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Nov 6, 2005

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ebay fogs stopped working

I had my 01-03 ebay fogs installed back in April. Everything was working fine until last week when it suddenly stopped working. The indicator light on the button still works, and its now brighter than before. I checked the fog fuse and it was ok. There was this red wire coming out from the switch and the copper core was kinda exposed at one point. Could this cause the fog lights to not come on? Or could it be something else? How about that power relay thing? Thanks.

Nov 6, 2005

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it could just be their pos switch. everyone always complains about it.

Nov 6, 2005

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open wire. thats all. start cracking open the setup and see if you can find it

Nov 7, 2005

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open wire. thats all. start cracking open the setup and see if you can find it

You mean to dig up all the wirings? I am not sure if i can do that cuz i didnt do the install myself.

Nov 7, 2005

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You mean to dig up all the wirings? I am not sure if i can do that cuz i didnt do the install myself.

ok, then go to the place and tell them to check it out. or get an ohm meter and do some investigating

Nov 8, 2005

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here is the answer...EBAY fogs=crap...muahahaha

Nov 8, 2005

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here is the answer...EBAY fogs=crap...muahahaha

ok...lets see
Honda OEM fogs= 300 dollars
ebay OEM style fogs 30 dollars shipped!
Honda Installation charge=200 dollars
any shop install charge 50-70 bucks.
saving about 400 bucks- priceless...wait its worth 400 bucks!

Nov 8, 2005

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All this talk about the wiring, etc etc ... Have you checked that the bulbs are still actually working???

Nov 8, 2005

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All this talk about the wiring, etc etc ... Have you checked that the bulbs are still actually working???

what he said

Nov 8, 2005

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All this talk about the wiring, etc etc ... Have you checked that the bulbs are still actually working???

bulbs look fine to me

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aren't most of these small type of fog lights sealed beams?

Nov 8, 2005

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wtf does that mean?^^^^

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Check the ground wire for the fog light harness under the hood. That's why mine stopped working. Soldered it to a good ground that won't corrode and all has been good since.

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Check the ground wire for the fog light harness under the hood. That's why mine stopped working. Soldered it to a good ground that won't corrode and all has been good since.

Do you know how many ground wires there are? There is a grounding wire for the right fog light but none for the left one. There was never one for the left if i remember correctly.

Nov 11, 2005

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You got what you payed for thats all i can say and good luck with your fogs

Nov 11, 2005

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There is only one ground for both lights. You'll just have to follow the harness and see where the ground lug is bolted to the car. Most likely corroded. There is another ground lug inside the car where the harness plugs into the fuse panel.

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i hope mine work

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turn them on & wiggle the plug to the bulb itself & see if it turns on. if it does leave ti that way & tape the wire to the harness liek that. it happened to my driverside foglight & i jsut taped the wire into the connector better & it works fine now.