HELLA lights stopped working (UPDATE)

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HELLA lights stopped working (UPDATE)

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Initially it was just the Fogs. Now its the Driving ones as well. I checked everything. The relays are fine, the fuses seem fine, the switches light up. I also pulled the bar and checked the bulbs in the fog lights. They were fine. Not sure what the problem is. I may try getting new fuses and new switches and see if that solves the problem but think it may be the wiring harness. A friend made the wiring harness for his car and gave it to me when he removed his light bar. I haven't used the lights that much but am not sure what could have caused them to stop working. In the mean time I removed the switches inside and am leaving the bar attached for now. Any thoughts on this would be helpful. Thanks.
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I have a suggestion, get a test light and follow the circuit till it doesn't light up any more, rather than just replacing parts.

See if you have power to the switch, if you do, see if you have power going out of the switch...

If you do, see if you have power at the relay when the switch is on. If you do, see if you have power on the ground side of the relay when the switch is on.

If so, then see if you have power going to the relay on the lights side of the relay. If you do, activate the switch and see if you have power coming out of the relay.

If you do, see if you have power at the lights when the relay is activated by the switch. If you do, see if you have power on the ground side of the lights. If you do, see if you have a bad ground.

You're bound to find the problem in there somewhere.
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I don't doubt that. I think I actually have a tester.
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And then he said, let there be light.
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Ground wire?
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Re: HELLA lights stopped working (UPDATE)

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davester wrote:Ground wire?
Oddly it was the mounts for the bar itself. They were rusted. Cleaned the rust off.

Ground wires were fine actually but I sanded the spots just to be safe.
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