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Old 01-28-13, 11:46 PM
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Default Drivers Side fog not working

As the title states, my drivers side foglight doesn't work. Passenger works just fine...
Obviously Tried replacing the bulb... no go.
Tried searching and found a lot on bulb replacement, or DIY fogs, but nothing that would
help me out.... any ideas on what it could be? Thanks in advance!
Old 01-29-13, 12:04 AM
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Halogen or after market HID? Just FYI the GS never came with HID fogs. Check the ballast if its hid. Try swapping the two ballast around if so. If running on hologen get yourself a circuit tester pen to see if any power is coming through. Regardless hoalogen or HID check if your connectioms are tight and secure. Check your pigtail pin if they are broken, burn or loose. Not sure if there is a fuse for left and right side but check that too. Try resetting your ECU, who knows it may work. Try turning your fog light on and off a feel time. Worse come to worse your wiring harness is burn. Good luck.

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Old 01-29-13, 12:21 AM
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Yeah, It's HID, changed out the ballast as well... all connections are good. I need to test it for power, i'm just hoping there's some easy fix I'm missing and it's not the harness...
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Lol try reversing the polarity on the harness to the ballast. Should be your fix right there. Sound like a cheap DDM kit?
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^ Reversing polarity works majority of the time.
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I thought about reversing polarity after I posted this and felt like an idiot. I'll try that after work. -__-"
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