Car wont start, need help!

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Old Oct 29, 2002 | 10:32 PM
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Car wont start, need help!

ok, this has been happening for a while now so if anyone knows whats wrong please help.

Whenever i leave my HID's on for about 10 min (without car running), and then I goto start the car, the car wont start. The funny thing is that the battery is still green (meaning still fully charged), I can still bump my system and everything, but it just wont start. This only happens when I have my hid's on for more than 10 min, otherwise its fine. Does anyone know whats wrong?
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Old Oct 29, 2002 | 10:47 PM
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how the hell do u have your lights on that long

once u take the keys out of the ignition and close all the doors the lights should turn off in a few seconds

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Old Oct 29, 2002 | 11:07 PM
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I dont own a CL
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Old Oct 29, 2002 | 11:10 PM
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so what's ur ride?
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Old Oct 29, 2002 | 11:14 PM
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98 accord
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Old Oct 29, 2002 | 11:20 PM
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So do not do it.. why do you need to leave the HIds burning for 10 mins!!!

DO NOT DO IT! Period!
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Old Oct 29, 2002 | 11:34 PM
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that's not a solution to the problem. I wanna know how to fix it cause it just recently started.

+ i build custom HID's so i need to leave my lights on for long periods of time.
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Old Oct 29, 2002 | 11:48 PM
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keep the car running then... Okay... that is the solution....

And get a cheap Volt meter to check on the voltage of the battery...
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Old Oct 30, 2002 | 12:25 AM
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Old Oct 30, 2002 | 12:29 AM
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ummm.....yeah
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Old Oct 30, 2002 | 05:59 AM
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Old Oct 30, 2002 | 08:18 AM
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Damn newbies!
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Old Oct 30, 2002 | 09:15 AM
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keeping the car running isn't a solution either. When I do that, there's so much heat created that it's difficult to build the lights.

I know you guys are trying to help, but these arn't fixing the problem. Things like keeping the car running or not doing it is more like putting a band aid over the problem. There's definitely a problem somewhere sine this didn't use to happen as quickly. I wanna find out where that problem is.
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Old Oct 30, 2002 | 09:21 AM
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Originally posted by see_fu
keeping the car running isn't a solution either. When I do that, there's so much heat created that it's difficult to build the lights.

I know you guys are trying to help, but these arn't solutions to the problem. There's definitely a problem somewhere sine this didn't use to happen as quickly. I wanna find out where that problem is.
Have you tried replacing the battery, or taking it to a garage that specializes in electrical problems?
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Old Oct 30, 2002 | 09:23 AM
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Originally posted by CO-CL-S
Have you tried replacing the battery, or taking it to a garage that specializes in electrical problems?
that's definitely gonna be my next step, but i was hoping that someone here might know what's happening.
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Old Oct 30, 2002 | 09:46 AM
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Old Oct 30, 2002 | 09:54 AM
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Keep a portable booster pack around with you:

Booster Pack
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