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Old Aug 10, 2008 | 10:55 AM
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What would cause my 2000 TA fogs lights not to come on without the headlights being up? They work fine with the headlights up, but wont come on without them up It pisses me off cuz I love the look of the DRL and fogs lights on by theirselves
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Old Aug 10, 2008 | 11:35 AM
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May be a dumb question but are you turning the headlight switch to P with the fog lights on?
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yes i am, and when i put it on P the headlights pop up but dont come on..
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Old Aug 10, 2008 | 12:28 PM
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Hopefully this helps:

https://ls1tech.com/forums/general-maintenance-repairs/921808-fog-lights.html

I haven't had the problem myself but from what I've read it has to do with one or both headlight motors going bad. Maybe someone else that has had this problem and found it's fix can shed a little more light on it though.
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Old Aug 10, 2008 | 12:37 PM
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i have the exact same problem, it's a 2000 too. i just ordered the gears but i've been told that it may be a bad headlight control module.
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Old Aug 10, 2008 | 12:49 PM
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Ok, becuase i had no clue why my car would do that and other work just fine, never had ran into anyone else who had that prob. Hopefully ill get it figured out soon, cuz i love the fog light look cruising around
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Old Aug 10, 2008 | 03:14 PM
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Lol +1 on the fog light look, i always have mine on.
When my gear went bad in one of my headlights, it messes up the electrical current somehow which is why some people's headlights flip up and down when the they lock the car (headlights are on same line as door locks.) When my gear was messed up the headlights would pop up as soon as I hit the parking lamp switch..

This is what I know first hand, but other than that I wouldn't know what would cause it. I remember the first day I signed up someone else was having this problem, try searching.
If somethin funny happens with your headlights anytime soon, you'll know why.
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Old Aug 10, 2008 | 03:49 PM
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I guess thats another reason why my headlights pop up and down when i hit the locks lol, its all making sense now, guess ill need to replace a headlight motor soon is what im gathering...
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