New fog lights, battery gets weak. Questions
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From: L.A. cali
I just install my aftermarket fog lights and I notice it drains my battery gets weak. I installed it the power cable straight to the batter and ground on the frame. For the switch I installed the ground on some metal part under the dash. And for power I tap it on the cigaret fuse under the dash. Oppose to the ACC ignistion And I notice it drains my battery even when the switch is of. What is casusing it to drain when the car is off the light is of.
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Last edited by NmexMAX; Mar 12, 2013 at 11:25 AM.
I don't follow the way you wired things. Why is the switch wired to ground and the cigarette lighter fuse when you have another wire going to the battery?
A simple description of how the wires should be is: battery to fuse, fuse to switch, switch to light bulb, light bulb to ground.
A simple description of how the wires should be is: battery to fuse, fuse to switch, switch to light bulb, light bulb to ground.
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Okay before the switch theirs a power wife (red) and a ground wire (black). I connect the power wire to the battery and the black to the frame. Then theirs a relay that has wire that I have to run through my fire wall which is (yellow) connected to the switch then theirs a red wire that suppose to connect to the ACC ignition but I tap it to a Cigarette fuse under the das..then on the switch theirs a black wire that I connect to some metal under the dash. Everything works great..it turns of when I turn it of and turns on when I press the botton. But when off everything is off. Notting on. But it drains my battery..
Is it my battery not holding charge or alternator or bad wireing.
Note. When I take the fuse of the fog lights it starts fine like noting ever happen.
Is it my battery not holding charge or alternator or bad wireing.
Note. When I take the fuse of the fog lights it starts fine like noting ever happen.
This is what I followed when I installed fogs on my Excursion, no issues. http://www.ehow.com/how_8054151_conn...og-lights.html
Hope it helps. btw, ever check for the harnesses for the fogs? Even though your car wasn't equipped with them you may still have the harnesses tuck in there somewhere.
Hope it helps. btw, ever check for the harnesses for the fogs? Even though your car wasn't equipped with them you may still have the harnesses tuck in there somewhere.
Since the battery does not run down when you take the fog light fuse, there is nothing wrong with your battery or alternator. You somehow have the wire connections messed up.
Since your kit has a relay and a switch, here is a simple diagram of how the wires should be connected. I cannot tell you colors, I would need to see all the pieces in order to do that.
Since your kit has a relay and a switch, here is a simple diagram of how the wires should be connected. I cannot tell you colors, I would need to see all the pieces in order to do that.
Code:
RELAY
┌─────────┐ ┌──────────┐
│ │ │ ▀▀▀▀▀▀ │
│ BATTERY │ ┌────────┼─── ───┼─────> TO FOG LIGHTS
│ │ │ │ │
│ - + │ ├────────┼─/\/\/\/\─┼─┐
└──────┬──┘ │ └──────────┘ │
│ │ │
│ │ │
┌───┴──┐ │ │
│ FUSE │ │ │
└───┬──┘ │ │
│ │ ┌───┴────┐
└─────┘ │ SWITCH │
└───┬────┘
│
╧
TO GROUND
Last edited by DennisMik; Mar 12, 2013 at 10:09 AM.
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