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Old 03-23-12, 08:08 PM
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Default Fog lights dont work since dash swap

So I swapped my dash and everything went flawless, but I noticed that my foglights don't work. I checked all the fuses and it's either I forgot to plug something in or the HID kit for the foglights blew out on both sides without popping a fuse...

Question is where could I have missed plugging in a wire under the dash? Reaching out to the Clublexus community for help

I know it's one of these wires lol

Old 03-23-12, 10:30 PM
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It's that little one to the right of that other little one, yea that one right there.
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I would check the wiring on the stalk for your headlights (left of steering wheel). I'm just guessing that there's a wire there dedicated to sending a signal to the fog lights when switched on/off.

Also, do your DRL's and high beams work properly?
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Originally Posted by kegleyb
I would check the wiring on the stalk for your headlights (left of steering wheel). I'm just guessing that there's a wire there dedicated to sending a signal to the fog lights when switched on/off.

Also, do your DRL's and high beams work properly?
DRLs and high beams work...I will trace the wires coming off the column good idea
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Any other ideas before I tear her apart again Tuesday?
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What year, 250 or 350?
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did you check the fuse? in the engine component?
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Originally Posted by 707IS350
What year, 250 or 350?
The car is an 07 IS350
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Originally Posted by ohiois350
did you check the fuse? in the engine component?
I checked the one in the engine compartment...is there one in the cabin?
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I believe there are two inside the car. One on the passenger side, and one on the drivers side under the dash.

Here's a link to the owners manual with fuse box diagrams a locations--> http://drivers.lexus.com/t3Portal/do.../sec_04_03.pdf

I believe the fuse for the fog lights is located in the engine compartment fuse box, not inside the car.
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Originally Posted by Marexus
I checked the one in the engine compartment...is there one in the cabin?
there is the one in the small box, and that fuse box is inside the big fuse box on the driver side in the engine bay, did u check that?
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Originally Posted by ohiois350
there is the one in the small box, and that fuse box is inside the big fuse box on the driver side in the engine bay, did u check that?
Checked the one in the removable box in the big box in the engine bay, yes.
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I would try testing the wires and see where you are losing power along the way. Start at the stalk and work your way through the wiring harness down to the fogs. Might be a lot of work, but it's worth a shot to see where you are losing power.
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Any other ideas?
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Never mind, I followed this foglight mod and wired them to come on when my parking lights come on and voila!

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...dlights-2.html
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