PLUG for fog light switch

[EURO]

anyone? ideas?

[dstocks]

Are you sure its stuffed EURO???. Mine is a little battle scarred (from when it went), but still works.

If it is stuffed, you still should be able to attach the appropriate wires onto the switch without the plug. It is more likely that there is something wrong with the wires than the plug itself. If thats the case, just splice new wires on. A few minutes with a multimeter should do the trick.

[EURO]

Not sure

the switch was still working - but I couldnt turn the lights off.

Showed an auto elec and he said best to replace switch and plug (plug has big black burns in it) and then he will install a relay.

So I guess just using his advice. I dont want to try it, in the chance it burns out the new switch first go

[dstocks]

All the plug is is a piece of plastic. It is actually quite hard to destroy the actual plug - they dont really melt (I have hit one with a blow torch and it will keep its shape and just go black and bubble a bit. The wires are another matter. If you put too much current through the wires, they will burn out - but this is actually quite easy to see. If the wires have got too hot, the plastic coating will either be burnt through completely (with wires exposed), or be baggy (melted a bit). The plug will be OK unless it no longer fits into the back of the switch. To test this, just try it with the keys off if youre worried. You will only be able to see the wires for a little way and they will disappear into the loom (It it likely that if there is something wrong, it will be near the burn mark). The only way to properly check these without pulling apart the loom is to use a multimeter - something that I would get your sparky to do. From what ive heard, the switch is the faulty component, the wires and plug survive the meltdown (certainly the case with mine). Additionally, it will take a bit of time to burn out the switch - it needs to heat up first. As I said, mine has gone in the past (I have the burn on the plug too), I dont have a relay in place and I can successfully turn the lights on without burning the new switch out (I dont leave them on for long though - I need to get a relay too)

To some up, check to see that the plug still clicks properly in the switch (with keys off if you prefer), get the sparky to put in a relay and check the integrity of the wires and your set to go. If the plug fits, there is nothing wrong with it.