Fog Light:mad:

Discussion in 'Modifications & DIY how-to' started by Deke, Oct 18, 2006.

  1. Deke

    Deke Active Member

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    So I noticed last night that again my driverside foglight went out. Any clue what could be causing this? I replaced a bulb for the same light earlier this summer. I used just the regular bulbs (not the silverstar, even though I might because my headlights have been running strong for over a year now). The passenger side has never gone out on me.
     
  2. jakeisajedi

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    Same thing happen to me like 2 days ago.
     
  3. rexrocker

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    I had a similar problem on my '03 and I wrote it off as a bad-new bulb. Put in another new one and all was well. Beyond checking for tight connections and a bad bulb... :dunno
     
  4. scuby drew

    scuby drew techos ftws!!EEEE

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    bad bulb would be my guess
     
  5. Alex

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    did you try kicking it?
     
  6. clemsonscooby

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    Did you touch the bulb with your oily fingers? Is the fog light loose and rattling the crap out of your bulb? Have you stuck a voltmeter up to the power source and verified you are getting the correct dc output?
     
  7. Deke

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    no
    don't know
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    Haha, I'll have to look into these.
     
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    The dc output should probably be whatever the light is rated for. So look on the bulb or bulb box to figure it out.
     
  9. crash#2

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    the oil on your hands is probably why. when i worked at my families motorcycle shop people would come in an dbuy halogenn's and you tell them " don't touch them with your fingers" but sure enough they are back like a week later. also if you do touch them then clean them with rubbing alchohol. i usually just handle them with a cloth with alchohol on it.
     
  10. Deke

    Deke Active Member

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    I was pretty careful about that. I haven't really looked into it yet though, so if the bulb is broken, that was probably it.
     

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