Technical Front Fog Lights Not Working

[Bimboveloce]

Afternoon,
My daughter has a 2016 Fiat 500, at the last MOT they said one fog light was not working, ordered 2 new Bosch bulbs and today tried to fit one. Replaced the bulb, but it didn't work. I have checked 12v to white connector in the bulb cover, plugged the bulb into the white cable, checked the bulb is good, rear fog light works well. Are there separate fuses for front and rear bulbs? if so anyone know which fuse is for the front fog lamps? Any gotchas I have missed, ie if the other bulb is out, will it stop both bulbs working. I had the ignition on and the lights on dipped, switched the fog lights on, rear works, front doesn't.
Any help much appreciated.
Tony

 

[A3jeroen]

Confused. After 2 new bulbs still the same that doesn't work?
100% sure we are talking about foglights?
Upper light is dipped and turnsignal.
Middle light DRL sidelights and main beam
Lower light are fogs
One push on the switch is front second push front and rear third push is off.

gr J

 

[Bimboveloce]

Confused. After 2 new bulbs still the same that doesn't work?
100% sure we are talking about foglights?
Upper light is dipped and turnsignal.
Middle light DRL sidelights and main beam
Lower light are fogs
One push on the switch is front second push front and rear third push is off.

gr J

Hi,
Yes I am talking about the front fog lamps, the 2 lowest lights on the car. The drivers side lamp works, the passenger side doesn't. When I replaced the bulb there was a white and black cable connecter, white has 12v so I connected to this. Is there a cable for the black connector I have missed or what is the purpose of this?
Thanks Tony

 

[Jockstrap]

My car runs to one side and then to the other. Sorry away and cannot remember if ns or os first.
Think you check power to NS and black? earth.

 

[Bimboveloce]

My car runs to one side and then to the other. Sorry away and cannot remember if ns or os first.
Think you check power to NS and black? earth.

Hi, I have power to the N/S lamp, black cable seems dead, which makes me think its maybe an earth, but as it has a female connector. I am looking for a male connector to push into it? is this part of the loom in the bumper?
Thanks
Tony

 

[Jockstrap]

Forget about the connector for a moment.
You have power in, a working bulb and now an earth.
The female connector of the black should slot into the male of the bulb.

 

[Bimboveloce]

Forget about the connector for a moment.
You have power in, a working bulb and now an earth.
The female connector of the black should slot into the male of the bulb.

Hi,
There is no male connector on the bulb.

 

[Jockstrap]

Hi,
There is no male connector on the bulb.

So your earth is the bulb fitting.

 

[Jockstrap]

So your earth is the bulb fitting.

Clip a wire to the metal bulb surround and earth the wire. Does the light work?
Hopefully yes in which case you need to clean up around the bulb fitting.

 

[Bimboveloce]

Clip a wire to the metal bulb surround and earth the wire. Does the light work?
Hopefully yes in which case you need to clean up around the bulb fitting.

I will give this a go and let you know, appreciate your help.

 

[Bimboveloce]

Hi, located the "fault" the black clip has two connections, white for the live and the black clips onto a male on the lamp surround. Impossible to refit as the black cable is so short, you need tiny hands and the patience of a saint. My workaround was to break the connector in half and attach the cables separately, made fit slightly easier. Could be easier to swap out bulbs with the bumper off, but who wants to do that. So bulb fitted and working, downside I blew the fuse and suspect the other bulb, so need to swap out the o/s bulb when I have time. Thanks for you support.

 

[Jockstrap]