[oldeguy]

The nurse who comes in daily, to look after my wife, drives a 2003 ZX5. Her foglights burnt out a while ago, and she took it to Ford and was told that it would be $450.00 or so to fix it, because the whole system was cooked. she was told it wasn't the bulbs or relays. Could this be a wiring issue or a scamming issue?

[ZX3_2NV]

could be a scaming issue even if it was wiring its prob just a new conector and lines

[Focus man. Focus.]

I would start with the bulbs. How mush could it be, $20.00 for a new set. If they work, problem solved and ford is scamming her. If not your only out a small amount of money and you can save the bulbs till there needed again.

Let us know how she makes out.

[NefCanuck]

Well, assuming a second opinion confirms the first (That everything is indeed BBQ'ed) $400 to replace everything would be, I think, a reasonable deal at Ford's shop rates.

But as others have said, check the cheapest things first, that being bulbs, no work, swap 'em out and then proceed from there.

NefCanuck

[ZX3_2NV]

or simple and cheapest don't drive with fog lights anymore

[Frost__2001]

well if it's the bulbs then it's the bulbs, I had one connection plug corrode and I replaced it with one from the wreakers and it works fine now, cost $5

[Mason]

Frost__2001,Jan 25 2008, 01:22 PM Wrote:well if it's the bulbs then it's the bulbs, I had one connection plug corrode and I replaced it with one from the wreakers and it works fine now, cost $5
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Why dont you take it some where eles. Or even go get a 9 dollar bulb and see what happenes. B)

[Scorpion]

Or if u have a volt meter, open the light, pop out the lamp, attach voltmeter probes and switch on fogs....if u get volts, then it's just lamps.

Isn't there also a relay for the fogs? Could be that too, or even...a fuse? (I don't have fogs, so don't know).