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2000 Civic fog light swith. Draining my battery?

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Old 11-22-2014, 02:38 AM
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Default 2000 Civic fog light swith. Draining my battery?

hi guys i recently installed a fog lights and everything is working fine. its just the switch that came with the kit, im really worried that its always lit up even if the car is on off with the key removed from the ingnition its still lit up would that drain my battery?

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Default Re: 2000 Civic fog light swith. Draining my battery?

If you're want help, you need to detail exactly how you wired the fog lights. Include pictures.
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Default Re: 2000 Civic fog light swith. Draining my battery?

You wired something directly to a constant 12v, no **** its going to drain your battery.
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Default Re: 2000 Civic fog light swith. Draining my battery?

Is this an aftermarket fog light kit? I am going to assume that it is, considering the OEM version was discontinued a decade ago.

Those aftermarket switches are notoriously badly designed. I've seen where even a properly wired switch causes drain because it is shorting out inside the switch.
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yeah its the aftermarket ones, i followed the instructions here
https://honda-tech.com/honda-civic-d...iring-3076707/
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Post pictures of your wiring job.
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