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Old Sep 26, 2013 | 11:49 PM
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Who really needs Headlights?

A few days ago I noticed that the fog lamps on my truck were out, fuse is good. They are after market lamps so I am assuming it is a wiring issue. Tonight, on my home, I noticed that my headlights are flickering. Sometimes they would be off for a second or two. After pulling over, not really knowing what I was going to do, I turned the headlights off and then they would not come back on until after I flipped them on and off a few times. They then continued to flicker all the was to my destination. Is there anything I can check before I start looking at the wiring? Any help will be greatly appreciated.

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Old Sep 26, 2013 | 11:54 PM
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Sounds like a loose ground.
 
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Old Sep 27, 2013 | 12:47 AM
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Loose ground or a bad switch.
 
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Old Sep 27, 2013 | 07:13 PM
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Thanks! I appreciate the comments. I've gotten a little busy but once I get a chance I will be checking the ground. I'll let you know how it goes.
 
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Old Sep 27, 2013 | 07:32 PM
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Just a thought but maybe somebody did a crap wiring job & ran the power for your fog lights off the back of your Headlight Switch (using the pull-on feature like oem) but didnt use a Relay & now its melted your Headlight Switch....
 
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