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Old Feb 11, 2018 | 11:39 AM
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So I put two 18w led fogs on my 98 XJ using the stock wiring and switch. Everything tested fine and they don’t work. I even tested each pigtail with a test light and tested the bumper side by hooking them straight to the battery and they work fine. Are they not drawing enough amps to work with the stock wiring? Am I missing something? Any sugestions appreciated. Thanks
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Old Feb 11, 2018 | 12:39 PM
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When you say "everything tested fine" please explain? Tested the lights for function on a workbench? Tested on the vehicle before soldering?
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Old Feb 11, 2018 | 12:54 PM
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Before I put my winch bumper on my oem Fog lights went out. I assumed they were garbage and threw them out with the stock bumper. (Wish I still have them for testing) so I wired up the new bumper with the pigtail from the stock fogs that I saved. Should have been plug and play but nothing. I used a new switch and tested power/ground at the switch,relays,and foglight pigtail and checked fuses. Everything works but they won’t light up
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Old Feb 11, 2018 | 12:58 PM
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Polarity reversed
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Old Feb 11, 2018 | 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Turbo X_J
Polarity reversed
^Thanks. The way the pigtail plugs in switches the wires...blue to black and black to blue. Stupid mistake
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