hey all, just had my car mot'd and its faild on the basis that the rear rogs dont work at all, nor does the light on the dash when turned on, checked fuses and all ok there, buld in dash is in tact, where do i start?
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mot fail, rear fogs
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I would suggest swapping the switch that activates them and seeing if that makes a difference.
The only dependancies the fog light has is the driving lights being on and the fog light button pushed in IIRC.
The only dependancies the fog light has is the driving lights being on and the fog light button pushed in IIRC.
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The switch, I'd expect. Pull it out and bridge the terminals to see if a) the dash bulb glows b) the lights themselves glow.
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ok cool ill try that, what 2 do i bridge? there are about 4 wires iirc
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Bridge 2 (yellow/black) and 4 (grey/purple). Dipped headlamps or front fogs and ignition has to be on.
If they don't work, feed 12 volts directly to pin 4.
If they don't work, feed 12 volts directly to pin 4.
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wasnt sure what to bridge so i just took a look and it seemed there are 2 wires on each side of the switch, so i took a guess and connected both wires that was on the rear fog side of things and it worked. dash light came on and so did the rear fogs. thanks for the info guys 
wasnt sure what to bridge so i just took a look and it seemed there are 2 wires on each side of the switch, so i took a guess and connected both wires that was on the rear fog side of things and it worked. dash light came on and so did the rear fogs. thanks for the info guys