'98 OBW Driving/Fog Lights Not Working

[mnwolftrack]

Hello,

 

I've got a '98 Outback. The OEM driving/fog lights below the bumper do not come on. The fog light switch backlight comes on, including the orange "on" light. I tested a multi-meter on one of the driver bulb sockets and it's not getting power. The 9006 bulbs themselves are fine. I can hear a relay clicking under the dash, but am not sure which one it is (haven't picked up a repair manual yet). Do the relays go bad on these things? I'm used to bulbs or switches going bad, but not relays. I checked fuses and those were ok. I even took the fog light switch apart to see if it was dirty inside (it looked great).

 

Any ideas?

[johnceggleston]

Hello,

 

I've got a '98 Outback. The OEM driving/fog lights below the bumper do not come on. The fog light switch backlight comes on, including the orange "on" light. I tested a multi-meter on one of the driver bulb sockets and it's not getting power. The 9006 bulbs themselves are fine. I can hear a relay clicking under the dash, but am not sure which one it is (haven't picked up a repair manual yet). Do the relays go bad on these things? I'm used to bulbs or switches going bad, but not relays. I checked fuses and those were ok. I even took the fog light switch apart to see if it was dirty inside (it looked great).

 

Any ideas?

 

did you check them in lo beam or hi beam or both? the fogs only come on in lo beam.

[mnwolftrack]

I checked them on low beam. As you mentioned, they do not appear to receive power at the switch in high beam or with the headlights off completely.