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xb gen1 fog lights not working

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#1 ·
bought some ebay fog lights and it didn't come with a relay so i got one and put it in and still the fogs aren't turning on. whats up with that?
 
#7 ·
No use in making new thread

I'm having same Trouble, fuse is good everything is connected i took the relay from my headlights like it said in other threads... These are oem fogs with switch...

Could relay be bad, cause the one for headlights is for alarm right when you lock it your headlights blink? Only my turn signals blink not my headlight bulbs...

Anyone have any ideas...thx

---------- Post added 11-21-2012 at 10:27 PM ----------

Anyone...I've checked everything twice.... Tried i other relays ect...
 
#10 ·
Maybe the switch is bad? Check the cables with a multimeter to see if your getting voltage.


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#13 ·
First are they regular incandescent bulbs or hid's? And like others said make sure the headlights are on when you try the fogs otherwise it aint gonna work. Also you can swap your headlight relay with the fog relay to do a easy check on relay itself. If it works ten the relay is good. Other than that make sure te bulbs are still good and you can also put a volt meter to the plug to make sure your getting power at all.
 
#14 ·
Headlights are on

Reg bulbs

Switched relays with various others from the car that's working

I checked the bulbs i had one good one i pulled from another light and it did nothing

Only thing i really haven't checked was the switch...

Anyone have a stock switch if this one is bad, i don't want a autozone switch...like my oem stuff...

Prob check it tomorrow and see if I'm getting power to it..

Thx
 
#17 ·
my thing I’ve come across with eBay fogs is the switch is usually crap, I had to take mine apart and rebuild the internals to get it to stay working. that or go to the junk yard and look in some Toyotas you usually will come across a comparable light switch to use. also there is always universal two prong switches
 
#19 ·
I know this is a really old thread. Just installed fog lights, used the stock wiring, added the relay to the fuse block, connected the switch. I turn on the switch and I can hear the relay click but no lights. Headlights are on. I checked the fuse. Removed it and the relay doesn't click. Put the fuse back in and the relay clicks. I haven't checked the bulbs yet and have not used a multi meter on the connector ends at the lights but wanted to see if there was something I was missing.
 
#20 ·
Just an update. It was the switch. Even though the relay was clicking the switch was bad and would only actually trigger the lights about half the time and I was hearing the click of the relay and not getting out of the car to see the lights flicker. New switch and issue is resolved.