I just diagnosed the cause of my left front fog lamp failure.
The bulb (H1) was good as tested with a spare 12V battery so I dug in a bit further.
There is a "Water Isolation" plug at the base of the fog lamp unit. I found one of the wires had corroded off of the outside terminal.
I was quite surprized to see what seems to be a similar design to my 1970 Porsche relay sockets. A wire soldered into a female socket which is slipped over a male. No wonder it failed as it is not well sealed.
I stripped off a bit of wire, cleaned out the wire end of the male connector, and resoldered it. Now the fog works, but I am guessing I am not the first to have this problem.
Any suggestions as to how to eliminate these flimsy
connections while retaining the water seal integrity of the fog lamp housing?
I am sure the others are just waiting to fail.
Thanks,
Ron Y
The bulb (H1) was good as tested with a spare 12V battery so I dug in a bit further.
There is a "Water Isolation" plug at the base of the fog lamp unit. I found one of the wires had corroded off of the outside terminal.
I was quite surprized to see what seems to be a similar design to my 1970 Porsche relay sockets. A wire soldered into a female socket which is slipped over a male. No wonder it failed as it is not well sealed.
I stripped off a bit of wire, cleaned out the wire end of the male connector, and resoldered it. Now the fog works, but I am guessing I am not the first to have this problem.
Any suggestions as to how to eliminate these flimsy
connections while retaining the water seal integrity of the fog lamp housing?
I am sure the others are just waiting to fail.
Thanks,
Ron Y
