Fog lamps keep blowing out
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Omega4, you are probably getting more information than you want! An old shop teacher of mine used to emphasize that when you have a chassis electrical problem, first check the grounds, and if that looks ok, check the grounds again. Certainly it is important to use a volt meter to quantify the problem and my bet is that you have a poor ground connection.
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Hey guys!
I'am not absolutely sure, if these Fog lights are Halogen type bulbs?
This guestion was sortof asked on the 1st & 3rd post, mine work, my alldata.com expired.
How long does it take to change a halogen light bulb?
How many people does it take to change a light bulb?
How much does it cost is Ask a professional online about ''Mishandle halogen lights'' ?
LOL - I haven't seen fog in 20years.
Let's blame it on the COWL, and close this thread.
Search forum tool cowl, not thread.
I have replaced three halogen light bulbs on a motor cycle in one season, I thought, it from popping wheelies. Ouch! $60
Between Tweeter,Face book,Tst Mgs,E-mail, and phones, it's amazes me, who knows all the rules these days?
I'am not absolutely sure, if these Fog lights are Halogen type bulbs?
This guestion was sortof asked on the 1st & 3rd post, mine work, my alldata.com expired.
How long does it take to change a halogen light bulb?
How many people does it take to change a light bulb?
How much does it cost is Ask a professional online about ''Mishandle halogen lights'' ?
LOL - I haven't seen fog in 20years.
Let's blame it on the COWL, and close this thread.
Search forum tool cowl, not thread.
I have replaced three halogen light bulbs on a motor cycle in one season, I thought, it from popping wheelies. Ouch! $60
Between Tweeter,Face book,Tst Mgs,E-mail, and phones, it's amazes me, who knows all the rules these days?
Last edited by danielsatur; Oct 22, 2009 at 04:14 PM.
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Hey guys!
I'am not absolutely sure, if these Fog lights are Halogen type bulbs?
This guestion was sortof asked on the 1st & 3rd post, mine work, my alldata.com expired.
How long does it take to change a halogen light bulb?
How many people does it take to change a light bulb?
How much does it cost is Ask a professional online about ''Mishandle halogen lights'' ?
LOL - I haven't seen fog in 20years.
Let's blame it on the COWL, and close this thread.
Search forum tool cowl, not thread.
I have replaced three halogen light bulbs on a motor cycle in one season, I thought, it from popping wheelies. Ouch! $60
Between Tweeter,Face book,Tst Mgs,E-mail, and phones, it's amazes me, who knows all the rules these days?
I'am not absolutely sure, if these Fog lights are Halogen type bulbs?
This guestion was sortof asked on the 1st & 3rd post, mine work, my alldata.com expired.
How long does it take to change a halogen light bulb?
How many people does it take to change a light bulb?
How much does it cost is Ask a professional online about ''Mishandle halogen lights'' ?
LOL - I haven't seen fog in 20years.
Let's blame it on the COWL, and close this thread.
Search forum tool cowl, not thread.
I have replaced three halogen light bulbs on a motor cycle in one season, I thought, it from popping wheelies. Ouch! $60
Between Tweeter,Face book,Tst Mgs,E-mail, and phones, it's amazes me, who knows all the rules these days?
Your the one that is clogging this thing up!
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Wow !
LOL - Got my AARP, senior member badge for this forum, and tired of waiting for this fix thats not broken.
Good Luck!
Last edited by danielsatur; Oct 22, 2009 at 06:50 PM.
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Given that the Fog lights are at the bottom of the front grill, the problem may be cause by water shorting them out or by a pinched wire shorting them out.
I would check the back of the sockets. I have a 2001 Eclipse that burned out the headlight at least 3 or 4 time per year. I found that the connector was weak and the plastic would burn out and short out the bulb.
I would also trace the wiring from the fog light and make sure there's no cuts in the wire that could short out.
I would check the back of the sockets. I have a 2001 Eclipse that burned out the headlight at least 3 or 4 time per year. I found that the connector was weak and the plastic would burn out and short out the bulb.
I would also trace the wiring from the fog light and make sure there's no cuts in the wire that could short out.
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its a voltage issue. You need to do the measurements. We can do it for you here, online. Either remove the bulbs and dont use them ever again, or you will need to investigate the issue. Unfortunately there are some around here that would rather wait for the solution to appear out of no where then to investigate it. You caould always hop on over to daniels beloved forum and ask there....but all your going to get is "you touched the bulb".
Call it too much info, but i assume that the basics are already covered. and one of those basics is not touching the bulbs. Although daniel will still blame it on that though, and link you to another forum so he can see himself talk/type.
Call it too much info, but i assume that the basics are already covered. and one of those basics is not touching the bulbs. Although daniel will still blame it on that though, and link you to another forum so he can see himself talk/type.
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Questions are asked for a reason, but never answered!
If bulb's or fuse were not burt, I would of suspected a bad relay.
A relay is like a switch, that uses a small electrical signal to trigger a large current device like fog lights,they
can get stuck, and provide no battery to the fog lights.
A Fog light = RELAY,12Volts,switch,bulb, or a fuse!
Sorry Omega4, Theres some members, that ambush other members for what ever reason.
Thanks for the E-mails & feed back, we can be friends,BS,and tell each other stories.
Yep! Google ''Troubleshoot jaguar fog lights''
A relay is like a switch, that uses a small electrical signal to trigger a large current device like fog lights,they
can get stuck, and provide no battery to the fog lights.
A Fog light = RELAY,12Volts,switch,bulb, or a fuse!
Sorry Omega4, Theres some members, that ambush other members for what ever reason.
Thanks for the E-mails & feed back, we can be friends,BS,and tell each other stories.
1) Does the bulbs burn or the fuse?
A fuse is designed to protect the circuit from a short, if a direct short,the fuse will blow.
2) Are these halogen type fog lights?
If you touched the bulbs during replacement, the oils from hands will cause the bulbs to burn out.
Note- If one burns out, the other will soon follow, because they are in parallel.
When one burns out, don't use until replacing the bad bulb.
This thread is to help anyone, that is having tbl with there fog lights, please search or start a new thread for
sluggish issues.
Example - My Jag is sluggish!
A fuse is designed to protect the circuit from a short, if a direct short,the fuse will blow.
2) Are these halogen type fog lights?
If you touched the bulbs during replacement, the oils from hands will cause the bulbs to burn out.
Note- If one burns out, the other will soon follow, because they are in parallel.
When one burns out, don't use until replacing the bad bulb.
This thread is to help anyone, that is having tbl with there fog lights, please search or start a new thread for
sluggish issues.
Example - My Jag is sluggish!
Last edited by danielsatur; Oct 24, 2009 at 10:52 PM.
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Sorry to interject, new member here, but not new to cars or electricity. A 'short' will not cause a lamp filament to burn out, nor will a bad switch or relay.
Assuming that the shop is fitting decent quality parts and are not touching the 'glass' with bare hands, the most probable cause would be over voltage. Having said that there would be many other components affected which does not seem to be the case.
Have you measured system voltage with the engine running? This can be done via the cigarette lighter socket.
Assuming that the shop is fitting decent quality parts and are not touching the 'glass' with bare hands, the most probable cause would be over voltage. Having said that there would be many other components affected which does not seem to be the case.
Have you measured system voltage with the engine running? This can be done via the cigarette lighter socket.
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Sorry to interject, new member here, but not new to cars or electricity. A 'short' will not cause a lamp filament to burn out, nor will a bad switch or relay.
Assuming that the shop is fitting decent quality parts and are not touching the 'glass' with bare hands, the most probable cause would be over voltage. Having said that there would be many other components affected which does not seem to be the case.
Have you measured system voltage with the engine running? This can be done via the cigarette lighter socket.
Assuming that the shop is fitting decent quality parts and are not touching the 'glass' with bare hands, the most probable cause would be over voltage. Having said that there would be many other components affected which does not seem to be the case.
Have you measured system voltage with the engine running? This can be done via the cigarette lighter socket.
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If bulb's or fuse were not burt, I would of suspected a bad relay.
A relay is like a switch, that uses a small electrical signal to trigger a large current device like fog lights,they
can get stuck, and provide no battery to the fog lights.
A Fog light = RELAY,12Volts,switch,bulb, or a fuse!
Sorry Omega4, Theres some members, that ambush other members for what ever reason.
Thanks for the E-mails & feed back, we can be friends,BS,and tell each other stories.
Yep! Google ''Troubleshoot jaguar fog lights''
A relay is like a switch, that uses a small electrical signal to trigger a large current device like fog lights,they
can get stuck, and provide no battery to the fog lights.
A Fog light = RELAY,12Volts,switch,bulb, or a fuse!
Sorry Omega4, Theres some members, that ambush other members for what ever reason.
Thanks for the E-mails & feed back, we can be friends,BS,and tell each other stories.
Yep! Google ''Troubleshoot jaguar fog lights''
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