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05-03-2003, 08:29 PM
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I installed new headlights today. All I did was take out the old headlights and put in some new ones. Didnt rewire anything. The only wire I touched was to unplug the old headlights and put in the new.
I went in to a restaurant to have dinner, came out and my fog lights were on. I thought that I may have left them on but the switch was off. Turned the switch on and the lights went out. Turned the switch back off and the lights stayed off. Went to my office to pick something up. When I was sitting in my office, the fog lamps were turning themselves on and off at random. I can see the car out the window, of course. The car was not on, the keys were not in the ignition. I went outside and turned the switch on and the lights went out but then came back on. I turned the switch back off and they stayed on and then went out on their own. They have not come back on as of yet. Sounds like a short to me somewhere but why would it start with something simple as changing the bulbs?
Thought I may ask the forum. Could be a haunted car.
I went in to a restaurant to have dinner, came out and my fog lights were on. I thought that I may have left them on but the switch was off. Turned the switch on and the lights went out. Turned the switch back off and the lights stayed off. Went to my office to pick something up. When I was sitting in my office, the fog lamps were turning themselves on and off at random. I can see the car out the window, of course. The car was not on, the keys were not in the ignition. I went outside and turned the switch on and the lights went out but then came back on. I turned the switch back off and they stayed on and then went out on their own. They have not come back on as of yet. Sounds like a short to me somewhere but why would it start with something simple as changing the bulbs?
Thought I may ask the forum. Could be a haunted car.
05-03-2003, 09:20 PM
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I dont think it will be that big a deal either but I dont understand the coincidence of the headlight change and the fog lamp problem. The wiring isnt even close to each other. Oh well....
05-04-2003, 03:04 AM
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Originally Posted by gazellis' date='May 3 2003, 05:29 PM
I installed new headlights today. All I did was take out the old headlights and put in some new ones. Didnt rewire anything. The only wire I touched was to unplug the old headlights and put in the new.
I went in to a restaurant to have dinner, came out and my fog lights were on. I thought that I may have left them on but the switch was off. Turned the switch on and the lights went out. Turned the switch back off and the lights stayed off. Went to my office to pick something up. When I was sitting in my office, the fog lamps were turning themselves on and off at random. I can see the car out the window, of course. The car was not on, the keys were not in the ignition. I went outside and turned the switch on and the lights went out but then came back on. I turned the switch back off and they stayed on and then went out on their own. They have not come back on as of yet. Sounds like a short to me somewhere but why would it start with something simple as changing the bulbs?
Thought I may ask the forum. Could be a haunted car.
I went in to a restaurant to have dinner, came out and my fog lights were on. I thought that I may have left them on but the switch was off. Turned the switch on and the lights went out. Turned the switch back off and the lights stayed off. Went to my office to pick something up. When I was sitting in my office, the fog lamps were turning themselves on and off at random. I can see the car out the window, of course. The car was not on, the keys were not in the ignition. I went outside and turned the switch on and the lights went out but then came back on. I turned the switch back off and they stayed on and then went out on their own. They have not come back on as of yet. Sounds like a short to me somewhere but why would it start with something simple as changing the bulbs?
Thought I may ask the forum. Could be a haunted car.
Sincerely the TECHnologically impaired..
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05-04-2003, 07:02 PM
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stuff turning itself off and on is usually bad installation methods.
Not tapping power from switched sources, running wires right to the
battery, lack of fuses or fuse ratings, proper connections and wire gauges, they all contribute to problems and shorts.
We all start somewhere, I remember wiring radios and fog lights back in the day before I even got my license, when I think of how I wired **** back then its scares me now, lol.
Not tapping power from switched sources, running wires right to the
battery, lack of fuses or fuse ratings, proper connections and wire gauges, they all contribute to problems and shorts.
We all start somewhere, I remember wiring radios and fog lights back in the day before I even got my license, when I think of how I wired **** back then its scares me now, lol.