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Fog lights don't light up unless turn signal is activated?

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Old 11-26-06, 01:40 PM
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Default Fog lights don't light up unless turn signal is activated?

My fog lights don't turn on at all... I looked for a switch somewhere and came to the conclusion that they should, by default, be on when the headlights are on.

However, when I turn my turn signal on, the corresponding fog light turns on with it. It doesn't flash, it just stays on as long as my turn signal is going. As soon as I turn the signal off, it goes out again. Both sides do this every time, but only if I have my headlights on.

Any ideas?
Old 11-26-06, 01:50 PM
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first off your car is probably an early stage sc 92-94. They aren't fog lights they're cornering lights. They only turn on when you turn on the corresponding blinker.
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Having fogs helps.
Old 11-26-06, 01:57 PM
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yep yep, thats how they work

You can wire them up to be on all the time with your headlights or city/parking lights tho, do a search for it as it has been covered lots of times
Old 11-26-06, 02:43 PM
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They are really there for cornering? Weird.

I will just hook them up as fogs I guess, better to have them on all the time then not.

Thanks.
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they won't do anything for your light while you are driving except extend the beam pattern to a 45 degree angle at each of the corners, they aren't bright at all and they point sideways since they were primarily designed as cornering lights. The idea is to help you see the corners when you are turning, kind of a primitive precursor to the RX's adaptive headlights that turn with the steering wheel.
Old 11-26-06, 05:13 PM
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come to think of it..............

my 96 fogs haven't been working at all!

lol thankyou for the reminder
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