HID - FOG LIGHT PROBLEM!

by **TOYODRIVER01** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 12:32 pm

whats up all..
just install a set of hid's in my 2001 solara
now my foglights isn't working! checked the switch its on.
checked the fuse an it still looks good
any sugestions

by **Akfahad** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 3:41 pm

did you mess with the DRL harness in the center console at all? Do you have the factory 9006 type bulbs or did you do the conversion to 9005?

by **TOYODRIVER01** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 4:18 pm

i dont beleive my car has DRL.
it had 9003 in the headlights an not to sure whats in the foglights
the fogs use to work before i installed the hids

i read somewhere that you had to use bigger amp fuses if you install hid's
should i try that?

by **PoshPepper** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 4:29 pm

TOYODRIVER01 wrote:i dont beleive my car has DRL.
it had 9003 in the headlights an not to sure whats in the foglights
the fogs use to work before i installed the hids

i read somewhere that you had to use bigger amp fuses if you install hid's
should i try that?

All Solaras have DRLs...

by **TOYODRIVER01** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 4:54 pm

your sure about dat?
my solara comes from canada and it dont have day time running lights

by **solaraheno** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 5:29 pm

im from canada my car has DRL

by **Mole** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 7:17 pm

might be grounding out somwhere.

by **TOYODRIVER01** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 11:16 am

so is there a way to disable them?
anyone have pics of what it looks like to disable.

mite be grounding out? what the ballast?

by **facevedo17** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 5:47 pm

yeap the ballast cannot touch sheetmetal it will cause a short I had this problem before ....DRl is a grey plug on under the hood passenger side ... I had this problem before ....but not on the fogs ...

by **TOYODRIVER01** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 11:24 am

so i just gotta make sure the ballast dont touch any metal on the car?

i got these hid's off a 05 mercedes

i cant find the plug that your are talking bout, any pictures

by **krook** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 1:18 pm

facevedo17 wrote:yeap the ballast cannot touch sheetmetal it will cause a short I had this problem before ....DRl is a grey plug on under the hood passenger side ... I had this problem before ....but not on the fogs ...

are you sure this would be a cause as to why his FOG lights won't work? as far as i remember if the ballast from the HID is touching metal, it will cause the HID's to turn on intermittently...not disable the foglights.

anyway, if you're still looking for the "gray connector" in the engine bay, it's here:

pulled that from an old thread. search, yall!

by **TOYODRIVER01** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 9:40 am

well i tried lookin for that grey plug but cant manage to find it..

tried to move the ballast from touchin metal but same affect.

looks like ill have to do the independent fog light trick, is it really dat easy?

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