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Old 11-20-2014, 03:48 PM
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DRL/fog lights not working

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My '06 coupe Driving lights/fog lights aren't working and I could use some help (Canadian car). My passenger side died first, and when I flick for fogs, it is non responsive. I then swapped out the bulb for the oem unit with no luck. About a week later, the driver side died as well. Like the passenger side, the DRL function and fog function when you turn the switch on the stalk does nothing. I did some research and found that the sedans have a 'daytime control light unit' where the soldering can go bad. On the sedans it is located on the passenger side, by the hood shut sensor. I can't find it on the coupe. Any help would be great.

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(I checked the fuses as well and they appear to be fine)

Edit: I checked the FSM and had no luck, unless I totally suck and missed it
 
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Have you checked the top left fuse in the IPDM (third fuse box to the left of the battery)? My DRL died when I replaced a bulb.
 
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I have, or at least I think I have. You mean the big cone shaped black cover, to the left of the battery and kind of underneath of the harness, right?
 
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And what do you mean by the the third fuse box? I have the forementioned one next to the battery, and then the one by the clutch. What year is your G? Is it different than the 06?
 
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You are correct I don't know then.
 
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No worries, thanks for your help!
 
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Old 11-21-2014, 02:49 PM
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Double post this in the Canadian section or message member whatacar... Or something like that. They deal more with the DRL situation.
 
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Wow I do totally suck. Since my window motor was screwing up again, I decided to have a look at the driver side bulb after I reset my window motor. As soon as I took out the bulb, i dropped it and the filament broke. I then swapped in the oem bulb and no luck...till I clamped it in. I didn't realize that the clamp had to be engaged on top of being plugged in for the bulb to work (when I was testing it last week I just had the wire hanging out with the bulb attached to it). I then had a look at the passenger side and that bulbs filament was broken too! When I checked it last week it looked fine. Now I'm thinking both bulbs were just burnt out prematurely, and they must have had tiny tiny fractures in them that I didn't even see before (and the driver side was probably broken before I even dropped it).

Oh well, at least I have working lights again and it isn't some wiring issue. Though I am dissapointed, I was running Silverstar ZXE's and was REALLY happy with them. I had them for about a year now? How did they burn out that fast? Anyway, thanks Urban engineer and whoever else took the time to read this thread.
 
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