[V6-12v] Fog lights

[Jim Griffin]

Awesome Craig... thanks!! That's what I love about the Internet... quick, 
accurate and helpful answers. Try getting that from a dealer!!

Actually... I didn't have the low beams on... arghh.... I feel like a 
dunce!! It's been so long that I have used the fogs (they stopped working a 
while ago), combined with my 4 year old and 2 year old "helping" me 
(actually they were more like climbing in and out of the car, playing 
everywhere inside, pushing buttons etc.), that I completely forgot!! 
Thanks... that ought to help track it down.

I've never heard of popping the vent above it... thanks... I'll try it. The 
one time that I had to remove one of the blank switches to install my other 
fog light switch for my Hella XLs, I remember struggling with it just to 
get it to pop out.

Good point about whether they are factory installed. (Mine are.)

Thanks again... I appreciate it. I'll let everyone know how it all turns out.

Jim

At 11:50 PM 8/22/2004, Craig D. Niederst wrote:
>Jim,
>For (1), I assume you had the low beam headlights on also? If so, then you
>are not getting juice to the lights, or the ground is bad. The fogs use a H3
>bulb, which has one lead (positive), and uses its body to ground. The fog
>light assembly itself is grounded through the second lead in the plug. Also,
>just for background, are your foglights factory installed? The "S" models
>did not get them, and were not an option. I installed mine aftermarket,
>using a the two lights, generic Bosch relay, self-made wiring harness, and
>OEM switch assembly.
>
>The switch is removed most easily by popping the vent above it out. The vent
>can be pulled using 2 coat hanger-type wires with their ends bent into
>hooks. Slip the hooks inside the louvers, latch them onto something solid,
>and pull out. Then the top of the switch is more accessible to pull out. The
>part number for the switch is 893941535. They are pretty cheap (under $15),
>and I think I bought mine at Impex (http://www.impexfap.com) back in the
>late '90s when I installed mine.
>
>Craig
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jim Griffin" <JGriff at JGriff.com>
>To: "Craig D. Niederst" <cdniederst at comcast.net>
>Cc: <v6-12v at audifans.com>
>Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2004 10:53 PM
>Subject: Re: [V6-12v] Fog lights
>
>
> > Thanks everyone for the responses. And thanks Craig for clarifying the bit
> > about the lens vs. assembly.
> >
> > A couple of questions:
> >
> > 1. I pulled the left fog light out today, to see if I could test if power
> > was getting to it. I ended up not getting any... at least when I tried
> > putting the test leads in various ways into the connector i.e. there are
> > two holes/round female pin slots that I put the test leads in,with the car
> > running and the switch depressed. Is that correct... by putting the test
> > leads into those two pin slots... I should have gotten a reading? Or for
> > some reason are both of those positive, and I need to jump them and then
> > also find a ground? Anyone familiar with how to test the connection? I'd
> > rather try to test it before I shell out $$ for new lenses or assemblies.
> >
> > 2. What have you found to be the best way to remove the fog light switch?
>I
> > believe that you have to slip something thin on the top and bottom of the
> > switch to release it. What have you used? Feeler gauges? Something else?
> > Once I get the switch out, does anyone know the pin positions that I
>should
> > test to ensure that the switch is good? Does anyone have the part number
> > for a new switch, just in case I need to order a new one?
> >
> > Any thoughts/suggestions/help would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Jim
> >
> > At 06:54 PM 8/22/2004, Craig D. Niederst wrote:
> > >Jim,
> > >If you can sort out the electrics (bad bulbs, relay, ground, etc), and
>just
> > >the lenses are shot, they are available as a separate part. BTDT on my
>'92
> > >100S at least twice (flying rocks and other road debris have cracked the
> > >lenses). The lens assemblies are the front "half" of the unit, not just
>the
> > >glass part. They were under $40 per side the last time I had to order
>them.
> > >The entire assemblies are ~$125 per side. Any of the WorldPac
>distributors
> > >should carry them. HTH.
> > >
> > >Craig
> > >'92 100S (114k)
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Jim Griffin" <JGriff at JGriff.com>
> > >To: <v6-12v at audifans.com>
> > >Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2004 1:42 PM
> > >Subject: [V6-12v] Fog lights
> > >
> > >
> > > > After 12 years and 211,000 miles, my fog lights are "shot". (They have
> > >been
> > > > for a while, I've just never bothered to replace them.) In fact, they
>are
> > > > so far gone, they don't work right now... the switch doesn't even
>light
> > >up.
> > > >
> > > > So... I think that I want to finally replace them.
> > > >
> > > > Does anyone have used ones off of a parts car that they are willing to
> > > > sell, or should I (or have to) splurge and buy new ones? Anybody have
>any
> > > > recommendations on where to buy good used ones?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >     Jim Griffin
> > > > jgriff at jgriff.com
> > > > http://jgriff.com
> > > >
> > > >
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