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Old Jan 13, 2008 | 11:11 AM
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Maybe someone can help me out here please?

When I was installing my HIDs on my fog lights, I forgot to take the negative terminal off of the battery. When I put the power line to the positive side of the battery for the HID wire harness, I heard a whining sound coming somewhere from the driver side. Once the HIDs were installed, they did not turn on correctly. The wire harness works on my brothers' car, and it's weird on mine.

When I turn on either my left or right blinker, and turn it off, the HIDs flicker. The ballasts also do not make the whining sound they usually do when they turn on.

Where should I be looking to find the bad fuse/relay?
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Old Jan 16, 2008 | 09:33 PM
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Old Jan 16, 2008 | 09:40 PM
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It sounds like you might have some wires backwards. And it sounds like your turnsignals are backfeeding into your hid circuit. I would definately check your wiring and grounds.
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Old Jan 19, 2008 | 11:38 PM
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I have HID on my fogs too and I just used the OEM wiring harness to feed the ballast power. Have been working fine for years.
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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 09:59 PM
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Originally Posted by rgarjr
I have HID on my fogs too and I just used the OEM wiring harness to feed the ballast power. Have been working fine for years.
See now I did that as well, and they still flickered.

The fog lights still flicker a little bit. I'm having it checked tomorrow at Lexus dealership.

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Old Jan 22, 2008 | 10:17 PM
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Finally found the problem!!! It was a blown out fuse in the driver side kick panel. 15 fuse changed to a 20 just for extra security.

I also found out that my fog light on and off switch is kind of loose. How do I fix?
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