OEM Ballast
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OEM Ballast
I'm trying to wire my oem ballast but i'm not understanding something. When I connect my 12v power source and apply the test light to the wire that I think should be the ground...it's putting out 12v. Any one have and info on wiring Oem ballasts to a non hid GS?
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ur putting too much current into ballast... you will ruin it eventually.. u need a relay to step down the current
basically u need a whole wiring harness..
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what u need is a relay 12v dc 30amp .. 30amp is the norm but i believe u can run 25amp
u can also throw in a 15amp fuses on the line just to becareful
basically u need a whole wiring harness..
edit:
what u need is a relay 12v dc 30amp .. 30amp is the norm but i believe u can run 25amp
u can also throw in a 15amp fuses on the line just to becareful
Last edited by joshoowa; Jun 20, 2005 at 12:20 PM.
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Originally Posted by joshoowa
ur putting too much current into ballast... you will ruin it eventually.. u need a relay to step down the current
basically u need a whole wiring harness..
edit:
what u need is a relay 12v dc 30amp .. 30amp is the norm but i believe u can run 25amp
u can also throw in a 15amp fuses on the line just to becareful
basically u need a whole wiring harness..
edit:
what u need is a relay 12v dc 30amp .. 30amp is the norm but i believe u can run 25amp
u can also throw in a 15amp fuses on the line just to becareful
But my other question is why would 12v come out of the black wire when power is connected to the red?
ahhh very nice... ok no matter how u tested those leads black will be (-) red will be (+) thats universal law... on top of that i dont know how u tested it, that wire u tested is an input wire only
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Originally Posted by joshoowa
ahhh very nice... ok no matter how u tested those leads black will be (-) red will be (+) thats universal law... on top of that i dont know how u tested it, that wire u tested is an input wire only
When I put the test light on the Black wire with the red wire still connected...I got power! Are these ballasts shot?
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Originally Posted by maaloxx
Bro, i'm with you on that! When I put the 12v power one the red wire...and connected the blac wire it shorted my fuse for the fogs..!
When I put the test light on the Black wire with the red wire still connected...I got power! Are these ballasts shot?
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When I put the test light on the Black wire with the red wire still connected...I got power! Are these ballasts shot?
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well as u know the fuse should be placed on the red lead so im still confused on how u blew ur fog fuse? are u using ur fog as the power supply?
also as u stated the test light still light up.. as it shuld u have a closed connection.. im assuming the test light was grounded
and dude 12v is still tooo high for the ballast!!!!
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Originally Posted by joshoowa
im still confused but i doubt ur ballast are blown... oem ballast are the toughest ballast to buy especially lexus (kioto) ballast!
well as u know the fuse should be placed on the red lead so im still confused on how u blew ur fog fuse? are u using ur fog as the power supply?
also as u stated the test light still light up.. as it shuld u have a closed connection.. im assuming the test light was grounded
and dude 12v is still tooo high for the ballast!!!!
well as u know the fuse should be placed on the red lead so im still confused on how u blew ur fog fuse? are u using ur fog as the power supply?
also as u stated the test light still light up.. as it shuld u have a closed connection.. im assuming the test light was grounded
and dude 12v is still tooo high for the ballast!!!!
And here I am expecting to just cut off my 9006 connector and wire it to my ballasts..and go.
Originally Posted by maaloxx
It shouldn't light up on the ground wire (black wire) though, should it?
And here I am expecting to just cut off my 9006 connector and wire it to my ballasts..and go.
And here I am expecting to just cut off my 9006 connector and wire it to my ballasts..and go.
Originally Posted by maaloxx
Bro, i'm with you on that! When I put the 12v power one the red wire...and connected the blac wire it shorted my fuse for the fogs..!
When I put the test light on the Black wire with the red wire still connected...I got power! Are these ballasts shot?
G
When I put the test light on the Black wire with the red wire still connected...I got power! Are these ballasts shot?
G
are you using these ballast for hid in your fogs? if you are you should up the fuse amp to 20.
if your using these for a 9006 conversion it should be simple. you know you're cutting and splicing both the ballast and factory wires. make sure red goes with red and black with black.
you can also get a plug from suvlights.com to convert your ballast wires to a 9006 plug. this makes it a cleaner look and better contact. best of all you don't need to cut the factory 9006 plug.
you don't need to up the fuse also since the factory headlight fuses should be good enough.
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Now I am confused. I installed OEM HID's in my non-HID GS 300 a few months ago and just cut off my 9006 connector, put on some female connectors and slid them onto the ballast connector. They work fine. The old halogens ran 12V and the ballast says 12V on it. I haven't even needed to up the fuses. So I should be fine, right? And not lose my ballast later on?
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Originally Posted by corkycal
are you using these ballast for hid in your fogs? if you are you should up the fuse amp to 20.
if your using these for a 9006 conversion it should be simple. you know you're cutting and splicing both the ballast and factory wires. make sure red goes with red and black with black.
you can also get a plug from suvlights.com to convert your ballast wires to a 9006 plug. this makes it a cleaner look and better contact. best of all you don't need to cut the factory 9006 plug.
you don't need to up the fuse also since the factory headlight fuses should be good enough.
if your using these for a 9006 conversion it should be simple. you know you're cutting and splicing both the ballast and factory wires. make sure red goes with red and black with black.
you can also get a plug from suvlights.com to convert your ballast wires to a 9006 plug. this makes it a cleaner look and better contact. best of all you don't need to cut the factory 9006 plug.
you don't need to up the fuse also since the factory headlight fuses should be good enough.
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