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My fog lights are stuck on!

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Old 10-21-09, 08:09 AM
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Default My fog lights are stuck on!

I turned the headlights off, turned the fogs off, pulled the key out of the ignition, yet, the fog lights are still on!

I had to pull the battery for now so that it wouldn't drain the battery of its power.

What should I check?

It's on even with the ignition off, so it must be the relay, right?

Do I have to remove the interior fusebox just to tap on the fog light relay?

Are there any harnesses that run through the wheel wells?
Old 10-21-09, 09:22 AM
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just take out the bulbs for now

has the car been tampered with or its wiriing?
Old 10-21-09, 09:54 AM
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stuck relay would be my first guess.

there are harnesses through the driver's side wheel well. do you have liners still?
Old 10-21-09, 01:23 PM
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take a dump on your car seat and smear all the poo with your face and the lights will come off...
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The wiring has never been tampered with.

I still have liners but they have been rubbed through like 90%
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I will check the wheel well and try getting to the relay later when I am not so busy.
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So turns out it was the wiring harness going through the wheel well.

This problem is very particular, it's only if you are very low, with factory wheels.

Aftermarket wheels stuck further out, so where it was rubbing, the harness WAS safe, until I decided to take my Ordens off for repair/refinishing.



Old 10-21-09, 07:51 PM
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Ouch!
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Damn , it will happen with larger diameter wheels but can happen with factory ones if you are dumped hard.
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like woah.
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THATS what you get for having wheels like that and dropping your car that low you stupid *** moron....
Old 10-22-09, 07:01 AM
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^ what he said.

better put some low-pros on them stockies.

lemonade out of lemons: no reason not to extend and relocate them now.
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or the old "cover them with PVC piping" trick
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man you was SLAMMED!

but that wiring got murdered
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I cut a piece of plastic out of my empty Royal Purple oil bottle and tie strapped it. Ghetto fabulous (but it works).


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