Well i got my self some 3A Racing fogs the "HID" ones.
Well i installed them just like the instructions said, except for:
Instead of hooking one of the (+) wires to a headlight i hooked it up to the battery with the other (+) wire.

So i have 2 (+) going to a switch, then one of the (+) is attached to a relay and also a fuse, then the fogs.

When the car is running and the fogs are on they smoke, when it is off and fogs are on they don't. What the hell is going on.

please help


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97 Acura CL3.0 Prem.

 

You are going through a relay right? What's smoking? The wire? The light? If it's the wire, it sounds like you have a short somewhere!

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01 CL-S NightHawk Black/Ebony Bowling Ball Interior

 

Its the light. I am thinking maybe its because its like 30 degrees outside and its very cold. Kind of like when you breath in the temp. its kind of "smokes" but then again maybe not.

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97 Acura CL3.0 Prem.

 

If you touched the bulb with your bare hands during install it may be the grease from your fingers causing the smoke. If the bulb is totaly enclosed the disregard.

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I would assume that when the car is running your fogs are getting a hight voltage (regulator output is higher than the battery output).


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Mannnnn some guys just like to screw up with cars.... Why do not you guys get same bulb' spec as the original. It should be 5 watts!

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Bare Bone Stock Type-S. Plenty of accessories. PIAA 19169 to be installed soon.

 

Cuz we all want real fogs, damnit!

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01 CL-S NightHawk Black/Ebony Bowling Ball Interior

 

melting the plastic?!?


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These fogs have not been modified in any way. I did not touch the bulb.

THe smoke is coming from the fogs, but none of the wires are hot. Just the case of the fogs.

its not thick smoke, just slight smoke.

Maybe its because its cold outside and they are hot, so this causing it to appear to be smokin

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97 Acura CL3.0 Prem.

[This message has been edited by RuskiBusiness (edited 02-12-2001).]

 

Im pretty sure he has gotten actually fog lights and not just upgraded bulbs for his roadlamps because he has a '97 so no road lamps there.
My fogs get extremely hot so when it is cold out or raining then they steam which looks like smoke so that might be it. Just a thought.


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that's a big problem; i'd do something about it right away.

you know what they say about 2nd hand smoke, don't you?

 

I actully took the fuse off of the (+) wire, and put it in a fuse box. From there i just connected that same (+) wire to it. So now my fogs will turn off when the ignition is off, actully when my door opens.
This is the same thing, except the fust is in the beging. But there are 2 (+) wires, one is the one that should have been on the headlight, i also put it through the fuse, is this why.


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97 Acura CL3.0 Prem.

 

...
PHILLIP MORRIS>>>>damn them first the adults then the kids now our cars WTF
damn clpowers car is a juice head
NJ's got his car high
now your car smokes what next?
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[This message has been edited by typeR (edited 02-12-2001).]

 

LOL.

I am pretty sure its just steam or something, cuz the glass is so hot when i touch it it burns my finger oils.


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97 Acura CL3.0 Prem.

 

finger oil?!? i think this topic is getting as lewd as the 'chick magnet' one.

 

did you get the factory lights? if so how much were they?