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So, these last few days mt fog lights have been acting up. I turned on the lights (fogs on with lights, fog mod) and noticed that the passenger side fog light wasn't on. I tried clicking them off and on again and still no luck. I went outside and kicked the bumper below the fog light and it came on! Now almost every time I turn on the car one or now both of the fogs are off, but all I have to do is kick the bumper below each light and they come on. Obviously it sounds like a loose connection, but I thought I'd be lazy and ask since I'm at work and can't go play with them right now.

Probably more like the bulb itself... The filament may be cracked and every time you tap the front end, it wiggles and makes contact again. Stays there until you turn them off and the filament cools. This can happen when they get old, it has to me.

Quote, originally posted by MiVibe-ToolGuy »Probably more like the bulb itself... The filament maybe be cracked and every time you tap the front end, it wiggles and makes contact again. Stays there until you turn them off and the filament cools. This can happen when the they get old. Or when they suck! They are those Euro Designz bulbs I got on Ebay that I hate so much. Oh well, back to stock when they blow! Maybe I'll quit buying all this other stuff and get HIDS!

LOL!!!!

Quote, originally posted by MiVibe-ToolGuy »Probably more like the bulb itself... The filament may be cracked and every time you tap the front end, it wiggles and makes contact again. Stays there until you turn them off and the filament cools. This can happen when they get old, it has to me. I agree with you there, I've had the same exact problem with many bulbs over the years. And that sounds exactly like what my climate control lights were doing before they died - if the car sat for a while, they wouldn't light back up next time I turned the lights on. Smack the dash and they remained on until the next time I let the car sit for a while.Time for some new bulbs!