My fog lights are acting foggy, Like fog, my fog lights don't come on until they get warm. ??? Options

[tumamilhem]

Anybody have this issue or know how to correct it?

My fog lights do come on. However, I have to drive for about 5-10 minutes before they come on. It's like something has to heat up the connection before they will come on.

I thought there may be a bad wire connection. But if that were the case, they would come on intermittently and at random (when I first start the car, maybe go off at some point, etc.). But they always do come on and stay on, just after the car warms up.

Any idea why this is happening?

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[Tom]

George N. sure. I have never run into one of these that stick, however that doesn't mean that one couldn't. Could also have some kind of debris inside the can that would get between a contact and bumps could dislodge it, but these are not likely as the cans are sealed.
I do believe all of the Black round relays are the same. 911's have a red one, don't know about them.
Tom

[Dave_Darling]

I do believe all of the Black round relays are the same. 911's have a red one, don't know about them.

The red ones are the same, but they have a higher current capacity.

My right blinker is also acting up (gauge light, not external). If I turn my left blinker on, the light in the gauge works fine. If I turn my right blinker on, the light will blink twice then go off (actual turn signals still blink, I'm just talking about the light in the gauge).

The flasher relay on top of your fuse panel is dying. These are more complicated parts than the round relays (which are just electrically-operated switches). They can and do have strange failure modes like the indicator in the tach only blinks once or twice, while the actual signals on the outside of the car work. You may be able to fix yours if you open it up--I'm not sure what the actual failure mechanism is in them, but chances are it will be obvious, like a burned part or badly dirty connections or some such.

Note that the replacement flashers are not identical to the old ones, and you may have to modify a connection or two.

--DD

[tumamilhem]

I do believe all of the Black round relays are the same. 911's have a red one, don't know about them.

The red ones are the same, but they have a higher current capacity.

My right blinker is also acting up (gauge light, not external). If I turn my left blinker on, the light in the gauge works fine. If I turn my right blinker on, the light will blink twice then go off (actual turn signals still blink, I'm just talking about the light in the gauge).

The flasher relay on top of your fuse panel is dying. These are more complicated parts than the round relays (which are just electrically-operated switches). They can and do have strange failure modes like the indicator in the tach only blinks once or twice, while the actual signals on the outside of the car work. You may be able to fix yours if you open it up--I'm not sure what the actual failure mechanism is in them, but chances are it will be obvious, like a burned part or badly dirty connections or some such.

Note that the replacement flashers are not identical to the old ones, and you may have to modify a connection or two.

--DD

Thanks Dave! I'll look into that. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

And yes, it looks like the black round relays are all the same. "multi-purpose" relays.