My Hid Reverse dilemma

[Excon11]

My reverse fuse keeps blowing after a day or two. Any reason why or ideas on how to fix it? Thanks!

 

[yatch07]

just replace the fuse with a 20 amp and you should be good to go

 

[puckhead]

just replace the fuse with a 20 amp and you should be good to go

Doesnt fix the problem though. Have you checked all your connections and splicings? Make sure nothings touching something its not supposed to. Someone else might have more info for you.

 

[Excon11]

My splice is all good and insulated with a heat shrink splice and heat shrink tubing. Im gonna go get a 20 amp fuse and see how that goes. Thanks!

 

[puckhead]

Hopefully it works for you buddy! Let us know!

 

[yatch07]

other people in the other forum where having the same problem and going with a bigger fuse fix the problems the reson is because hids draw more power

 

[Excon11]

I got a 20amp fuse and so far no problems but lets see after a couple of days if it keeps up. Thanks for all the help

 

[cmorris]

what HID kit did you use and was it a plug and play kit?

 

[Excon11]

I used my old low kid I got from a guy in Huntington Beach for my reverse. It was a slim kit. And no, you have to splice the reverse bulb to the wires of the hid kit. Fairly simple tho

 

[WingsAA]

Hope the fuse works. Keep us posted.

 

[iwaslowr]

I did not have issues with my H11 kit... but LaredoTexas from TahoeForum.com blew fuses too and ended up increasing the reverese fuse by 5 amps.

 

[Zed 71]

What wattage kit do you have and did you use a relay?

Up sizing the fuse is never a good solution because it will just mask the underlying issue. If you are pulling more amps than the one of the wire size is rated, there will be a strong possibility for a fire especially if there is a short circuit condition. Yes it may work for a while but there will be that risk.

 

[bjc7jr]

^^^^ +1 the wire just became the fuse.