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Old 05-03-2009, 10:11 PM
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Fog lights worked perfectly when i bought the car, but havent worked in the past few weeks or so. I can hear the relay clicking when i turn them on, and i used a multimiter and found that 12v power is getting to the relay. Im gonna check out the wiring tomorrow but does anyone have anything else that i should be looking for? Thanks
Old 05-04-2009, 06:53 AM
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Bulbs.

Your switch is good, so check for 12V at the connection to the bulbs themselves. If you have 12V there, then the bulbs are bad.
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^ What he said.
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Both of my fog light bulbs burned out at the same time. I though something broke but there was voltage at both light sockets so I replaced the bulbs and that fixed it. Sounds like the same thing with yours.
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haha duh.

haha thanks guys i'll go check them out today
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Did you ever get this problem fixed? Because I have that same problem right now
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i did. ended up tracing it to some bad wiring. Took out my soldering iron and some electrical tape and problem solve
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I have the same problem. Mine has to be wiring because the lights will work randomly. Sully, how did you track down the exact spot of the bad wiring? I'd hate to have to go through every inch of wiring.
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Originally Posted by jusTAnother
Both of my fog light bulbs burned out at the same time. I though something broke but there was voltage at both light sockets so I replaced the bulbs and that fixed it. Sounds like the same thing with yours.
Now THAT's odd. My fogs just died yesterday. I turned the parks/fogs on, and the fog lights went on, then immediately back off. The relay tests ok (I swapped it with the horn relay, and the horn works with both) and the fog light switch lights up, plus I can hear the relay click, but I would never suspect both bulbs going out at the same time.

I'll check that before I get too carried away looking for an electrical gremlin. *fingers crossed*




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