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Old Sep 14, 2008 | 09:31 PM
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Fog lights wont turn on

Fuse by battery infront of drivers side named FR fog 15V looks like it doesnt work. the connection looks broken compared to other fuse and it is broken. i believe this why they wont turn on. right? or way off?

i changed bulbs and tried turning on and they wouldnt so i went to work came back and took them off unpluged them changed the connection to the fog light.(the white strip that connects to red wire). is there a wrong way to connect it? like upside down can this make them not work?

thanks for input, and yes im a noob
Old Sep 14, 2008 | 09:44 PM
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well first change the fuse durr! lol. and the gound goes to the lil pin by the retainer clip and the wire attached to the bulb goes to the actual harness one.
Old Sep 14, 2008 | 09:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Rob20
Fuse by battery infront of drivers side named FR fog 15V looks like it doesnt work. the connection looks broken compared to other fuse and it is broken. i believe this why they wont turn on. right? or way off?

i changed bulbs and tried turning on and they wouldnt so i went to work came back and took them off unpluged them changed the connection to the fog light.(the white strip that connects to red wire). is there a wrong way to connect it? like upside down can this make them not work?

thanks for input, and yes im a noob
No, it's just a regular spade connection.

And yes, a blown fuse would keep them from turning on. Replace the fuse, check the connections.
Old Sep 15, 2008 | 09:21 AM
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im having the same issue with my fogs right now also. i have a conversion kit and have tested it on my upper lights and they work fine... hoping its a fuse
Old Sep 15, 2008 | 02:19 PM
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nuff said...
Old Sep 15, 2008 | 02:42 PM
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nuff said...
lol omg this is priceless!
Old Sep 16, 2008 | 03:42 PM
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i switched out fuse and next one blew out. So i was sure there was a wire stripped or something. so i disconnected one fog and switched fuse and it turned on, no fuse burnt so i look into fog light and where there is a connection that the fog bulb connects to the red wire it is suppose to be covered by that white plastic/rubber thing wasnt on it so i made it slide into place and now it worked no fuse blown.
Old Sep 16, 2008 | 06:00 PM
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lol omg this is priceless!
not to be a ****.. but u do know what thats for right?
Old Sep 16, 2008 | 06:06 PM
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lol......glad you found that funny, the world needs more laughter, but i was just trying to be helpful
Old Sep 16, 2008 | 06:26 PM
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not to be a ****.. but u do know what thats for right?
uhm wow its a tester??? who wouldnt i know what that is???
Old Sep 16, 2008 | 08:25 PM
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Originally Posted by arrocha87
uhm wow its a tester??? who wouldnt i know what that is???
i bet ya 99% of people dont know what that is and what its used for.. not to mention why its better than a dmm
Old Sep 16, 2008 | 08:26 PM
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i bet ya 99% of people dont know what that is and what its used for.. not to mention why its better than a dmm
I'll take my multimeter any day over a test light...


Although, both is even better.
Old Sep 16, 2008 | 08:37 PM
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Originally Posted by pmohr
I'll take my multimeter any day over a test light...


Although, both is even better.
yea.... have fun testing a circuit that has a bulb (or a small resistance) with a dmm...

for those that dont know.. a test light is for finding if the wire has a ground or voltage running to it.. a dmm is for finding if the wire is cut or not... obviously u need both.. but if ur looking stupid problems like this one where u probably have ur +12vdc short to ground a test light is what u need..

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Old Sep 16, 2008 | 10:45 PM
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Originally Posted by f550maranello2
i bet ya 99% of people dont know what that is and what its used for.. not to mention why its better than a dmm
Wasn't that an electric toothpick? Used for getting those really big pubic hairs out from between our teeth !!!
Old Sep 16, 2008 | 10:59 PM
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could be a bad relay or fuse
Old Sep 16, 2008 | 11:03 PM
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Originally Posted by JonBlz
could be a bad relay or fuse
Not only has that been covered several times over, if you read the thread he's already fixed the problem.
Old Sep 16, 2008 | 11:04 PM
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Originally Posted by f550maranello2
yea.... have fun testing a circuit that has a bulb (or a small resistance) with a dmm...

for those that dont know.. a test light is for finding if the wire has a ground or voltage running to it.. a dmm is for finding if the wire is cut or not... obviously u need both.. but if ur looking stupid problems like this one where u probably have ur +12vdc short to ground a test light is what u need..
Really, so the only thing a multimeter can do is check for continuity/resistance? Wow, all of these other buttons must be useless...
Old Sep 17, 2008 | 06:10 AM
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Really, so the only thing a multimeter can do is check for continuity/resistance? Wow, all of these other buttons must be useless...
you know what i mean... in his case yes..
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