front and rear fogs just stopped? fuse location?

[05'LCR Dan]

went out the otehr night in the car and front and rear fogs just didnt work, tried a search but seems this problem has never come up. For now i just want to find out the location for the fuses?? PLEASE HELP!!! ITS SNOWING AND FOGGY THE WHOLE TIME!!

 

[stpete]

Your fuses are behind the panel on the end of the dash drivers side! I think its fuse 36, 5 amps!

 

[robcool]

The fuses are on the side of the dash, Open the drivers door and on the dash there is abit you need to pull off you will see and little bit to but your screw driver in to help get the panel off, easy enough. All the fuses are behind there!

good luck!!

 

[james walker]

also this is in yyour manual if you have one mate, states location of all fuses and what they are for

 

[05'LCR Dan]

excellent found the fuses of to halfords to see if the fuse is the problem, thanks guys!!

 

[james walker]

buy a load of them mate, they will go quite regular (headlights etc)

 

[stpete]

Should not blow unless you have a fault or bulb blows and takes one out! Never had a fuse go in 6 years and 2 leons!

 

[james walker]

but not a bad thing to buy some while you can eh....

 

[05'LCR Dan]

Got some fuses last night it was the fuse in the end, as u said 36, cant fathem out why it went, all fogs are still working ok? Cheers for all your help.

 

[stpete]

No problem mate! Glad it was an easy sort!!!

 

[Funkyfin2000]

Its funny dan, as they went on it again on Saturday! It was when I had the lights and fogs on without the car started when it went! Weird

 

[Fl@pper]

Current spike from the start up procedure at a guess.

what size fuse is it running on the circuit ?

 

[Funkyfin2000]

15amp

 

[05'LCR Dan]

Its funny dan, as they went on it again on Saturday! It was when I had the lights and fogs on without the car started when it went! Weird

I will speak to some one at work tommorrow, but i know this much.
When you have a motor on a circuit, you have to put in a different sort of fuse (circuit breaker speaking from an electrician point of view) because the motor inisially requires more current to allow it to start and then once its moving the current drops.

Im not an auto electrician but its based on a similar theory, the motor will be the engine starting and maybe with draws current and when it returns to normal just trips.

Dont take my word tho as i say im not an autoelectrician

 

[Muttley]

You haven't put 100 watt bulbs in the fogs by any chance?

 

[Funkyfin2000]

Not sure Dan will be able to tell you It was his car!

Its not a problem, I don't turn fogs on unless the car is running, just letting you know the fuse popped again

I don't really use fogs anyway!!!

 

[05'LCR Dan]

No definately not 100w. Maybe one of the ballasts is on the way out.
I bought the same kit for dipped beam and foglights from hids4u, not sure of the wattage but 100w arent for road use and i know i never got illegal ones.
Ile check it out.

 

[05'LCR Dan]

35w.

 

[Funkyfin2000]

Doubt a ballast is on way out, the fogs hids are hardly used presumebly.....its not really a problem as i say, as its not blowing them when the car is started!