Need Help with Fog and HID wireing

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  1. Taras
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    I have already posted about a problem i have after i installed HIDs. I partially was able to fix the problem. However now when i have my low beam on and press fog button, fogs turn on but high beam turns on as well. I really have no idea what can be the cause of this but it certainly pisses me off. I mean i want to be able to use my fog lights too.

    Is there anyone who would be able to help me with this problem? Maybe take a look at the car, i can dive.

    And YES DRL's are disabled i finally found the box and it was in the engine compartment already unplugged.

    Thanks, Taras
     
  2. WRX1
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    You need to unplug the drl box IN THE CAR, not the resistor under the hood. I can help ya out next weekend (if you can wait that long).

    Russ
     
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    if you make it to firestone before i leave tonight, i could probably unplug the one in the car for you.
     
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    Russ, i can totaly waut till next weekend, however i did unplug both of them the one i the car and the one under the hood. And nothing changed.
     
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    Once again, DRL's have nothing to do with your fogs/hi beam wiring problem. Your fogs are run through the high beam relay which causes the indicator to light up on your dash when you turn your fogs on. The problem is your high beam power supply wire (at the headlamp socket) is not connected to anything anymore. You need to have some sort of voltage at that wire so your high beam indicator will stay off when your fogs are switched on.

    You need to solder in a 3.5ohm resistor between your high beam power wire and the low beam power wire. I've already tried to wire the system in different ways, and nothing works but this.
     
  6. WRX1
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    Ok, taras I figured out your problem. Basically you need to rewire you head lights. The stock system has 1 positive wire and 2 ground wires (one for high beam and one for low beam). Your dual input ballast is looking for 1 ground and 2 positive wires. So basically you will need to add some relays to fix that. It is pretty simple actually, you will just need to pick up 2 relays and you will be good to go.

    Russ
     
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    the kit itself has to grounds thought. And the kit only has 1 positive wire too. so i dont know if that makes any difference?
     
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    Is your kit a dual balast (hi-low) kit?
     
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    yep it does have two ballasts and it is both high and low beam.