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Old Apr 6, 2013 | 02:07 PM
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Just did the fog lights with parking lights mod. Spliced the yellow wire with the brown one. Worked just like I wanted, but for some reason, now when I pull out the switch with the headlights on, it blows the parking lights fuse?? Anybody know why??
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Old Apr 6, 2013 | 02:11 PM
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Because its pulling too many amps.
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Old Apr 6, 2013 | 02:18 PM
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Can I just go to a bigger fuse? I read up a lot on this mod, and haven't seen where anybody else had this problem
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Old Apr 6, 2013 | 02:43 PM
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not sure. hae you checked your ground?
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Old Apr 6, 2013 | 02:46 PM
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No, not really sure where to check, since all I did was run a jumper wire
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Old Apr 6, 2013 | 02:57 PM
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the jump wire could be too small. Ireally dont know.
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Old Apr 6, 2013 | 03:04 PM
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I actually thought it might be too big. It was just a little piece I had laying around. Thanks though man
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Old Apr 6, 2013 | 03:17 PM
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no problem. I'm not sure how the mod goes, but did you have to use a resistor?
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Old Apr 6, 2013 | 03:20 PM
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No. You're supposed to just jump the two wires so that the fogs come on with the parking lights. It gets kinda confusing cause there is so many variations
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Old Apr 6, 2013 | 03:22 PM
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Oh ok. What colors get jumped yogether?
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