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Old Sep 27, 2011 | 03:27 PM
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Alright guys maybe you can help me out. I turned on the car about a month ago and none of my headlights were working! GREAT!!!! so today after over a month i finally took everything apart! thru away all the HID bull **** and bought new stock bulbs. After everything my headlights still dont work! my fog lights worked for 10 minutes turned the car off and then back on and bye bye fogs!

i checked the fuses none seem to be burnt. replaced the two lh/rh headlights fuses with new 25 amp fuses! also the fog light switch now does not even turn on!!

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Old Sep 27, 2011 | 04:35 PM
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Also just went into the car and turn the headlight switch all the way to the right with the door open and the car off, and didnt even get the warning chime of the lights being on....headlights switch
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Old Sep 28, 2011 | 09:36 AM
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Sounds reasonable...
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Old Oct 8, 2011 | 11:58 AM
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it was the headlight switch!!! YAY
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Old Oct 20, 2011 | 07:12 PM
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Alright guys i need your help again.....

So now that my headlights are working and replaced the headlight switch, the fog lights dont come on! Not even the light on the switch that tells you that they are on, but if i activate the alarm with the button pushed in as if it was on they turn on....... Already checked fuses, relays and replaced it with a used switch! could it be possible that i have yet again bought a non functioning fog switch?
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Old Oct 20, 2011 | 08:09 PM
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Sounds reasonable...

Its easy to test - just check the wires at the switch.
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New switch and it's still not working..... Going to check the wires
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Old Nov 1, 2011 | 09:42 PM
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Just in case - I have to ask. Are your high beams on when you are checking the fog lights?
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No they aren't on
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Yea, you'll have to start tracing wires then. If you get power at the switch but not the lights, it could be the high beam relay. If you don't get power at the switch, it could be something more sinister. (or a fuse)
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So if the high beam relay isn't working it would cause this
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Fuse, switch, relay, wiring, or bulbs. (Its got to be one of those things.)
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Fuse, switch, relay, wiring, or bulbs. (Its got to be one of those things.)
Not the fuse, nit the relat, not the bulbs n not the wiring
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What are you seeing at the switches? Do you have power to the back of the headlight switch? (They go bad from time to time.) Also, I believe all the headlights then go through the high beam switch, so you could have an issue there if the main switch checks out.
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i hav no lights in any of my ac controls and any of my gauges....ill try a new headlight switch,....maybe that will help it
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check the "dimmer" fuse i drove around for about a month until i decided to check all my fuses while i was there and the dimmer was burnt. replaced it and good to go
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I replaced it! But it seems as if I don't have any power coming in it
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I replaced it! But it seems as if I don't have any power coming in it
Maybe you have some cut wires somewhere. This could all be related.

I'd suggest investing in tracing the wires with an electrical tester instead of switching stuff out and experimenting. That will get really expensive...
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It's was fuses! I bought a tester and replaced all the wires
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And fuses now it all works
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