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Aftermarket fog light issue, one on, one off

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Old 06-28-2012, 12:40 PM
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Aftermarket fog light issue, one on, one off

I realized recently that one of my KC Daylighter knock-offs is out. First, I tried replacing the bulb; still out. So I checked the input voltage and found that with BOTH fogs unplugged, the voltage coming off each lead was the same (12.75v). However, when I plugged in the working fog, the voltage at the other lead dropped to about 10v. Through trial and error, I discovered that when just one fog is plugged in, either one will work. But if both are plugged in, only the driver's side will light. I am using an ebay wiring harness with both fogs running off a 50a/14v relay. This only started happening recently, what is going on?
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bad ground...
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Not the ground. I cleaned it up and no change. However, I did find a fix. I just switched the two power leads between the fogs. Go figure; no idea why that worked. I hate not knowing.

EDIT: Nevermind, passenger side is out again. Shoot.

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