Hi,
I’m pretty much finished clearing issues with my 840 and should be putting into daily service next month.
The only issue which I’ve still got with the car is a front fog light fault. I’ve checked fuses and bulbs to no avail.
Ok closer inspection, it looks like the wiring at the bulb holder might be the culprit...
https://imgur.com/gallery/QyVYWWl
I’ve tried to get into the fitting to replace the section of damaged wire, but I can’t get past the green stuff which I guess seals the terminals from the elements. Does anyone know what my options are here?
I’ve tried to source a replacement bulb holder, but I’ve not managed to find one online.
Thanks in advance
They do sell a new harness but it’s not cheap and I think a member here use to recondition old ones.
are you talking about the light strip in the bumper? If so, those aren’t fog lights (common misconception), they are flash-to-pass lights and in Europe they also double as additional high beam lights. The fog lights are in the pop-up light assemblies.
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That’s interesting, thanks. I’ve not tested them to see if they work on Main Beam, so I’ll do that before I try replacing the bulb holder - perhaps just put some heat shrink over the exposed wire.
I’ll take another look at the headlight pods for the fogs then, thanks. It may just be a failed bulb.
Double check all your headlight wiring. There have been several instances of car fires due to destroyed headlight wiring. When I hearead about it, I checked mine and found this:20160911_145729.jpg20160911_150457.jpg
I replaced it with a completely new harness provided by a member here.
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