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Autolamp relays

I'm looking for all three relays connected to the autolamp harness.  One should be gray and two green.
1988 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe
'89 5.0 w/ ported intakes, Mallory Adjustable FPR, BBK shorties and H with 2.5" Flows, 130 amp 3G, 89 Mustang comp/wiring, Aluminum radiator w/ elec fan, T5 trans, King Cobra clutch, 3.55 gears, 13" Cobra brakes (front), Wilwood prop valve, Mustang A-arms, Front Coil-overs, MM CC plates, Silver 17x9 R's, 03 Cobra IRS, Aluminum DS, 2002 Mustang dash/console etc..., custom leather seats

Autolamp relays

Reply #1 –
I THINK I have those.I'll check after work for you.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

Autolamp relays

Reply #2 –
Thanks Vinn!  I keep having lighting problems and I think I've traced it to the relays (at least two of them that is).  Go figure, the one car I picked at the JY to strip the autolamp from has bad relays!!  Anyway, let me know!!
1988 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe
'89 5.0 w/ ported intakes, Mallory Adjustable FPR, BBK shorties and H with 2.5" Flows, 130 amp 3G, 89 Mustang comp/wiring, Aluminum radiator w/ elec fan, T5 trans, King Cobra clutch, 3.55 gears, 13" Cobra brakes (front), Wilwood prop valve, Mustang A-arms, Front Coil-overs, MM CC plates, Silver 17x9 R's, 03 Cobra IRS, Aluminum DS, 2002 Mustang dash/console etc..., custom leather seats

Autolamp relays

Reply #3 –
You can still get new ones of those gray ones at the dealer. I thought I had the right one from the parts store. Nope it wasn't right. The autolamp relay grounds trough a metal spring looking piece that sticks out the side. IT grounds on the Metal piece that holds it up under the dash!  So make sure you are testing them right.

Stuckman
84 Turbo coupe 2.3T Modded with 88 upper and lower intake, 88 injectors, E6 manifold, T3-4 AR.60 turbo, 31X12X3 FMIC, Homemade MBC , Greddy knock off BPV.
4 eyes see better than 2! 
Da Bird!

FreeBird

Autolamp relays

Reply #4 –
If I have them,they're yours,no charge.I'll let you know asap.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..
 

Autolamp relays

Reply #5 –
thanks ipsd, I was wondering about that.  No wonder the relay tree has one of those green  screws holding it in place.  Only thing is, none of these three relays have a connection point between the internals and the tab that holds them in place.  In fact, the evtm doesn't even show them right...

Also, I tested a good ground on a pin being used on at least two of those relays...?
1988 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe
'89 5.0 w/ ported intakes, Mallory Adjustable FPR, BBK shorties and H with 2.5" Flows, 130 amp 3G, 89 Mustang comp/wiring, Aluminum radiator w/ elec fan, T5 trans, King Cobra clutch, 3.55 gears, 13" Cobra brakes (front), Wilwood prop valve, Mustang A-arms, Front Coil-overs, MM CC plates, Silver 17x9 R's, 03 Cobra IRS, Aluminum DS, 2002 Mustang dash/console etc..., custom leather seats

Autolamp relays

Reply #6 –
From what I have had happen with the aftermarket relays is they ground through one of those wire and makes the parking lights come on and nothing else. But when I take my broken relay that just the plastic slide is broken and solder a wire to the metal spring coil looking piece sticking out the slider side. Looks like the bottom of a coil spring sticking out. Just see the end of it. That's the ground point that makes it work.So ground the wire, And now my broken relay works. It seems the aftermarket crosses over to a regular number only that isn't the same part in this case. I called ford man with the numbers and they could order one and was kinda pricey but when you gotta have the right one you gotta have the right one.

Stuckman
84 Turbo coupe 2.3T Modded with 88 upper and lower intake, 88 injectors, E6 manifold, T3-4 AR.60 turbo, 31X12X3 FMIC, Homemade MBC , Greddy knock off BPV.
4 eyes see better than 2! 
Da Bird!

FreeBird