hid lights in fog lamps??

[04stroke]

i just recently installed a pair of hid lights in my fog lamps and when i turned them on it blew the fuse... the fuse size is only a 10. i put a 15 in and it blew that too..so i put a 20 in and it didnt blow..do you think its safe to keep that or will i melt my wiring? and why is it blowing the 10 fuse?
also i dont think i have a short cuz when i put the stock lights in it doesnt blow the fuse.

[george.ratliff]

hid requires alot more power.

[04stroke]

so what do i do about it blowing the fuse? just keep a 20 in?

[Abrannan19]

wire in a relay.

[gcop]

Originally Posted by george.ratliff

hid requires alot more power.

Actually it is the the opposite. An HID's will only draw about 3 amps at operating current. If you are blowing a 10amp fuse, you may have a wireing issue, or it could be a bad ballast/ignitor.

Do they blow the fuse in startup, or after they have been on a while?

[04stroke]

they blow the fuse on startup..they dont blow a 15..i tried it again but it does blow the 10..i dont think theres a problem with a 15 amp considering thats what the regular headlights have for a fuse...?

[redracer62]

hid require less power

[gcop]

Originally Posted by 04stroke

they blow the fuse on startup..they dont blow a 15..i tried it again but it does blow the 10..i dont think theres a problem with a 15 amp considering thats what the regular headlights have for a fuse...?

Depending on the ballast, they may draw as much as 18amps at startup, sounds like that what you are gettin, just a current spike, if the 15 amp works, roll with, you should be just fine.

[04stroke]

alright thanks

[Lifsvr7]

not to hijack too much.. what size/ type did you get & how bright are they, I have blackouts on my headlights, and only use my fogs for light. (with truck being so high anyway)