fog lights dont work - Ford Explorer Ranger Enthusiasts "Serious Explorations"®

4.0Rerolpxe · 03-02-2008, 07:11 PM

hey, a few months ago i put in new fog lights because my old ones were busted up, so i bought what they call tractor lights. they worked great, but now they dont work, my toggle switch light still works. i checked my connections, but i dont know where the fog light fuse is. that would prolly help. lol

i have a 93 ford explorer, limited edition.

leefhead · 03-02-2008, 07:48 PM

....didnt they only make limited in 94?

**Bill Kemp** · 03-02-2008, 08:10 PM

Somewhere there is a post of where each fuse is & what is does. Maby someone remembers what to search for....I don't.

leefhead · 03-02-2008, 08:53 PM

http://www.autozone.com/servlet/UiBr...3d800ba8f3.jsp

aldive · 03-02-2008, 08:58 PM

Have you checked the voltage at (1) the switch and at (2) the lights?

Sandy · 03-10-2008, 03:15 PM

4.0Rerolpxe,

How did you make out ?

4.0Rerolpxe · 03-27-2008, 07:06 PM

i dont have voltage at the lights, but i do at the switch. i'm just gonna put it in the shop before i mess it up even worse

4.0Rerolpxe · 03-27-2008, 07:09 PM

the other night i was driving and the fog lights came on for a second and then my drivers side headlight blew, and they went back off.

CobraSVT1184 · 03-27-2008, 10:05 PM

Sounds like a fuse or a short.

Sandy · 03-29-2008, 07:49 AM

Did you say take the vehicle back to the shop, did you do the install or have a shop do it ?

If a Shop did it then yes take it back, if not consider taking a voltage probe and checking the voltage along the complete electrical path. Write down the circuit and the voltage findings.
You said you had voltage at the switch but not the lights, so you have to trace the from the switch to hopefully a relay and then on to the lights.

The relay could be bad but why it blew out is in question, I would think it was just the rapid turning on and off, not a short but you will need to check it out before using the lights again just in case.

Did you replace the Stock Lights with the Tractor Lights or add the lighting with a new circuit ?

03-02-2008, 07:11 PM	#1
4.0Rerolpxe Wannabe Elite Explorer Starkville, Ms '93 Limited 4x4 Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 84 Vehicle Specs	fog lights dont work hey, a few months ago i put in new fog lights because my old ones were busted up, so i bought what they call tractor lights. they worked great, but now they dont work, my toggle switch light still works. i checked my connections, but i dont know where the fog light fuse is. that would prolly help. lol i have a 93 ford explorer, limited edition.

03-02-2008, 08:10 PM	#3
Bill Kemp Elite Explorer Moderator Greenville, MI 98 Mountaineer 5.0 AWD Join Date: Apr 2000 Posts: 4,851 Vehicle Specs	Somewhere there is a post of where each fuse is & what is does. Maby someone remembers what to search for....I don't. __________________ Bill Kemp Mods to come..... 07 Lincoln MKX Clones are people two.

03-02-2008, 08:58 PM	#5
aldive Elite In Memoriam 1999 XLT Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 25,280 Vehicle Specs	Have you checked the voltage at (1) the switch and at (2) the lights? __________________ Al Franklin My truck My Quest for 30 RIP Al Franklin! 1947-2010. Gone but not forgotten! :(

03-10-2008, 03:15 PM	#6
Sandy Wannabe Elite Explorer Boston Area 2003 Ranger Edge Join Date: Mar 1999 Posts: 1,409 Vehicle Specs	4.0Rerolpxe, How did you make out ? __________________ SandyB, N1MAU/W1IO NnF000@gmail.com Do It Right The First Time !

03-27-2008, 07:06 PM	#7
4.0Rerolpxe Wannabe Elite Explorer Starkville, Ms '93 Limited 4x4 Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 84 Vehicle Specs	sorry haven't been on in a while i dont have voltage at the lights, but i do at the switch. i'm just gonna put it in the shop before i mess it up even worse

03-02-2008, 07:48 PM	#2
leefhead Wannabe Elite Explorer Sudbury,Ontario '94 Eddie Bauer Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 174 Vehicle Specs	....didnt they only make limited in 94?

03-02-2008, 08:53 PM	#4
leefhead Wannabe Elite Explorer Sudbury,Ontario '94 Eddie Bauer Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 174 Vehicle Specs	http://www.autozone.com/servlet/UiBr...3d800ba8f3.jsp

03-27-2008, 07:09 PM	#8
4.0Rerolpxe Wannabe Elite Explorer Starkville, Ms '93 Limited 4x4 Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 84 Vehicle Specs	one more thing the other night i was driving and the fog lights came on for a second and then my drivers side headlight blew, and they went back off.

03-27-2008, 10:05 PM	#9
CobraSVT1184 Wannabe Elite Explorer Toms River, NJ 99 Explorer XLT 5.0 Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 98 Vehicle Specs	Sounds like a fuse or a short.

03-29-2008, 07:49 AM	#10
Sandy Wannabe Elite Explorer Boston Area 2003 Ranger Edge Join Date: Mar 1999 Posts: 1,409 Vehicle Specs	Did you say take the vehicle back to the shop, did you do the install or have a shop do it ? If a Shop did it then yes take it back, if not consider taking a voltage probe and checking the voltage along the complete electrical path. Write down the circuit and the voltage findings. You said you had voltage at the switch but not the lights, so you have to trace the from the switch to hopefully a relay and then on to the lights. The relay could be bad but why it blew out is in question, I would think it was just the rapid turning on and off, not a short but you will need to check it out before using the lights again just in case. Did you replace the Stock Lights with the Tractor Lights or add the lighting with a new circuit ? __________________ SandyB, N1MAU/W1IO NnF000@gmail.com Do It Right The First Time !