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Feb 9, 2009 | 05:22 PM

Dougzilla

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HID fog problem

Anyone have a suggestion what would cause one fog light to burn and the other not ? I have checked the wiring, swapped the hid bulbs and replaced the ballast. The driver side lit up once and will not come on now. The passenger side works as advertised. I have troubleshot everything possible and I'm stumped.

Feb 9, 2009 | 06:11 PM

ENJ

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Doug, Are the wires reversed on the drivers side? I had to reverse the wires on mine to make the drivers side operate.

Feb 9, 2009 | 06:55 PM

Dougzilla

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I don't think they are back wards. When i first installed they both worked fine for a couple of days. Then the drivers side wouldn't come back on. I got the drivers side to fire off one time after the ballast change.

Feb 9, 2009 | 08:37 PM

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I'm guessing you already checked the fuses?

I have Hellas BTW.

Feb 10, 2009 | 12:11 AM

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Are you running a relay harness or just plugged into the factory wiring?

Feb 10, 2009 | 09:20 AM

THE TECH

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Could be just a cheap set of HIDs.

Feb 10, 2009 | 10:00 AM

0TheRadioFlyer97

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St. Jude Donor '08

If you're not running a relay harness, you need to. There are several aftermarket HID kits out there that get cranky if they don't get a huge startup surge.

Feb 10, 2009 | 10:06 AM

Turbopower87

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Originally Posted by TheRadioFlyer

If you're not running a relay harness, you need to. There are several aftermarket HID kits out there that get cranky if they don't get a huge startup surge.

Any recomendations for a relay harness? And maybe how to install one?

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Feb 10, 2009 | 12:46 PM

0TheRadioFlyer97

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St. Jude Donor '08

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Originally Posted by Turbopower87

Any recomendations for a relay harness? And maybe how to install one?

if you order a pre-built one, it usually costs around $20. Or you can build your own for about $10.

installation is easy just mount the positive lead, ground lead then plug the connectors into the correct sockets. The hardest part is deciding on a place to mount the relay itself.

Feb 10, 2009 | 05:10 PM

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Dougzilla

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From: Newport News Va

Thanks for the info everyone. Right now Im running the stock wiring, but I have a harness waiting to install. Waiting for it to get a bit warmer.

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