Where exactly is the lowm module.

[XBurningInMyEye]

So my low beams are still out.

Ok so I ruled out the fuses, the bulbs, and my light switch on the steering column. The only thing many people can come up with is the lowm . Where exactly is it under my message center? I'm taking my 95 ford explorer to the ford garage on the august 6th(thats the only time i could into the dealer). To run the diagnostics and figure out what they think is wrong will cost my $54.

I personally would prefer to buy the module save $54.00 and put that towards the module itself.

Also I can't find anything on it in my chiltons manual or cd.( yes i also read this in a few other posts.

Help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank You.

 

[jimbo74]

have you checked the headlight relay? its under the the hood in the main fusebox

 

[XBurningInMyEye]

Yep checked both foth fuseboxes.

Well does anyone know of any sites they could direct me to for more information the lowm?

 

[dogfriend]

pg1

 

[dogfriend]

pg2

 

[dogfriend]

pg3

 

[dogfriend]

pg4 last

 

[XBurningInMyEye]

bingo! thank you thank you thank you dogfriend and all the others that helped. I just removed it, and popped the casing open, on the circuit board it was burn out im not sure what all the #s mean buts it on r 11 r 12. now i saved myself a trip to the ford garage...so how much does this thing run?

 

[dogfriend]

Originally posted by XBurningInMyEye
on the circuit board it was burn out im not sure what all the #s mean buts it on r 11 r 12. ?

Usually on a printed circuit board, R11 and R12 would designate resistors. If they are color coded resistors you could find out what the values are from the color codes, most likely they are chip resistors and you can only tell the value from measuring with an ohmmeter or from a schematic (no board level schematic in the Service Manual).

If a trace on the printed circuit board is burnt, it may be possible to jumper around that part by soldering a wire around the burnt section.

I looked for a price at fordpartsnetwork.com, but didn't find anything. If you email sales@fordpartsnetwork.com , Torrie will usually email a reply within an hour or two. Just tell him what you are looking for, include the part number if you have it.

 

[Easter]

Just for future reference, as I've been trying to figure this one out for a while and only tonight realized it was the LOWM, I found this on another forum:

When you disconnect the module from the harness you will see on the top row of the harness 10 female holes and on the botton 6 female holes. For reference only lets say the top is 1-10 and the bottom 1-6.

IF you use a piece of wire and connect 1 from the top to 1 from the bottom. turn on your lights if they go on guess what? It's the module.

For the other light you would connect 2 and 3 from the bottom row.

I just did this myself (very nervously!), and it works like a charm. I'm *quite* strapped for cash right now, so I figured hard wiring the low beam that is out would work fine enough for now.. after testing using wires stuck into the harness, I cut the wires I needed from the wiring about 3" from the harness, taped off the ends from the harness and wired the ends from the car wiring together... I should have enough to easily reattach them with if I ever DO replace that module.