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fog lights trouble shooting

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Forum Name: Lights, Neon, LEDs, HIDs
Forum Discription: Under Car Lighting, Strobe Lights, Fog Lights, Headlights, HIDs, DRL, Tail Lights, Brake Lights, Dashboard Lights, WigWag, etc.
URL: https://www.the12volt.com/installbay/forum_posts.asp?tid=59544
Printed Date: May 02, 2024 at 5:34 AM


Topic: fog lights trouble shooting

Posted By: 916k
Subject: fog lights trouble shooting
Date Posted: July 16, 2005 at 12:59 PM

i  bought aftermarket fog lights and installed them with their own wiring kit, everything is correct, as far as wiring. but my right fog light is dimmer than the left, and i'd like to know why?

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916k



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Posted By: 916k
Date Posted: July 16, 2005 at 1:01 PM
it's installed on a 2000 mitsu. mirage de 1.8L 4dr....by the way

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916k




Posted By: Mad Scientists
Date Posted: July 16, 2005 at 1:21 PM

measure the voltage to the fog lights, and check for good ground. My bet is on a bad ground.

Jim





Posted By: 916k
Date Posted: July 16, 2005 at 5:55 PM

should i do a voltage drop test on it ?



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916k




Posted By: 916k
Date Posted: July 16, 2005 at 5:58 PM
as far as the bad ground ,i checked the ground from the light to the harness...and i connected the gnd to the batt. gnd, is that ok, or should i put it to the frame of the car?

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916k




Posted By: 916k
Date Posted: July 16, 2005 at 7:18 PM
i connected the ground to the frame i sanded of the paint to bare metal. the gnd is  good but as the volts go ..... the left pulls in more volts by like 3v more than the right, ....what should i do now?

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916k




Posted By: nowlater123
Date Posted: July 17, 2005 at 2:30 PM
If the problem is not with the wires, the light itself may be faulty. Maybe if you exchange it, they might work beter. Sometimes new stuff doesn't always work perfectly.

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Kenwood all the Way!




Posted By: bxscig
Date Posted: July 21, 2005 at 12:29 PM
Were they hooked up in series or they draw power from the the battery directly?





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