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^jsut buy a better fuse holder. a heavier duty one.

 
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also kyle if you used electrical tape in your fog light install you get -9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 pts.

 
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no electrical tape. I have a replacement harness in there right now (ebay), but I'm not sure which fuse amp to buy. It came with 30, but some people say 15-20.
how can i check for a short?

 
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i dont turn mines on enough for things like this to happen. hopefully it'll never happen to me...

 
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a 15amp is fine. you might need a 20amp if your running higher then 55watt bulbs.

Just check along the wiring for any exposed wires. The wiring might have gotten pinched somewhere along the chassis and the insulation might have been cut.

 
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well if u smell burning check it!!
ive been smelling it on and off since November and i just assumed it was plastic under my exhaust or my dirty vents. the smell even went away when i changed my cabinfilters

 
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IC, and what if all the wiring is good and not pinched?
could it have been just a gay fuse?

 
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so less amps is more with fuses? 15 can handle more than 30?

 
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no, the fuse size is just the amount of current the fuse will allow. A 15amp will allow 15amps of current, a 30 will allow 30amps.

If all the wiring is good, then the bulbs you are using is drawing more current then the wirin can handle and the wiring is overheating. The fuse blew to save your car from catching on fire and you driving to a firely death.

Then you'll need to get a thicker harness or use bulbs that use less wattage.

Here's a link to why fuses blow.

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-makes-a-fuse-blow.htm

 
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but it came with a 30 amp fuse... if i were to put in a 15 amp one, and the harness was not made for it, would it blow or not work? When mine melted the lights still worked for months. the bulbs i am using are sylvania oem replacement... which might be the reason why the ebay harness cant handle them.

 
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whats the wattage on the sylvania replacements? ebay is like 55w or something. will a 30amp ebay fuse with ebay wiring hold up on it? ive been using it for awhile and its been fine. any input mike?

 
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electrical wiring pwns u kyle

 
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im pretty sure they are 55w but i will check tomorrow.

 
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mine was installed in January of 08 and I didn't smell anything until November. And they finally gave out in February of 09.
I think you'll be fine, maybe replace your fuse to be safe? The quality of the ebay and made in USA fuse is noticeably different

 
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just replace it with a new 30amp fuse made in USA and see what happens.

 
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yeah its fine.

 
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icic alright

 
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its fine...copper wire is copper wire. Everything else is just marketing.

 
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man knows wut he is saying

 
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man knows his **** haha xD thanks for the info! now i dont need to worry about mines catching fire or melting stuff

 
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in honor of wut im eating for breakfest today
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVr8GEn5yJA

 
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wake up socal!!!

 
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holla!

 
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there's one down , where everyone else????

 
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damn just woke up like an hour ago .... haha XD

 
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i dont think that fuse did its job. Normally fuses just blow, not turn into a jolly rancher.
Lol

 
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What's up, SOCAL!

 
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so how did it go?

 
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im using a 15amp fuse in there right now. i made as best of a visual inspection as I can without pulling out all the harnesses and everything seems to be good. i'll be periodically checking that fuse box for any problems.

 
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hahaha john