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75 Fog Lamps - Installed |
solex |
Apr 22 2018, 06:45 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 789 Joined: 12-January 05 From: Long Island, NY Member No.: 3,439 Region Association: North East States |
Finally made the brackets and installed the stock fog lamps, but I blew two 16 amp fuse blows when I turn on the lamps.
I checked the lamps with a 12v battery out side the car and also checked to make sure that I had 12 volts into the fog lamp harness in the trunk everything checked out. Is it possible that the bulbs are drawing too much current? Is it safe to measure the current at the fuse block w/o the fuse using a DVM? Thanks, Dan |
914Sixer |
Apr 23 2018, 06:54 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,874 Joined: 17-January 05 From: San Angelo Texas Member No.: 3,457 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Stock bulbs were 55 watts. Lights should be routed through relay on fuse plate.
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jcd914 |
Apr 23 2018, 08:55 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,081 Joined: 7-February 08 From: Sacramento, CA Member No.: 8,684 Region Association: Northern California |
You would need to have some very high wattage bulbs for them to be blowing the fuse on their own.
Disconnect 1bulb and see if the fuse still blows. You can test fog light this way and see if one or the other is the problem. Jim |
Spoke |
Apr 23 2018, 11:28 AM
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Jerry Group: Members Posts: 6,978 Joined: 29-October 04 From: Allentown, PA Member No.: 3,031 Region Association: None |
Finally made the brackets and installed the stock fog lamps, but I blew two 16 amp fuse blows when I turn on the lamps. I checked the lamps with a 12v battery out side the car and also checked to make sure that I had 12 volts into the fog lamp harness in the trunk everything checked out. Is it possible that the bulbs are drawing too much current? Is it safe to measure the current at the fuse block w/o the fuse using a DVM? Thanks, Dan You can use the DVM if it has a 10A setting. It was mentioned the bulbs are 55W. Power is calculated as P = V x I. So current I = P/V = 55/12 ~ 4.5A each bulb. Two bulbs would be 9A in steady state, maybe more on startup until the filaments heat up. As mentioned, try one lamp and see if it pops the fuse. These do need a relay to protect the switch from damage. |
solex |
Apr 24 2018, 06:36 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 789 Joined: 12-January 05 From: Long Island, NY Member No.: 3,439 Region Association: North East States |
Thanks for the replies,
I disconnected one fog lamp and the fuse still blew. I tried a 25 amp fuse and had the same problem. I have a set of H4's as my head lights I need to remove them to see what wattage they are perhaps the combination of the two is just too much |
jcd914 |
Apr 24 2018, 10:04 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,081 Joined: 7-February 08 From: Sacramento, CA Member No.: 8,684 Region Association: Northern California |
Thanks for the replies, I disconnected one fog lamp and the fuse still blew. I tried a 25 amp fuse and had the same problem. I have a set of H4's as my head lights I need to remove them to see what wattage they are perhaps the combination of the two is just too much If you wired the fog lights like the factory did, the headlights and fog lights are on different fuses. From the factory each low beam has a fuse and each high beam has a fuse and the fog lights are on another fuse. The fog lights also use a relay. So 4 separate fuses for the headlights and 1 fuse for the fog lights. Fuses 1 & 2 are the low beams Fuses 3 & 4 are the high beams Fuse 10 has the fog lights.and horn. Jim |
porschetub |
Apr 24 2018, 10:19 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,697 Joined: 25-July 15 From: New Zealand Member No.: 18,995 Region Association: None |
Thanks for the replies, I disconnected one fog lamp and the fuse still blew. I tried a 25 amp fuse and had the same problem. I have a set of H4's as my head lights I need to remove them to see what wattage they are perhaps the combination of the two is just too much If you wired the fog lights like the factory did, the headlights and fog lights are on different fuses. From the factory each low beam has a fuse and each high beam has a fuse and the fog lights are on another fuse. The fog lights also use a relay. So 4 separate fuses for the headlights and 1 fuse for the fog lights. Fuses 1 & 2 are the low beams Fuses 3 & 4 are the high beams Fuse 10 has the fog lights.and horn. Jim Sounds like a dead short to ground (-),just saying. |
BENBRO02 |
Apr 25 2018, 05:19 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 480 Joined: 6-March 15 From: Nokesville, Virginia Member No.: 18,493 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Thanks for the replies, I disconnected one fog lamp and the fuse still blew. I tried a 25 amp fuse and had the same problem. I have a set of H4's as my head lights I need to remove them to see what wattage they are perhaps the combination of the two is just too much If you wired the fog lights like the factory did, the headlights and fog lights are on different fuses. From the factory each low beam has a fuse and each high beam has a fuse and the fog lights are on another fuse. The fog lights also use a relay. So 4 separate fuses for the headlights and 1 fuse for the fog lights. Fuses 1 & 2 are the low beams Fuses 3 & 4 are the high beams Fuse 10 has the fog lights.and horn. Jim Sounds like a dead short to ground (-),just saying. |
solex |
Jun 3 2018, 06:23 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 789 Joined: 12-January 05 From: Long Island, NY Member No.: 3,439 Region Association: North East States |
dead short, was correct.
I should have guessed that it was a problem with my wiring, turns out that the female connector at the drivers side light bent and was grounding on the fog lamp housing. I installed a new connector and installed heat shrink tubing on all four connectors. This car has not had fog lamps for 43 years... Attached image(s) |
DRPHIL914 |
Jun 3 2018, 07:11 PM
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Dr. Phil Group: Members Posts: 5,766 Joined: 9-December 09 From: Bluffton, SC Member No.: 11,106 Region Association: South East States |
looks great! they will help a lot at night if you have stock headlights. the new LED's are nice too-- It looks like your left one need a slight adjustment, its looks as though it is pointed outward slightly. anyway I really like the yellow!
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914Sixer |
Jun 3 2018, 07:12 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,874 Joined: 17-January 05 From: San Angelo Texas Member No.: 3,457 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Looking good ! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif)
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ndfrigi |
Jun 3 2018, 09:21 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,928 Joined: 21-August 11 From: Orange County Member No.: 13,474 Region Association: Southern California |
looks great! they will help a lot at night if you have stock headlights. the new LED's are nice too-- It looks like your left one need a slight adjustment, its looks as though it is pointed outward slightly. anyway I really like the yellow! Dr. Phil, i think you are referring to the 2nd pic. That light on the floor seems to be coming from the sunlight and not from the foglamp. A little orange light maybe from the foglamp. |
Ed_Turbo |
Jun 3 2018, 11:09 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 440 Joined: 5-June 17 From: Hacienda Heights, Ca. Member No.: 21,151 Region Association: Southern California |
Dan,
What studs did you go with for the Porsche black lug nuts? I am pretty much doing the same setup with my stock steelies. Big Ed |
solex |
Jun 4 2018, 07:54 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 789 Joined: 12-January 05 From: Long Island, NY Member No.: 3,439 Region Association: North East States |
Dan, What studs did you go with for the Porsche black lug nuts? I am pretty much doing the same setup with my stock steelies. Big Ed Thanks all for the positive comments, and the help. Fabricating the brackets was a bit of a pain but am very happy with the end result. Ed, I'm using stock lugs with lug covers, I had them for some times so I do not know where they are source from. |
rhodyguy |
Jun 4 2018, 08:54 AM
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Chimp Sanctuary NW. Check it out. Group: Members Posts: 22,071 Joined: 2-March 03 From: Orion's Bell. The BELL! Member No.: 378 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
Most aftermarket VW vendors sell the black plastic lug covers. Total PITA to remove on the side of the road.
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Ed_Turbo |
Jun 4 2018, 02:48 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 440 Joined: 5-June 17 From: Hacienda Heights, Ca. Member No.: 21,151 Region Association: Southern California |
Oh yeah I know what those are. They look like black lug nuts the Fuch’s guys use.
You need the tool to remove the caps. -Big Ed |
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