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Old 03-15-2006, 08:10 PM
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im having some trouble with installing my foglights, everything is hooked up, but still the light on the switch doesnt come on, and the foglights dont light up.
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ceck yer ground and power make shure you have a really good groundit can be on a bolt with paint has to be bare metal to bare metal.
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regrounded, still nothin...
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no ideas?
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where are you getting your power source from?
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are u sure it's wired up right? wut kit did u get?
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have you checked if your actually getting power to the lights or your switch? you might have some wires mixed up.
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i bought it at a local racing store, its the OEM kit, but it didnt come with instructions so i went with the factory wiring write up that jdmlyfestyle did
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did you check your wires for power yet??
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ill go check now
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well ive got power coming off the battery, but when i test for power at the end of the power cord that is supposed to connect to the interior there is no power there
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check the wire it might be sliced some where
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no sliced wire, maybe something to do with the relay?
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any other ideas?
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the problem is with that wire
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Is there a fuse inline with the power wire?
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ya its weird cuz right off the battery the terminal is getting power, but no power at the end of the power line..
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yeah there is
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is it a solid wire i mean is there a fuse on that line
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then check the fuse
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there is a fuse between the battery terminal to the relay.
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there has to be a faulty connection somewhere between the fuse and the relay or it could be your relay check if there is power right after the relay then check if there is power after the fuse between the relay that should set you in the right direction as far as where the loss of power is
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theres power after the fuse, but no power after the relay
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then its your relay


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