OEM Fog light issue...electrical people step in
11-30-2004, 07:45 AM
#1
OEM Fog light issue...electrical people step in
I've been running these aftermarket foglights and decided that it was time to put the OEMs in. I got a set from my cousin's 97 maxima, and they were not working, I figured the bulbs were blown. I purchased new 55w H3 bulbs and installed them. I go to test the foglight yesterday and to my surprise NOT one of the foglight went on...confused, I double checked my aftermarkets and they still worked, keep in mind that they were wired to the stock harness. I am wondering if anyone else has had any kind of issue. I'll be doing some more tinkering..later checking for continuity and such, but I'm a bit baffled...
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11-30-2004, 09:48 AM
#3
Originally Posted by [s3]
Maybe you spliced the wires to the aftermarkets and chewed up the stock plugs...
Use a multimeter and check for power, or simply poke it with one of those lite up voltage picks.
Use a multimeter and check for power, or simply poke it with one of those lite up voltage picks.
11-30-2004, 09:50 AM
#4
Originally Posted by nupe500
that would be a thought, but I merely used wire taps...for the aftermarkets...knowing I'd likely come back to stockers
Again, use a multimeter and check both places.
11-30-2004, 12:12 PM
#5
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definitly check and see if those wire taps cut power flo to the stock fog harness plug. I would take those off and return the line to factory.
Also check and make sure your h3 bulb is clipped into the internal hanress(inside the fog housing).
Ant
Also check and make sure your h3 bulb is clipped into the internal hanress(inside the fog housing).
Ant
11-30-2004, 09:07 PM
#7
Q,
I may take you up on that offer. I think you fellers would be greatly interested in what I found out.
here it goes: As I had the wiring setup, by splicing into the factory harness, but keeping the factory connector on it. Being a bone head when I installed the fogs, I didn't seal the factory plugs so essentially what happened was that there was power on the positive wire of the exposed plug, which combined with rain/weather corroded. It makes all the sense in the world...but atleast I've figured it out.
Q- I'll hit you up sometime this week. Thanks bro!
Thanks to all for the input...
I may take you up on that offer. I think you fellers would be greatly interested in what I found out.
here it goes: As I had the wiring setup, by splicing into the factory harness, but keeping the factory connector on it. Being a bone head when I installed the fogs, I didn't seal the factory plugs so essentially what happened was that there was power on the positive wire of the exposed plug, which combined with rain/weather corroded. It makes all the sense in the world...but atleast I've figured it out.
Q- I'll hit you up sometime this week. Thanks bro!
Thanks to all for the input...
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