fuse or wiring???
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fuse or wiring???
soo i was doing my foglights and i wanted to wire it to the parking lights..... so i stripped the wire a lil bit and a spark happens..... soo im like ****..... now my parking lights wont turn on, but i can signal.... soo what should i do.... take it to honda or they would know i messed around with itt
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Rep Power: 0 yeaaa they alll are good, but my mechanic is kinda slow...... the 7.5 fuses which are the turn signals is a dark red..... can someone check in their car if the fuse is a darker red....
I'd bet that you blew a fuse or tripped a breaker (whatever the protection device on that circuit is). Your wiring idea is pretty dumb though honestly, so it would have likely blown under the additional stress from the fogs anyway without a direct short.
Parking light bulbs might normally draw 1A each or somthing in that area. You might normally get a 4A load on that circuit or somewhere near there.. low current. Now, try to dump on two 50w halogen bulbs that are probably going to pull 5-6A each on a circuit that is only meant to deliver 4A. So now you have your original current demand of the parking lamps, plus an additional 10 or so amps for the halogens. This is all assuming that you didn't wire in some power relays with a direct battery connection for current. If you're running relays, then the additional relay draw on the circuit is not going to cause any problems.
Anyway, you should have someone install your fogs that knows electronics a little better (no offense hopefully).
If you want them to activate when your parking lights come on, you need to get one good relay or two good relays and properly wire the power feed on a fused battery link. Only use the parking light power tap as a signal to activate the power relay that feeds the fogs.... Or just buy the kit that Honda offers.. I'm sure it makes sense and is wired properly/safely.
Parking light bulbs might normally draw 1A each or somthing in that area. You might normally get a 4A load on that circuit or somewhere near there.. low current. Now, try to dump on two 50w halogen bulbs that are probably going to pull 5-6A each on a circuit that is only meant to deliver 4A. So now you have your original current demand of the parking lamps, plus an additional 10 or so amps for the halogens. This is all assuming that you didn't wire in some power relays with a direct battery connection for current. If you're running relays, then the additional relay draw on the circuit is not going to cause any problems.
Anyway, you should have someone install your fogs that knows electronics a little better (no offense hopefully).
If you want them to activate when your parking lights come on, you need to get one good relay or two good relays and properly wire the power feed on a fused battery link. Only use the parking light power tap as a signal to activate the power relay that feeds the fogs.... Or just buy the kit that Honda offers.. I'm sure it makes sense and is wired properly/safely.
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Originally Posted by A03
I'd bet that you blew a fuse or tripped a breaker (whatever the protection device on that circuit is). Your wiring idea is pretty dumb though honestly, so it would have likely blown under the additional stress from the fogs anyway without a direct short.
Parking light bulbs might normally draw 1A each or somthing in that area. You might normally get a 4A load on that circuit or somewhere near there.. low current. Now, try to dump on two 50w halogen bulbs that are probably going to pull 5-6A each on a circuit that is only meant to deliver 4A. So now you have your original current demand of the parking lamps, plus an additional 10 or so amps for the halogens. This is all assuming that you didn't wire in some power relays with a direct battery connection for current. If you're running relays, then the additional relay draw on the circuit is not going to cause any problems.
Anyway, you should have someone install your fogs that knows electronics a little better (no offense hopefully).
If you want them to activate when your parking lights come on, you need to get one good relay or two good relays and properly wire the power feed on a fused battery link. Only use the parking light power tap as a signal to activate the power relay that feeds the fogs.... Or just buy the kit that Honda offers.. I'm sure it makes sense and is wired properly/safely.
Parking light bulbs might normally draw 1A each or somthing in that area. You might normally get a 4A load on that circuit or somewhere near there.. low current. Now, try to dump on two 50w halogen bulbs that are probably going to pull 5-6A each on a circuit that is only meant to deliver 4A. So now you have your original current demand of the parking lamps, plus an additional 10 or so amps for the halogens. This is all assuming that you didn't wire in some power relays with a direct battery connection for current. If you're running relays, then the additional relay draw on the circuit is not going to cause any problems.
Anyway, you should have someone install your fogs that knows electronics a little better (no offense hopefully).
If you want them to activate when your parking lights come on, you need to get one good relay or two good relays and properly wire the power feed on a fused battery link. Only use the parking light power tap as a signal to activate the power relay that feeds the fogs.... Or just buy the kit that Honda offers.. I'm sure it makes sense and is wired properly/safely.
english please???? haha just playin.... they werent really foglights..... they were just angel eyes where the fog light would go.... sooo your sayin i have to change the fuse pretty much..... i cant find the parking light fuse.... if anyone can help me it would be great
Originally Posted by Supa_Fli
did you check the fuse box under the hood as well as un the dash?
yup there's another fuse box below the steering wheel column. hope you do aerobics - its a bitch to get under and get a good view of the fuses 
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