I have a 98 ltd with factory fogs. I noticed the other day they quit workin. I took the lights to look at the bulbs, and they looked fine, but one lense fell out. So this had me thinkin that water got in and shot the fuse, but I can not find the fog fuse. Btw: I couldn't get the bulbs out of the socket either. I felt like I would break the bulb before it came out. Any help is appreciated.


Thanks in advance.

Kyle

 

the fuse for the fog lights should be in the fuse box under the hood

 

did u check the fuse box under the dash too

 

I checked both and no luck. I tried to chase the wires from the switch, but didn't have time.

 

sounds like the relay is bad

 

Begin by checking to see if you have voltage (with the switch & ignition on) at the sockets after you unplug them from each lamp assembly for starters. If you do, then you know it's in the lamp assembly. If no voltage is present at the sockets, work your way back. Most likely it's the fuse or the relay. Both are under the hood on my '00. You may also try applying 12 volts from another source to the lamps to see if they're functional.

Are your fogs the Hella Micro DE's? There was a period of production that Hella did to Toyota specs that simply suck and corroded very quickly. If it's the lamp assemblies, you should be able to pick up a pair without having to buy the entire kit.

 

I know where the fuse is on the 00'. Mine is non existant. The lenses say Hella on them, so they probably are the Micro DE's. Does the bulb just pull straight out, or what? I tried pulling on them, but they didn't want to come out very easily. I felt like I was gonna break the bulb before it came out of the socket. Oh, and one more thing. That one lense that came off...most of the reflective material flaked off when I unscrewed it.

 

Mine are not the DE's. Mine are rectangle..not round. They are Hella's for sure.

 

I can't speak for the rectangular style you have. But it sounds like you may have had a corrosion issue, based on the reflector material flaking and the bulb not coming loose. I DO know that on the round Micro DE's, the H3 bulb is removed from the rear of tha lamp assembly and it is held in by a spring clip. When I had the corrosion issue with mine, the bulb on one of my lamp assemblies had to be forcibly removed. BTW, I put Hella Yellowstar H3 bulbs in my lamps... Nice soft contrast in fog and rain and less glare than standard H3's.

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Mine are spring clips, but I didn't have any trouble unclipping them. I haven't noticed any corrosion (assuming your talking about the same type you'd find on a battery terminal).