Light install gone bad
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Light install gone bad
I set up my new backup lights on friday. all was working well, until i installed the toyota fog light switch. i hooked it up and it worked, but the left light didn't. OK no problem, i was having problems with it before and i had more, so i replaced it. as i was replacing it, the positive cable of the light fell onto the frame and POP, it blew the fuse in front of the relay. no problem, i got more fuses. i put another fuse on, and again, POP. it blew it again. i looked to see wtf was up. i was getting pissed off. then i thought that it could have been one of the wires behind the switch, so i switched the two ground wires on the back of the switch to see what the difference was, and then i got the grey cloud of smoke..... I finally just taped all the ends of the wires and said the hell with it, until tommrow when i go and mess up some more stuff. so i accomplished to blow up the new $10 toyota switch a couple wires, possibly the $7 relay, and a nice new burnt smell in my cab. so this is how i ended my wonderful day any ideas on were to start looking, do u think i need to redo all the wires cause i know i fried atleast two?
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the funny thing is, that everything was working fine even after i installed the switch. i realized that one of the lights weren't working, so i figured it was either a ground issue, or the light was bad, because i was having problems with the light before, so when i went to switch out the lights, the live wire sat on the frame for a few seconds, and after that, nothing worked. do you guys think i blew the switch and relay, or both? how do i check
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