I know this is not Camaro related, but you guys seem to have all the answers graemlins/thumbsup.gif I bought a set of Pilot brand fog lights for behind the mesh in my front bumper on my '97 Cavalier. They are 12V - 55W lights. Just the small halogen lamps. I mounted them this morning and the directions called for them to be wired to the battery and operated with a switch that would be mounted somewhere under the dash. I decided that I wanted them wired directly to my headlights instead (Not daytime driving lights). Each fog light has 2 wires coming out of the back. I removed my headlight assemblies and cut the 2 wires going to my headlights (Blue and pinkish red). I thought that all I had to do was splice the wires from the fog lights to the 2 wires on the headlights to get them to work correctly. With both wires cut in half to my right headlight, I touched one wire from the fog light to one of the headlight wires and all my headlights came on. (No key on, car not running and headlight switch off). I then decided to just splice the headlight wires back together like the were from the factory and leave the fog lights unhooked until I could find out some more info on how to install them. When I hooked the headlight wires back together, the right side headlight and daytime running lights are real dim (only on the right side). I didn't even attempt the left side after this mess. Can anyone please tell me what I did wrong and why the right side lights are real dim now. I thought that maybe I ruined the bulbs when I touched the wire together, so I bought 2 new bulbs and the lights are both still dim. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!!

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GM has had a warrantee thing b/c there is something down under the dash or in the bottom of the steering column that is messed up!!

My daughters Cavalier did this at about 80,000 miles and we paid to get it fixed and then got rid of the car later. Then I found out about this crap!!! Not a happy camper at all.....

AND I too bought four new bulbs AND still have them.... Out of their packaging in a blue Walmart plastic bag in my big tool box somewhere.... Not happy AT ALL.......

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Thanks for the response, but I'm sure I caused the problem myself because all lights were working fine before this and I think I finally figured what I did wrong. I cut both wires to the right headlight only (not daytime running light). I already had the foglight mounted to the frame and touched one foglight wire to one headlight wire and the lights all came on and I immediately unhooked the wires. I guess basically that was like taking one headlight wire and grounding it to the frame. As for the problem I caused, I'll check the fuses today. If a fuse would be blown, would the headlights be working at all? The left side works fine and the right side driving light and headlight are dim. I should have unhooked the battery before attempting this, but I was in a hurry and this is what getting in a hurry and being careless gets you. I'll start by checking the fuses today. Thanks! Bill

Well, after checking the fuses I found that the 15 amp fuse to the right headlight was blown. Replaced the fuse and everything works fine. I still can't understand how the right headlight worked (even dim) with the fuse blown. Thanks for the help guys! Bill