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carguy411

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Posted: April 11, 2005 at 10:42 AM / IP Logged

anyone have the problem of these things turning on bythemselves with the car off.

i put a set in my fogs and headlights on my truck, and they were fine forsome reason one night the driver side fog went on by it self when the truck was off or on

,and now the same thing happened to my friends head light.

after about 4 -5 months

anybody know why it does this

thanks

geepherder

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Posted: April 11, 2005 at 8:17 PM / IP Logged

Check your relays/related wiring. Are they exposed to moisture? You may try getting your triggers directly at the switches rather than under the hood.

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carguy411

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Posted: April 12, 2005 at 9:27 AM / IP Logged

the relay had gina bad and i changed it and taped it all up. the th triggers have a plug in connector on it so theres no wire exposed.

could it be something wtih the ballast or more likely the wireing?

geepherder

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Posted: April 12, 2005 at 8:43 PM / IP Logged

Are you telling us the relay fixed it? Ballasts cannot simply turn on by themselves, since they only have two wires on the plug- power and ground. If a ballast recieves power, it will turn the lights on- simple as that. I hope you're using quality Bosch-type relays, not the Pilot junk. You can put grease on the contacts and seal up the backside of the harnesses with silicone.

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carguy411

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Posted: April 12, 2005 at 11:16 PM / IP Logged

no the relay that came with it craped out and it wouldn tkeep the light on so i used the BOsch type that i always use

and that fixed the problem of the light turning on and off cause the realy was shot

but now the 1 head light turns on by itself when the car is off and when the car is on eventought u dont put the headlights on

its just the one side

i dont understand how i could be fine on day and a few hours later the thing is possesed and turining on by itself

what can it be?????

thanks for your help so far

geepherder

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Posted: April 13, 2005 at 7:19 AM / IP Logged

Okay, are you using a kit that utilizes the stock connectors to trigger relays? If so, test the stock connectors for voltage the next time this happens, and trace the problem back from there.

What vehicle is this? You said truck, but is it a German-make or something? If it uses stock relays to trigger your headlights, you don't need to add another to power the ballasts- you can wire them direct.

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carguy411

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Posted: April 13, 2005 at 12:02 PM / IP Logged

it happened on 2 dif cars

one is a 2003 grand am (right headlight)

the other is 2004 Z71 tahoe(right fog light)

ill have to take it all apart and trace all the wireing and see what happens i might even bench test it to see what happens then unless u come up with any other ideas thjat it may be

thanks for your help

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