Just installed HID's in my fog lights, already have them in my low beams, but the fogs don't fire up every time I switch them on once they don't fire, they won't fire again for a while. Both kits are 35w and the only other after market draw in my car is an ipod adapter and boost gauge. So my question is what's up?
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Hid'S Aren'T Firing Up Every Time
Started by KS70T5M, Oct 30 2009 11:16 PM
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Posted 30 October 2009 - 11:16 PM
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Posted 30 October 2009 - 11:20 PM
Double check your connections, might have them hooked up wrong or a loose connection. Thermal overload shouldn't be tripping since there not on and getting hot, might have a bad ballast set.
Check this out, http://volvospeed.co...__fromsearch__1, might give you some insight as to what to look for.
Check this out, http://volvospeed.co...__fromsearch__1, might give you some insight as to what to look for.
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Posted 30 October 2009 - 11:29 PM
Dave 54, on 30 October 2009 - 11:20 PM, said:
Double check your connections, might have them hooked up wrong or a loose connection. Thermal overload shouldn't be tripping since there not on and getting hot, might have a bad ballast set.
Check this out, http://volvospeed.co...__fromsearch__1, might give you some insight as to what to look for.
Check this out, http://volvospeed.co...__fromsearch__1, might give you some insight as to what to look for.
If they were hooked up wrong they wouldn't fire at all, loose connection wouldn't happen in both of them at the exact same time
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Posted 30 October 2009 - 11:33 PM
KS70T5M, on 30 October 2009 - 11:29 PM, said:
If they were hooked up wrong they wouldn't fire at all, loose connection wouldn't happen in both of them at the exact same time
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Posted 31 October 2009 - 08:44 PM
check your headlight switch. often the metal contacts in there become corroded and they loose connection. happenened to me and this fixed it
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Posted 05 November 2009 - 12:53 AM
I had a similar problem to this. They would flicker for about 10 seconds then stay on. I wondered if it had to do with connections/switches, etc. Turned out I needed a new battery. Maybe that's your problem?
The ballasts drain a lot of juice and if your battery was old to start with it might not be as good as a new one is at holding a charge.
Hope this helps
The ballasts drain a lot of juice and if your battery was old to start with it might not be as good as a new one is at holding a charge.
Hope this helps
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Posted 07 November 2009 - 04:04 AM
So HID's draw off your battery when your car is off?
I just installed them about a week ago and the other day my car didnt start up good...It was a little sluggish.
HID's doing this?
I just installed them about a week ago and the other day my car didnt start up good...It was a little sluggish.
HID's doing this?
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Posted 07 November 2009 - 10:57 PM
Dave 54, on 30 October 2009 - 11:33 PM, said:
Well there ran in series with one another so one loose connection would cause the other not to work aswell.
The are not rean in series, they are wired in parallel I've ran with one fog light out, it happens all the time. I switched to HIDs so I wouldn't have the normal corrosion problem with the metal inside the fog connectors and always have one going out.
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Posted 12 November 2009 - 07:02 PM
The ballasts ld a lot of the charge that is generated from the battery/alternator. It then ramps up the output to suit your HID's.
Make sure you've got a solid battery and you'll be fine. Putting HID's on an old battery will kill the battery and you'll be boosting it every time it gets cold out
Make sure you've got a solid battery and you'll be fine. Putting HID's on an old battery will kill the battery and you'll be boosting it every time it gets cold out
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Posted 12 November 2009 - 07:33 PM
Had to send my girlfriends Ballast back last week.
Good thing I have a lifetime warranty
Good thing I have a lifetime warranty
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