Did you try putting in a new bulb? Sometimes, halogen bulbs do lose their luminance after a few years.
If it is a ground wire problem, that should be a easy fix. Test by putting in a new ground wire and see if it improves.
Edit. From 1996 Ford CD manual.
PINPOINT TEST AD: RH LOW BEAM HEADLAMP INOPERATIVE
AD3 CHECK GROUND AT RH LOW BEAM BULB
Remove RH low beam bulb.
Using an ohmmeter measure resistance to ground in Circuit 31 (BK) from RH low beam bulb socket.
Is resistance less than 5 ohms?
Yes
REPLACE RH low beam headlamp bulb. RESTORE vehicle. RETEST system.
No
SERVICE Circuit 31 (BK) for open. RESTORE vehicle. RETEST system.
Last edited by Tony2005; 06/01/06 01:16 AM.