found that the RH fuse (10amp) was fried early on, and I replaced it and it has not fried again. But still the bulb is dim. I have checked for bad grounds and loose connections and come up empty. I have swapped out the bulbs, and swapped sealed beams back in, all with the same result - OK on the left and dim on the right.
What I want to know are a few things - can someone confirm the correct wiring orientation for the 3-blade RH connector? I have two red and blue wires and one red and green, that I assume to be the ground.
Also, could this be related to a sick alternator? I wouldn't expect much of a change because the new bulbs are still pretty low draw.
Last, can I flip the IPF loom and use the LH stock connector to tie it in, instead of the right?
Thanks for reading this far...
DF