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Old Mar 2, 2005
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Question !!help peeps.. fuse keeps blowin

my left headlight fuse (in the fusebox) keeps blowin out? dont know why? I have hid's.... origianlly the fuse is 15amp i think... so i replaced it wit another 15amp fuse.. n it blew like a week later..., so i replaced it with a 20 amp fuse n it blew like 2 weeks later? wtf is going on... the rite side is still on its first 15amp fuse n never blew yet... wassup wit my left..can i just get like a 40amp fuse in there n jess hope it doesnt blow???

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check your connections ...

haha I don't think you should replace fuses with a higher amperage ...
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Never Ever replace fuses with a higher rated one. If you do so, you will have defeated the purpose of the fuse. It is designed to protect you and your vehicle from wiring melting and causing a fire.
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If you keep replacing the fuse then there is a problem. You really need to diagnose and fix the cause of the problem. Band-Aiding the problem with a higher rated fuse will shorten the life of your expensive HID ballast.
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Originally Posted by EX4Dr
If you keep replacing the fuse then there is a problem. You really need to diagnose and fix the cause of the problem. Band-Aiding the problem with a higher rated fuse will shorten the life of your expensive HID ballast.
it will also melt your ****. Each circuit is designed to run on a set current, when to much current is going through there, it will blow the fuse. The fuse helps to prevent the circuit from frying. If you put a higher fuse in there, you are letting more and more current go through the circuit which can fry it.

Most likely you have something putting out too many amps, or you have a loose ground or a short to ground somewhere.
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Check for a short curcuit somewhere in the wiring. Look at the fuse and use the manual to tell u what the fuse is used for. Then when u find out what it protects go around the car and look at those components and see if theres a frayed wired hitting the car chassis or something. A short curcuit will cause ur fuse to blow.
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