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AKeclipseGSX

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Jul 10, 2010
Chugiak, Alaska
So I put in my new HIDs, had everything done hooked up and working.

Then I wanted to run my fogs with just my parking lights, so I did the mod where you run a wire from the tail light relay to the fog light fuse. I used a jumper wire just to see how it'd look because it's all I had on me, I was going to wire in a fuse after I saw the appearance. Well that was obviously a terrible idea, and I must have shorted something out because now my headlight switch doesn't turn on anything, parking lights, tail lights, fog lights, or head lights. And my Hi-beams don't stay on.

I know the headlights work because I can put the headlight switch on a half click back (as if you were flashing your brights) and everything comes on.

I volt tested all the fuses everywhere, and everything is good

I switched the relays in the fuse box around, nothing helped.

I looked in the back of the fuse box for burnt wires, nothing

I looked behind the headlight switch for burnt wires, nothing.


Any more ideas or trouble shooting how to fix the problem?
Could I have killed that switch?
 
Happened to me once, headlights got stuck on though, I had to pull the battery post and wait for the relays to reset. not really sure what caused it or how to do a quick fix
 
If you wanted to run to fog lights with the parking lights.
Why didn't you just tap them into the parking light wires?
I would try and pull the battery for about 5 minutes.
Like mentioned above.
Since you just jumped it out, you may have shorted out the relay.
I would get a new relay, if the battery disconnect doesn't work.
 
If you wanted to run to fog lights with the parking lights.
Why didn't you just tap them into the parking light wires?
I would try and pull the battery for about 5 minutes.
Like mentioned above.
Since you just jumped it out, you may have shorted out the relay.
I would get a new relay, if the battery disconnect doesn't work.

I saw a youtube video on the fog mod and it seemed super simple.

And I don't think bad relay is an option because I switched around the relays

I'll try the battery thing.

Took the ground off the battery for about 5 minutes, and put it back on, nothing still.

My temp fix is running the 2 wires off the fuse box directly to the battery with a fuse in between and a toggle switch, but this isn't ideal more trouble shooting would be appreciated.
 
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