Maxx941

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Hey guys,
I've done the fog light mod ohh I'd say atleast 1 yr ago, and this last week I noticed my fogs don't always turn on when I flip the switch. I've been running these pretty often as kinda a DRL so there mostly on when I drive.
I went to check the relay and it was HOT!!
The relay still works but not consistently now. A little kick and the relay kicked in. But should the relay relay be hot at all?
I tied the power from the cigg fuse to the relay for the umm I guess you would call like a remote wire to the fuse. but theres also a fuse where I piggybacked off the cigg fuse. All done properly
Any ideas? wires by the fuse where ok but 1 looked a little cooked.
Should I just change the relay?
Thanks for any help guys..

HYPERBOY

redo the wiring..
i did it awhile ago and the same thing happened, i decided to f it and go back to normal




ohhhh and the relay did get hot.

Smitty

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I really need to get around to doing this mod but I'm not great at reading and following instructions


-Smitty

HYPERBOY

if i lived by u we could of struck a deal as long as you do my suspension =D

ES BL155

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yeah mine got real hot too it, so hot that one night it smoked up really bad and i was basically choking on smoke from burning wires. fried up the harness i made but lucky it didnt burn any other wires down there. i thought i was just me and something that i did wrong, but i guess i'm not the only one.

Smitty

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Awwww. Someone feel like making a trip


-Smitty

Maxx941

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It's easy If I remember correctly you really only change 1 wire, the remote getting signal to activate the relay, the other 2 wires go where they originally intended to.

Hmm, I'll try goin back to stock and see if it has the same issue. If not maybe I'll try a smaller fuse or different fuse to piggyback from..
Atleast I know I'm not the only one..

imrat

what is the fog light mod?

HYPERBOY

to be able to turn on ur fog lights without having the light beams on..

Maxx941

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Haven't switched back to stock yet..
The relay has been running fine since I last posted here.
Still gets a bit hot, but I don't run the fogs as often anymore.
Wires still look in good condition.
I think the problem was the way I left the relay mounted, it was getting sandwiched between the removable cover and floorboard so it couldn't dissipate any heat.