my fogs are not working

[buddha]

how can you tell if your harness are melted ? both my fogs are out.. i checked the connectors to see if there are signs but they seem ok.. i fuse are ok.. what should i do next.?

[kenchan]

check relay and switch

[buddha]

hi kenchan,

thankz for your suggestionz

how do you check the relays ? when i turn the switch to "on" and "off", there is a clicking noise.. does that mean that the switch is working?

i really appreciate any help you can give

buddha

[pRiMeRaCeR]

first, did u check to see if you blew your bulbs?
your relays sound like they are ok. i think the clicking means that your getting the electrical signals. anyone correct me if i'm wrong. for example, when i rewired my turn signals, i used 4 extra relays, the clicking sound of the blinker is now even louder. kinda annoying, not too bad. i just turn up the stereo to some Linkin Park. good luck.

[buddha]

yep, tried putting the old bulbs back... i really don't know where else to look.. the bulbs are ok.. the switch/relay seems to be working... unless the wires are burned somewhere along the line before melting the connectors ? ... i'm really hurting, man.....!!!

[Mythos]

What was the wattage of your replacement bulbs? I have a feeling that they melted the harness. Also did you replce the nylon sleeve when you changed the bulbs? that is very important.

[b-b00gie]

Mythos... I know what you're thinking(about the sleeve), but the fuse would've blown


dunno what it could be...

[ales]

Check if you're getting current to the bulbs. Either put in new/surely working bulbs or use a volmeter. Are both lights not working?

And relay clicking does not necessarily mean it is working properly. It does, however, mean that the switch is OK.

As for telling if the harness is molten, just try to trace it from the lights to the relay and if there is this problem, *you will know it!*

Good luck, and hope this helps

[buddha]

i really appreciate all the advice from yall.

i did put some higher wattage bulbs on (6 months ago) and now finally paying the price for it.. i tried putting my old bulbs back on but no luck... btw.. how do i replace a bad relay... or worst.. how do tou replace the harness.. what is more difficult? please give me instructions for both.. i am desperate!

buddha

[A380Driver]

The harness could be rather hard to replace depending on where you melted it.

The relay should be easy if what I'm thinking it is...just a fuse block in the pax side little black box. If you suspect it is one of those...you can just swap out one with another of the same color...they do the same thing.

[Mythos]

Buddha - what wattage bulbs were you using?