JoshMan88

So I wired up my offroad lights exactly how the instructions told me to. As soon As I hook up the switch to a ground it pops the fuse... if I run a hot wire to the lights wire they work... I don't understand. any help would be appreciated. Also have it hooked up at a relay

jasonb85

Check all your wires make sure none of them are exposed. Double check all of the wiring something is exposed

tomborsari

what do you have it wired to for the power? batt or fuse box?

JoshMan88

I'll take a picture of how they wanted me to wire it.

JoshMan88

Here's how it tells me to wire it.

CPLSeraphim

Now a pic of the Jeep. Did you wire to many lights to one fuse? What size fuse? Are your grounds actually, well, grounded? I have wired lots of lights, never had a problem. Did your relays that came with it get connected correctly? Are they the proper relays, if you had to buy them? What brand lights? What Wattage lights?

And did you properly connect the wires the is yellow in the image to a 12 volt fused ignition power?

Does That say HID on the bottom?

tomborsari

just for the hell of it, make sure you have it in a big enough fuse... try to connect it to the fuse for the radio and if not tht, the one for the power accesory; its worth a try... also make sure u have a ffirm ground, not just aself tapper into the body. i use some of the tabs that hold the dash bezel on, their beefy and are bare metal

JoshMan88

They are HID lights. I have two sets of 2 on my roof rack. Wired both of them exactly the same. Relays, wires, and switches came with the lights. When I run a positive wire from battery to lights they work. When I hook them up to the switch as shown in the picture and ground it, it pops the fuse. The switch is grounded on a dash screw by the hood release.

I have 2 lights per relay and switch.

kjc

Is that a simple on/off switch? SPST? Cause it looks like a three way in the picture and if you throw it, you just made a direct short (yellow center wire to ground)

Jeepjunky

i think its a lighted switch

JoshMan88

Yeah its weird. I'm no electrician but it really has to have something to do with that switch or how its grounded. because my other switch I used works perfectly fine but I also didn't install it so idk

CPLSeraphim

If you are blowing a fuse when you ground it, is there a chance that your body is possibly positively charged? ie like your battery is making the body hot? I am just curious because normally that set-up is fine, and grounding should never blow a fuse, but I cant really help any further with HIDs, but Good Luck.

EVILXJ

Has to be the switch

JoshMan88

I'll have to buy a better switch or something tomorrow...

kjc

Before you run out for a new switch, look at this picture.. then i'd get a 9v battery and hook up the switch to it to see which terminal is for the light. I think you've just maybe have the switch connected wrong. Hope this helps