fog lights....does ur work?
05-05-04, 04:49 PM
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fog lights....does ur work?
hey i was really wondering since both my friend and i own rx7's neither ob our fog lights work.. so i took it apart and the bulbs r out plus no more power to the connectors themselfs... i spent most of the day today looking for replacement bulbs but no one seems to carry them since the style of t he type of bulb i need has changed.. have any of u guys had the same problem or found a way to fix ur fog lightS? .. anyhelp would be appreciated greatly.. thanks
05-05-04, 04:55 PM
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my fogs work fine. there is a write up on putting H3 bulbs into an S5 fog light here:
http://www.1300cc.com/howto/how2/h3.htm
headlights must be on for fogs to come on in my car. not sure if that is how it is supposed to be or not, but make sure your headlights are on when you are testing for power.
http://www.1300cc.com/howto/how2/h3.htm
headlights must be on for fogs to come on in my car. not sure if that is how it is supposed to be or not, but make sure your headlights are on when you are testing for power.
05-05-04, 06:15 PM
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I got Xenon H3C bulbs off of Ebay cheap, something like $15 a pair, very bright and hint of blue.
the only thing I needed to do was shorten the leads on the bulb because the body of the lamp was longer then the factory unit (Koito brand).
The other response was mostly correct, they only come on if the headlight switch is either on fully or at the park setting.
This is so you don't drive around at night with just light on at the front of the vehicle
the only thing I needed to do was shorten the leads on the bulb because the body of the lamp was longer then the factory unit (Koito brand).
The other response was mostly correct, they only come on if the headlight switch is either on fully or at the park setting.
This is so you don't drive around at night with just light on at the front of the vehicle
05-19-04, 10:40 PM
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ONLY MY LEFT FOG WORKS AND IT IS REAL COMPLICATED TO TAKE THEM APART ON MY YEAR SO I JUST DONT TURN THEM ON I ALSO CANT FIND THE REPLACEMENT DO ANY OF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS WITH RUNNING LIGHTS?? LET ME KNOW
05-19-04, 11:25 PM
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On mine the drivers side works fine. The passengers side will work if you give it a little kick... then it will turn off next time you hit a bump. Need to fix that one of these days.
05-19-04, 11:28 PM
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mine stopped working for about 2 months then mysteriously started working again. i dont know whay this happened, but i thanked the rotary gods and didnt ask any questions. hehe
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05-20-04, 03:22 AM
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Anybody have information on taking apart the S5 foglights? My passenger side fog has been burnt out since I bought the car almost a year ago, and I've had the replacement bulb sitting next to my keyboard for about that long. There is one screw I can get to, but it is stuck, and it looks like it's for aiming, not getting the lens out. Any help would be appreciated.
05-20-04, 07:40 AM
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The FSM body electrical section shows how to remove the screws on the front inboard side & lift a plastic clip on the outboard side.
I just replaced the stock fixture with some cheap 55watt fogs from Wal-Mart ($14.87)
Wired as daytime running lights:
I just replaced the stock fixture with some cheap 55watt fogs from Wal-Mart ($14.87)
Wired as daytime running lights:
05-21-04, 01:28 PM
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u can get the h3's for like 8 buks at autozone and all u need to do is get an extra wire to use a ground because the new ones have one wire as the old stock bulbs have 2 .. to get the fog lights off its kinda a pain in the *** since the screws will probly strip out but go to 1300cc.com they have a good write up but if u need the bubls go to autozone.. juss my openion its pretty cheap compared to 15 buks a bulb and there fairly bright for 55w