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Old Aug 17, 2013 | 02:35 AM
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Default HIDs won't work in fogs

Full Hid kit from ddmtuning, always worked great for me in te past. My low beams are amazing, 55w 5000k crystal clear white. I tried doing the fogs with the harness and after modifying the housings they won't come on.. Possibly I got a bad kit, anyone else have his happen or know what to do?
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1.try plugging the fog light bulbs into ballasts for headlights that you know work.

If this checks out, try reversing polarity for foglight ballasts.
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Yeah, or don't do things like putting blinding (not to mention illegal) HID kits in light housings designed for halogen bulbs. That way you won't be that jackass that everybody swears at.
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Flip the wires, you may have the polarity wrong. Easy to do, I did it the first time I put my HID's in my headlights. I've got projector low beams as well so don't anybody have a cow.
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I've got projector low beams as well so don't anybody have a cow.
Yes, if you're going to do it... do it right!
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