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Old May 25, 2011 | 03:09 PM
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Has anyone ever installed hid kit without a relay and had any electrical problems to were ur car doesn't wanna start?
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Old May 25, 2011 | 03:20 PM
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What do you mean it won't start? What exactly happens? Do you hear the engine crank, but it wont ignite? Or does it just not crank at all? Does ACC/ON work? Did you try a jump start?
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Or you could have blown a fuse.
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Old May 25, 2011 | 06:34 PM
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Originally Posted by kumquatism
What do you mean it won't start? What exactly happens? Do you hear the engine crank, but it wont ignite? Or does it just not crank at all? Does ACC/ON work? Did you try a jump start?
+1, more information would help us.
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Old May 25, 2011 | 10:10 PM
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dont buy cheap HIDs.... but yes, you probably have a blown fuse.
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Hey guys the engine would not even try to start. Everything on dash and gps worked. Battery was completely drained. Got a new battery and at first it wouldn't crank up engine left new battery on for a couple hours tried to start it again and now works fine. I will keep u guys updated on wether this battery gets drained as well.
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Old May 26, 2011 | 10:39 AM
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What do you mean it won't start? What exactly happens? Do you hear the engine crank, but it wont ignite? Or does it just not crank at all? Does ACC/ON work? Did you try a jump start?
I tried a jumpstart with drained battery and it wouldn't even try to start then. Got a new battery and it first it wouldn't even try to start either. The dash and gps would work with old and new battery. After I left new battery in a couple hours and went back to try to start the engine it finally worked and is working fine one day post problems.
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How old is your car/previous battery? It might just be the battery...because my car is on an old battery that needs replacing soon. If left sitting for more than a couple days, the engine wont crank and I need to jump it, but the ACC/ON works fine. It just seems too weak to start the engine, but strong enough to keep some electronics inside working. Let us know how the new battery works out!
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Old May 29, 2011 | 04:02 AM
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Originally Posted by kumquatism
How old is your car/previous battery? It might just be the battery...because my car is on an old battery that needs replacing soon. If left sitting for more than a couple days, the engine wont crank and I need to jump it, but the ACC/ON works fine. It just seems too weak to start the engine, but strong enough to keep some electronics inside working. Let us know how the new battery works out!
The battery shouldnt have been more than a year old unless they gave me a crappy battery to begin with when I bought it. The jumpstart didnt work. is been a few days and no problems after install of new battery. However, like I mentioned before it took a few hours for the new battery to actually start the engine.
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Old May 30, 2011 | 07:45 PM
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Update: my car has been working fine after the new battery install.
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