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Old Nov 17, 2008 | 06:40 PM
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Default Driving light wiring HELP!!!!!

I am trying to get my Hella 500's to work. I had some hella 450's wired til yesterday and put the 500's on now I keep blowing fuses. The grounds are fine and I cant find any wire to metal touching. Any ideas? The wiring has been in for a while but nothing is coroded or anything. I just cant figure it out. HELP!!!!
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Old Nov 17, 2008 | 07:12 PM
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to much of a draw for the guage of wire your using....do you have them on a relay?
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Old Nov 17, 2008 | 07:50 PM
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I have then on a relay with a fuse and I have ran 100W lights on this setup before with no problem. Now they are just 55W bulbs.
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Old Nov 17, 2008 | 08:27 PM
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are you blowing the fuse in the hot wire from the battery to the relay, or the fuse in the trigger wire from the hi-beam wire to the switch?
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Old Nov 18, 2008 | 07:12 AM
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The hot wire is blowing the fuse. I dont have them run to the high beams or headlights at all for that matter.
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