hi guys,

the problem is my tail lights, the dash light and my fog lights stopped working at the same time. I checked the fuse and it was blown. I changed it and it blew again.
I did a search and found that it could be the harness thats burnt. I checked and the harness is fine.

Sooo, im thinking its the fog lights. Im pretty sure its a factory fog light. The switch in the center next to the e-brake looks standard.

well my question is basically, how do i find the source of the problem and fix it??

any help is really appreciated. thanks

-zol-

 

just found that there is a separate fuse for the foggies.
now im clueless!!!!!!!!!

anyone??

 

Electrical gremlins can be very difficult to track down.

The simplest way to find this one (in my opinion) is to disassemble the dash and get a tester (set to current) and proceed to test each portion of the circuit. The FSM has diagrams for the headlight switch connectors, simply connect one lead to a positive and one to the dash lights, see what the current is (should be <1 A). Then test the tailights, and so forth.

If you are certain that it is the fog light switch, simply remove the wiring from the switch and try replacing the fuse again, if it still blows, it is not between the switch and the lights.

Think about the electrical system as garden hoses all conected by valvees (switches) if this helps you to visualize current flow. The idea is to isolate the individual wire that is causing the problem.

Basically, a little basic understanding, some thought and a LOT of time should get you through.

I hope I didn't confuse too much, you are basically following the electircity and finding where it leaves the wire (if you will).

 

Could have been coincidence. Leave the fog fuse out, and see if the other one goes again, then focus on that one.

 

hey thanks for your replies guys. Appreciated!

Ill start testing tomorrow.. Hope it doest take too long!

-zol-