Headlight wiring confusing me

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After reading a recent post about HL's not working, I'm confused. I checked the schematics and now it's worse. I'm about to wire up the relays and build my own harness and don't want to make matters worse down the road. I think I could roll with it because it's working now but want to be sure.

Looking at the back of the bulb with center on top I have:

Left Brown =12V Low Beam (measured from chassis)
Center Green = 12V High Beam (measured from chassis)
Right Black = 0v High or Low Beam (measured from chassis)

I've got H4656 bulbs in it. Is this wiring correct? It's not what I'm seeing on the web or around here. Kinda throws a flag up for me, the passenger side won't work unless that side of the harness is grounded to chassis.
 

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Both ends of the front lighting harness is supposed to be grounded to core support. The drivers side headlight ground goes to core support along with battery ground and then there is a longer lead that grounds to the top of the framerail above the fuel pump area.
 

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so the wire positions I listed above are correct? Sorry I didn't make it clear I was questioning which wire goes where in the plug itself.
 

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Yes appears correct to me.
 

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After reading a recent post about HL's not working, I'm confused. I checked the schematics and now it's worse. I'm about to wire up the relays and build my own harness and don't want to make matters worse down the road. I think I could roll with it because it's working now but want to be sure.

Looking at the back of the bulb with center on top I have:

Left Brown =12V Low Beam (measured from chassis)
Center Green = 12V High Beam (measured from chassis)
Right Black = 0v High or Low Beam (measured from chassis)

I've got H4656 bulbs in it. Is this wiring correct? It's not what I'm seeing on the web or around here. Kinda throws a flag up for me, the passenger side won't work unless that side of the harness is grounded to chassis.

Can you post up the Headlight schematic? Im chasing down a headlights not working issue as well.:cheers:

EDIT! Never mind. I found them in the STICKY in here. :)
 
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