Depot fog lights- switch trouble?
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Depot fog lights- switch trouble?
I have the Depot fog light kit installed on my EJ8. It worked fine for about 5 months, then the lights stopped working. Now, this is kind of strange so read all of this before replying-
When the switch is depressed, it lights up (the switch) and the relay clicks. But no lights. I have checked the grounds and power cable, all check out. I have even put a multimeter to the outputs for the lights in the bumper, and they get 12v when the switch is on. I hot-wired the lights to check that they were good, and both lit up with power direct from the battery.
Once I was messing around trying to figure out the problem, I got the lights to turn on twice by jiggling the switch connector wires behind the kick plate, but they haven't worked since...
Am I missing something stupid here? I mean, if the lights are getting 12v, how come they're not, you know, lighting up?! Any help is greatly appreciated because I'm at my wits end with these things. Thanks.
When the switch is depressed, it lights up (the switch) and the relay clicks. But no lights. I have checked the grounds and power cable, all check out. I have even put a multimeter to the outputs for the lights in the bumper, and they get 12v when the switch is on. I hot-wired the lights to check that they were good, and both lit up with power direct from the battery.
Once I was messing around trying to figure out the problem, I got the lights to turn on twice by jiggling the switch connector wires behind the kick plate, but they haven't worked since...
Am I missing something stupid here? I mean, if the lights are getting 12v, how come they're not, you know, lighting up?! Any help is greatly appreciated because I'm at my wits end with these things. Thanks.
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Re: Depot fog lights- switch trouble? (ttk3)
I know for the Depo wiring harness, the relay is in the engine bay. Did you secure your relay or is it just dangling loose somewhere?
I left mine loose and it ended up in the motor mounts, where it got torn apart and eventually shorted after getting in contact with metal. Put a new one in, secure it, and it works.
You also didn't mention anything about the fuse. Check the fuse, it is also located in the engine bay.
I left mine loose and it ended up in the motor mounts, where it got torn apart and eventually shorted after getting in contact with metal. Put a new one in, secure it, and it works.
You also didn't mention anything about the fuse. Check the fuse, it is also located in the engine bay.
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Re: Depot fog lights- switch trouble? (White95SiHB)
I did check the fuse, it was ok.
The relay was secured and 'clicks' when the switch is depressed. I don't know if the click signifies that it is working correctly, but when I checked the outputs for the lights with a multimeter, they both got 12v...
Is there a way to hot-wire around the switch? Really, I think that is where the problem lies but I'm unsure of the wiring situation of the switch...
The relay was secured and 'clicks' when the switch is depressed. I don't know if the click signifies that it is working correctly, but when I checked the outputs for the lights with a multimeter, they both got 12v...
Is there a way to hot-wire around the switch? Really, I think that is where the problem lies but I'm unsure of the wiring situation of the switch...
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