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I found the problem - a senior moment on my part. I forgot that I unplugged the lights from the harness because I thought the wiring for the lights would come out with the housing. The connector is behind the liner in the trunk and I had quite a bit of paper and tape for the overspray so I did...

I removed the rear taillight assemblies to paint the rear bumper on my daughter's 2003 Mustang. I removed the eight bulb sockets, but did not disconnect any wiring. The front turn signals work, the front driving lights work and the center brake light on the trunk works. However, none of the...

Thank you for the link. I bought a few things for the Mustang from American Muscle a few years ago, but forgot about them. Any tricks for removing the old letters? David

My daughter will be home from college soon and I want to repaint the rear bumper of her 2003 Mustang base. There was an unfortunate incident with a mailbox one morning. I just have a few questions: 1. Is the rear bumper reasonably easy to remove or should I just leave it on? I think I can tape...

I replaced the radiator. Externally the radiator looked fine and there were no signs of a leak, but there must have been internal blockage of the passageways. It's only been about 2 days, but the temperature gauge stays in its normal position, just barely left of vertical. Jessidog

My daughter has a 2003 V-6 Mustang. Yesterday I replaced the radiator and noticed that the "service engine soon" light was on. Is this a reminder that comes on at a specific mileage? I keep up with the routine maintenance so it should not be due to any type of sensor. Is there a separate "check...

My daughter has a 2003 5-speed V-6 Mustang with about 60K miles. About a week or so ago, she noticed that the temperature gauge started to move slowly to the right when she started moving faster, especially above 30 mph or so. If she is driving slowly in stop and go traffic, the gauge stays in...

As follow-up: I connected a jumper wire from the positive battery terminal to the hot terminal on the headlight. The voltage, with the engine running, increased from 12.9V to 13.9V and there was a noticeable increase in brightness. I would estimate about 10%. I could see a difference as I...

Yes, I cleaned the electrical contacts for the headlights and used a little dielectric grease on the contacts. I also checked the grounds. After everything was reconnected, there was no noticeable difference. The headlight housings are in good shape and do not have the yellow discoloration...

My daughter is home for the holidays so I have access to her car. With the engine at idle, the voltage from the B terminal on the alternator to the neg terminal of the battery and the voltage across the battery terminals was 14.25 volts. With the headlights disconnected, the voltage between the...

I have Silverstar bulbs in the headlights now (stock wattage). One light is noticeably brighter than the other. My daughter's friends say that it almost looks like the car is winking. Could this have anything to do with headlight alignment? Where can you get headlights aligned? I remember...

Thank you for your comments. The stock headlights are becoming noticeably cloudy, which seems to be mainly on the inside. Can the stock headlights be disassembled to clean and polish the lens on the inside? Are there brighter bulbs that can be safely installed in the stock headlights using the...

My daughter has a 2003 V6 5-speed Mustang and this is my first post on this forum. She would like brighter headlights, which seems to be a common issue. I have read several articles on use of relays and heavier wiring to reduce voltage drop to the headlights with resultant brighter lights. This...