front fogs
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front fogs
Hi All,
First of all best wishes to everyone for 2007, next, the front fogs on the bon arn't working, the switch does'nt illuminate when pressed (I have made sure that I've got the headlights on full beam), so I guess that it may be the fuse, can anyone tell me which one it is?
Steve
First of all best wishes to everyone for 2007, next, the front fogs on the bon arn't working, the switch does'nt illuminate when pressed (I have made sure that I've got the headlights on full beam), so I guess that it may be the fuse, can anyone tell me which one it is?
Steve
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Ta for the replies, I used to have a frontera and the lamps on that only came on when the headlights were on full beam. I did get told that they were'nt strictly fogs but "long range driving lamps" I don't really think there's any difference though! In any case there's no sign of life whether the headlights are on dipped or full beam anyway.
Steve
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Ok, I've decided to have another go . The fuse is ok, so I thought I'd have a look at the switch. Managed to gain access, and found a black wire and a green one,not attached to anything, they look like they've been chopped off. I think they must be connected with the fog wiring as they come from the same loom. There does'nt seem to be any connectors in the switches with wires missing, so I'm thinking that someone may have been having a tinker round with it in the past.
Any ideas ?
Steve
Any ideas ?
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Hi Phedders, Yeh, managed to get it sorted. Turned out to be wires chaffed through. One interesting thing though, I was checking the feed to the switch (4 wires in multiplug) and I put a test light across contacts I found that it lit up differently, bright then dim, depending which 2 terminals were connected. When I finally got the fogs working, they were dimly lit, turned the plug to the switch around and lights work as they should. First I thought that the feed giving the dim light may have been for illuminating the switch, but I've read since that the switch does'nt illuminate at any time, so whats going on there then???????
The switch does (should) illuminate - all the time that the sides/heads are on - to show you where the switch actually is, not to tell you that the fogs are on.
I modified mine for use as a rear fog switch and also so that the tell-tale lamp in the switches lights only when the rear fogs are on.
On most of the switches, the red/black wire is the illumination feed.
I modified mine for use as a rear fog switch and also so that the tell-tale lamp in the switches lights only when the rear fogs are on.
On most of the switches, the red/black wire is the illumination feed.
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Pippin - thats just given me a idea - you don't have any idea where the illumination power is fed from do you?
It's just that i was at a breakers today (looking for a proper mazda fog switch :O) and prized out an illumination dimmer from an old 626 or something. It's a taller switch that fits in the lower switch holes.
Basically it has ground, feed and output and a wheely dimmer on the front. Would be fun to patch it into the dash illumination feed... if I can find it!
It's just that i was at a breakers today (looking for a proper mazda fog switch :O) and prized out an illumination dimmer from an old 626 or something. It's a taller switch that fits in the lower switch holes.
Basically it has ground, feed and output and a wheely dimmer on the front. Would be fun to patch it into the dash illumination feed... if I can find it!