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Old Aug 1, 2001 | 02:56 PM
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ok so i was changing my foglight bulbs... and when i got done, i try to turn them on and they work... now a few days later when i try to turn them on, they dont work...

my regular lights work, its just my foggies dont. when i hit my foglight switch, i hear this click from the fuse box
i have the stock SE foglight wiring...

did i blow a fuse or something?
Old Aug 1, 2001 | 03:20 PM
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Originally posted by hoey
ok so i was changing my foglight bulbs... and when i got done, i try to turn them on and they work... now a few days later when i try to turn them on, they dont work...

my regular lights work, its just my foggies dont. when i hit my foglight switch, i hear this click from the fuse box
i have the stock SE foglight wiring...

did i blow a fuse or something?
Look at the fuse and see if it is blown. Same thing happened to me and it was a fuse. Or just try it with another fuse
Old Aug 1, 2001 | 03:21 PM
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Look at the fuse and see if it is blown. Same thing happened to me and it was a fuse. Or just try it with another fuse
how do i know if its blown or not?
Old Aug 1, 2001 | 05:28 PM
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how do i know if its blown or not?
Just try another fuse. If you look in to the fuse you will see that the metal is not together I think your manual shows you
Old Aug 1, 2001 | 07:41 PM
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This happened to me too!

I STILL don't know what it was! The bulbs kept blowing on me, first the driver's side, then the other. Replace bulbs, then they blow at the same time. I did this a couple of times and about half the time the fuse would blow. So, I take it to an auto electrition, he tells me "Well, there seems to be a short somewhere, can't tell you exactly where though." No Sh@#, dumn a$$, here's $40 for nothing! So, I remove the driver's fender and inspect the wiring harness located there to see if I can find any shorts, trying to go through wire per wire, fun! 100+ wires, no luck. Replace fender, hasn't happened again in over a year! Not even had to replace a bulb! Go figure!
Old Aug 1, 2001 | 08:04 PM
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Re: This happened to me too!

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I STILL don't know what it was! The bulbs kept blowing on me, first the driver's side, then the other. Replace bulbs, then they blow at the same time. I did this a couple of times and about half the time the fuse would blow. So, I take it to an auto electrition, he tells me "Well, there seems to be a short somewhere, can't tell you exactly where though." No Sh@#, dumn a$$, here's $40 for nothing! So, I remove the driver's fender and inspect the wiring harness located there to see if I can find any shorts, trying to go through wire per wire, fun! 100+ wires, no luck. Replace fender, hasn't happened again in over a year! Not even had to replace a bulb! Go figure!
well where can i get a new fuse... if thats the case..
i dont even know if it is the fuse.. =\
Old Aug 2, 2001 | 01:32 AM
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well where can i get a new fuse... if thats the case..
i dont even know if it is the fuse.. =\
anygas station/convinient store or auto parts store. I think it cost me about $3 for set of differant ones.
Old Aug 2, 2001 | 09:08 AM
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If you're wondering where the fuse box is, look below the steering wheel and on the left beside the door at the end of the dash. Where you're left knee rests while driving. On the back of the panel, it should tell you exactly which fuse is for the lights.
Old Aug 2, 2001 | 10:29 AM
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Originally posted by Chris Gregg
If you're wondering where the fuse box is, look below the steering wheel and on the left beside the door at the end of the dash. Where you're left knee rests while driving. On the back of the panel, it should tell you exactly which fuse is for the lights.
i thought it was the fuse box thats in the engine bay under my battery.. or is that a relay box... it says foglight/corner lamp
Old Aug 2, 2001 | 10:38 AM
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i thought it was the fuse box thats in the engine bay under my battery.. or is that a relay box... it says foglight/corner lamp
Its a blue 15A fuse under dash. It is the last one in the right side row of fuses
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