I have had my HID fogs in for about 2 months now. they worked fine until the other day they just shut off and wont go back on. I just checked and it keeps blowing the 15 fuse every time I attempt to turn them on. I tried it with like 3 fuses and same result every time.. they give a very quick flick then shut off and blow, so it isn't the kit. Is there an easy fix for this? Do I put in a more powerful fuse or something?

ETA: I installed a grounding kit like one week prior, but they were working fine for that week.

Thanks,
Dan

 

is the fuse blowing when the bulbs are NOT plugged in?

Is the fuse blowing when ONE bulb is plugged in?

is 15A the correct fuse?

Did you do any "rewire lights" procedures at all??? l

 

I thought the whole HID kit was shot until I checked the fuse (15A) today and saw it was blown (I even went as far as ordering a whole new HID kit today). I went to Nissan and bought 4 new fuses. I replaced it every time it blew which was right when I turn on the fogs. The car only has 4K miles on it, I'm pretty sure 15A is correct since that's how it came from the factory. The kit is the V-Led kit which was very simple plug and play. No rewiring of lights or anything special.

 

I don't think you had HID fogs from the factory. HID output requires a higher power draw than stock, I think

 

I just saw in another thread some guy replaced his 15A for a 20 when his fogs weren't working. Should I do that? or is moving up in fuses a bad idea? (Not sure of his whole set up).

I was just thinking it might be the grounding kit. Supposedly it makes the lights brighter, windows faster, etc. .... could it have given the HID fogs more power and now the 15A cant handle it?

 

No the HIDs aren't factory, the fuse for the fogs are factory (15A)

 

factory fuses....in a NON-factory application......see where I'm going here?

Search around, you'll find a couple threads discussing HID fog issues on 7th gen Maximas...I have a 4th gen so I'm not much help to you.

 

I just want to know if putting a 20 fuse in place of the factory 15 is a bad thing.

 

no is not.. give it a try.

 

OK, well it blew another 15, then it blew a 20, then it blew a 25, did not blow a 30 but only one light stays on... this is so confusing.. i don't know why it would take all the way to a 30 to power them when they were just fine with a 15 before the grounding kit.

 

i dont think its the grounding kit i had my kit installed for over a year and my hid fogs work fine i would remove them and see if the stock bulbs blow the fuse if the dont you have a short on one of your hids.

 

well I guess its the HID kit that's messed up. I ordered a much better one today. Should I return it to the original 15A fuse or can I just leave the 30 in there? I dont want to screw up the new kit.

 

Do you have a grounding kit installed?

 

well I guess its the HID kit that's messed up. I ordered a much better one today. Should I return it to the original 15A fuse or can I just leave the 30 in there? I dont want to screw up the new kit.

 

yes i do i have the racingline one installed

 

me too... that's strange... I hope i don't screw up the new set. Will keeping the 30 in there be a problem or is it just more "protection"?

 

test them with factory bulbs on the factory 15amp if they work its your hids i wouldnt change fuse sizes mine are the factory 15 amp no need to change it you mite want to run the relays for the hids direct to the battery.

 

What is happening here is SOMETHING in your setup is drawing enough current (between 25 and 30A) to blow the stock fuse. DO NOT replace with another 30A. Go back to the stock 15A. What you should do is go back to the stock 15A, then unplug ONE foglight. Turn on, see if the other one works. IF yes, then turn off, unplug the working bulb and plug in the one that was unplugged before, retest. If this one works, then your issue is with both of them. Chances are if you wired stuff up correctly, the 15A fuse will blow with one of the fogs installed, that will tell you which one your issue is.

It doesn't "take all the way to a 30 to power them"...your setup has a short somewhere that is drawing more current than it should.

 

Im going to put back the 15A and just replace the whole set up for the new one. Thanks for all your help guys, i really appreciate it.

 

Just curious, why do you say "DO NOT replace with another 30A"? Did you mean that just for testing purposes? If I get a whole new kit, is it OK to leave the 30 in?

 

If you get a whole new kit, go back to the 15a fuse.

A higher fuse will do nothing for protection. All it does is lets more current through before it blows.

 

So it isn't a bad thing? Just asking so I dont need to take another trip 2 towns away to buy more fuses.

 

Having to put a higher amperage fuse when you shouldn't IS a bad thing, yes. If it is properly working, your 15A is enough protection. Doubling the amperage LESSENS the protection to teh circuit it's protecting (a BAD thing).

If you have to go 2 towns away, just buy extra fuses in the first place. Any auto parts store will have fuses...it's not some cross country expedition...


BOTTOM LINE: PUT THE 15A BACK IN AND FORGET ABOUT PUTTING ANY OTHER FUSE IN unless the directions for the HID kit tell you to

 

Ok perfect thanks. Its that the local stores dont carry the fuses i was looking for. But now that i know its a bad thing to do, i'll head over there after work.

 

Had my HID headlight kit installed by a mechanic at a shop...he advised me to change out the 15A fuse for a 25A fuse because the kit draws a higher ampere...I ignored his advice because I thought it would damage the ballasts/relay/bulb etc but one week in and one of my lights just go bad, took it to the shop and had the kit checked out and the ballast, bulbs and everything work fine on another car...my mechanic then switched the fuse to 25A and voila they both came on and have been working ever since (2 months now).

I don't know about fog lights but I'd would imagine if you have an aftermarket HID kit replacing a 15A factory fuse with a 25A fuse would be ok.

 

hmm.. Now its getting interesting.

 

I bought a 3Five Morimoto HID kit from the retrofitsource.com for my fog setup...I'll be using a 25A for the setup...I'll let you know how it goes

 

Stay with factory, unless the HID kit tells you otherwise. Some HID kits draw more amps than factory. Some do not.

 

If I leave a 20 in there will it mess anything up? Factory is 15A.

 

Have you checked your kit manual or contact the manufacture? Find out what's the max amp that your kit can take but as far as your concern about affecting the car's electronic and stuff I wouldn't think so...the only thing that'll get fry (worst case of course) should only be your hid kit like your ballast or your bulb...

 

OK I'm gonna put the 15 back in and play it by ear. I'll also call the company Monday and pick their brain.

Thanks a lot guys

 

Is the fuse blowing when ONE bulb is plugged in?

is 15A the correct fuse?I don't know about fog lights but I'd would imagine if you have an aftermarket HID kit replacing a 15A factory fuse with a 25A fuse would be ok.