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Old 03-21-2008 | 12:08 PM
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Driver side fog is out.

Ok I changed the bulb and it still not coming on. I tried the other fogs bulb and it didnt work. Anyone has had this problem? Im not sure what else to do.
Old 03-21-2008 | 12:56 PM
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Did you notice any moisture in lamp itself?? When one of mine burned out, I notice a lot of moisture that literally poured out of the housing when I unscrewed the bulb. Anyhow, I used a hair dryer and dried the thing out for about 30 minutes. I then spayed some contact cleaner into the connector and since then I haven't had any more problems. Well, initially I replaced the stock bulbs with some from autoillumination.com.....that was a bad choice. Now I have Hoen fog lights. Good product.

Hope this helps.
Old 03-21-2008 | 01:11 PM
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did you touch the bulb with your hands? If so, might have burnt out.
What year? Should be a warranty
Old 03-21-2008 | 01:25 PM
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check the fuse box
Old 03-21-2008 | 02:06 PM
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Did you check the electrical connection to the light?
Old 03-21-2008 | 02:26 PM
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check the fuse box
Are there seperate fuses for the foglights? that doesnt seem like it would make sense.

My driver side fog is out too, very strange.
Old 03-21-2008 | 03:29 PM
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Are there seperate fuses for the foglights? that doesnt seem like it would make sense.

My driver side fog is out too, very strange.
No, the 15A Fog fuse supplies power to both the left & right fog light.
Old 03-21-2008 | 03:40 PM
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No, the 15A Fog fuse supplies power to both the left & right fog light.
Figured that would be the case. I'm just going to use this as an excuse to get color-warmth matched fogs with my heads.

woo ubuntu BTW!
Old 03-21-2008 | 05:23 PM
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I took it out again and water was dripping from the fog connector.

I dried it and it still not working. Should I not connect anything and let it dry on its own?
Old 03-21-2008 | 05:29 PM
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Dry it one way or another, then get your multimeter out and start checking the circuit.

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