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2005 FX4 Fog lamp keeps blowing up/out?

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Old 06-18-2009, 05:45 PM
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Had the truck about 6 months. Replaced bulb and even the housing when I purchased because there was glass inside the unit. Now that the bulb blew again, I have come to realize the glass is from the bulb and not the housing I had previously thought. I checked all wires throughout the harnesses, etc. No splicing evident anywhere. I did put dielectric grease this time within the wiring of the snap connector. Hopefully this will fix a water connection between wires. I don't know. Am I the only one this has happened to?
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did you make sure both harness connections are clean and dry before greasing them?
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it sounds like water is getting into the lamp and when it hits the hot bulb, it explodes...this i have heard of, but now with f150's
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Water would be my guess too. I had a 96 gt and the plastic fog lamp fixture cracked around where you plug the harness in and everytime it rained the lamps would not blow but literally explode.



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