2002 4.7L 4x4 Durango aftermarket foglights
 

Hello, this is going to be my first post and i wanted to know if anyone has ever installed after market fog lights for the 2002 model. I did some research but i couldnt find any. So first of all i have aftermarket fog lights installed and today i was installing my subs. There was this switch that went with the fog lgihts and i just disconnected the wires not knowing what wires belong to where. So after installing my subs i was putting back the wiring harness for my headlights and my vent system and when i came across the wires for my fog lights i didnt know which wire went to what, so i kind of guessed where the wires went to (dumb, i know) and next thing you know the positive (red) wire started burning/smoking.
So my question to you is, how would i rewire my fog lights?

you need to know how to use a multi-meter and figure out which wire goes where and then hook it up accordingly, without seeing the setup i co uldnt tell you how it was connected, it should have been done through a relay where the switch simply energizes the relay but that doesnt mean it was wired correctly.

Ahh i see, would it be a lot easier if i just bought a wiring harness for my fogs and go from there? Or should i just replace the wire that fried?

you don't need to buy a harness, you need to buy a multi-meter and a test light and learn how to use them. if you dont own those and/or know how to use them you should probally avoid doing your own electrical. you dont really need either tools for simple things(foglight instals) but you need to be able to figure out what wires do not just randomly connect them together.

i agree with blind monkey, you need to use a multi-meter and/or test light to figure out which wire goes where, and since they are both inexpensive and easy to use, you probably shouldnt be doing electrical work without them.

I see. So in other words the test light will tell me which wire goes to what? Because when i hooked up the wires and put the negative cable back on my batery, the ONE positive wire was burning, do you think that one wire is no good? Or would the test light/multi-meter tell me?

whatever wire is burning you have must have a hot wire directly connected to ground. follow the burnt wire till you get to a connection you did and disconect it before you reconect the battery.

the test light will confirm continuity to the wires, you still have to trace the wires to see what goes where, if you were close to me id offer to teach you how to use a multi-meter(and fix this issue), but your a continent away

I see where you're coming from monkey. The red wire was zip tied to the ground wire and i must have hooked the ground wire that had contact with the positive wire causing the positive to fry. So, what i am guessing is that both the negative and positive wire are gone, because when i unhooked everything from that switch and put my negative back on my battery it will still burn. Meaning if i hook it back up to the battery it would still burn no with no way for me to test the wires with a multi-meter.

follow the burnt wire and you will find the problem connection