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Front fog lights not working,

Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 1:05 pm
by baxter-e30
followed the wiki fitting guide on here on how to fit fogs.

fitted the front n rear fog switch,

fitted the k8 relay and fuses to 29&30

fitted the front fogs.

No luck!

any ideas?

Re: Front fog lights not working,

Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 1:07 pm
by Rich320I
does the tell tale light come up on the dash?

it may be the switch itself that is at fault, it easily cleaned with some contacr cleaner though and happened to be the problem with mine

Re: Front fog lights not working,

Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 1:11 pm
by baxter-e30
i havent put the bulb in the cluster yet tbh,

i think the switch maybe at fault as when i changed over the switches and put my lights on full. the rear fog light is constantly on. but can be turned on/off when on dipped lights.

need to get hold of another switch now and give it a try

Re: Front fog lights not working,

Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 2:13 pm
by Rich320I
id give cleaning the switch a try, the switches are very very robust and normally just need a clean.

Re: Front fog lights not working,

Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 2:21 pm
by baxter-e30
Rich320I wrote:id give cleaning the switch a try, the switches are very very robust and normally just need a clean.
just bought some contact cleaner you mentioned of. il try it now and let you know how it goes

Re: Front fog lights not working,

Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 2:43 pm
by Rich320I
It should de the trick mate, the switch is probably stuck was exactly the same symptoms in mine. Hope it sorts the prob bud :D

Re: Front fog lights not working,

Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 3:39 pm
by Grrrmachine
You should be able to unplug the switch and bridge the wires to make the lights come on, to confirm that it is the switch.

Re: Front fog lights not working,

Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 4:00 pm
by baxter-e30
ive cleaned all the contacts on the switch and its still doing it.

im gonna try another switch me thinks. shame as ive got everything fitted now to have front fogs