my right side foglight bulb goes out, i replace it with a spare bulb, i turn them on, smokes starts rising like crazy, and now the white/black wire is completely melted...the red wire is fine..
what gives?
- Thread starter 87Burg7mgte
- Start date
Mines are rusted to shit and also have a shorting problem. It hasn't melt like yours but I've wasted 3 new bulbs on it.
The bulb was blown a couple days ago, today i did the fog light modification successfully and right after i decided to change that blown bulb. Note that i placed in a used H3 bulb with the same specs as the original. My guess is that the used H3 bulb was at fault? I have traced the burnt wire, and there is a section where it is not damaged..my next question is, do i simply cut it there and used new wire? or replace the whole wire?
UPDATE: Ok i replaced the bulb with a brand new one and sure enough that was the issue. I'm not sure what that other bulb did to make the wire burn. I will be replacing the burned portion of the wire. New issue now though. My fogs automatically go on when the parking lights do regardless of the fog light switch being in the OFF position...ideas? Note: i performed the fog light mod, which was working prior to my fried wire incident.
Last edited:
UPDATE: So i just finished replacing the burned wires with a good set i picked up at pick n pull, i replaced the relay and switch, and i still have no control over my fogs with the switch...they turn on automatically with my parking lights regardless of the fog switch being in the off position... i'm lost now..any tips?
i used the one specifically for the 87:
Authored by: Darin Moore
Tools Required: Wire strippers/cutters, Elec. tape, Solderless connectors
Skills Required: Wire stripping/splicing
Note: Tested on an 87, should work fine on 88 too
Okay everybody, here is the rewire for the 87's. I know this works, because I just did it.
I recommend taking the driver's seat out, it makes it much easier to get underneath the dash.
1) Remove the kick panel from the driver's side footwell. Also remove the dash piece under the steering column, and the scuff plate from the door sill.
2) RELAY : Locate the F/L relay. It is just behind the dashboard up and away from the fuse block. It clicks when the fog lights on turned on. Locate wire #1 (red/yellow) It will test at a constant 12volts. leaving enough wire to splice with, cut the wire, and tape off the dash side. Attach a splice / lead to the relay side, and connect it to a wire or fuse that is 12v when the lights are switched on. ( I used the bottom side of the Tail fuse). Locate wire #2 (white/green) cut this wire the same way, but attach your lead from the relay to a known ground. (There is a large screw very close to the relay that works perfect.)
3) SWITCH : pull the switch panel with the fog light switch away from the dash. It snaps right off. locate the third wire from the top (red / black). Cut this wire, tape off the dashboard end, and run a lead from the switch to
the third wire of the rear defogger switch (yellow). Splice your lead into this wire.
4) TEST : TURN THE IGNITION SWITCH ON! turn the parking lights on, then click the fog light switch, it should work. If it doesn't, recheck all your wires, and make sure that you have the relay connected to a fuse that is 12v when the parking lights are ON, and that you have a good ground. If you have a test meter, it makes it much easier. If it works, put every thing back together, and you are done. Note : My fog light switch was wired with the third wire being red and green. My guess is this was done during service some time before I bought the car. simply take the wire plug out of the fog light switch, remove the back, and arrange the wires from top to bottom in this order. 1 white/green, 2 green, 3 red/black, 4 red/green. You will notice that all the switches have the white/green and green wires in the same place.
Oh!, and make sure you turn the ignition switch on when testing, I feel like an idiot, but I forgot to do that, and was halfway through my sailor's dictionary of swear words before i saw my keys sitting on the passenger's
seat. Doh!
Good luck
Darin Moore 87T targa 183,100 miles
Powder Springs, Ga.
Authored by: Darin Moore
Tools Required: Wire strippers/cutters, Elec. tape, Solderless connectors
Skills Required: Wire stripping/splicing
Note: Tested on an 87, should work fine on 88 too
Okay everybody, here is the rewire for the 87's. I know this works, because I just did it.
I recommend taking the driver's seat out, it makes it much easier to get underneath the dash.
1) Remove the kick panel from the driver's side footwell. Also remove the dash piece under the steering column, and the scuff plate from the door sill.
2) RELAY : Locate the F/L relay. It is just behind the dashboard up and away from the fuse block. It clicks when the fog lights on turned on. Locate wire #1 (red/yellow) It will test at a constant 12volts. leaving enough wire to splice with, cut the wire, and tape off the dash side. Attach a splice / lead to the relay side, and connect it to a wire or fuse that is 12v when the lights are switched on. ( I used the bottom side of the Tail fuse). Locate wire #2 (white/green) cut this wire the same way, but attach your lead from the relay to a known ground. (There is a large screw very close to the relay that works perfect.)
3) SWITCH : pull the switch panel with the fog light switch away from the dash. It snaps right off. locate the third wire from the top (red / black). Cut this wire, tape off the dashboard end, and run a lead from the switch to
the third wire of the rear defogger switch (yellow). Splice your lead into this wire.
4) TEST : TURN THE IGNITION SWITCH ON! turn the parking lights on, then click the fog light switch, it should work. If it doesn't, recheck all your wires, and make sure that you have the relay connected to a fuse that is 12v when the parking lights are ON, and that you have a good ground. If you have a test meter, it makes it much easier. If it works, put every thing back together, and you are done. Note : My fog light switch was wired with the third wire being red and green. My guess is this was done during service some time before I bought the car. simply take the wire plug out of the fog light switch, remove the back, and arrange the wires from top to bottom in this order. 1 white/green, 2 green, 3 red/black, 4 red/green. You will notice that all the switches have the white/green and green wires in the same place.
Oh!, and make sure you turn the ignition switch on when testing, I feel like an idiot, but I forgot to do that, and was halfway through my sailor's dictionary of swear words before i saw my keys sitting on the passenger's
seat. Doh!
Good luck
Darin Moore 87T targa 183,100 miles
Powder Springs, Ga.
Last edited:
all it was, a blown fuse...heh