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[albitz]

Fitted a pair of HID,s from my breaker onto my own car last week. Noticed last night that one of them has stopped working.
The sidelight and main beam are ok. I have checked the connections where I spliced the wires and they are fine.
Maybe moving the unit around has fubared the bulb ?
Hope not as istr they are mega expensive.
Happened around the same time as my LPG went down, but I doubt they are connected.

[RobG]

N/S fuse #22..........O/S  fuse #31

[albitz]

Good point Rob, hadnt thought of that.

[albitz]

Found fuse 31 to be blown. replaced it and it immediately blew again, so a problem needs found and solved. :-/

[albitz]

Anyone know of anyissues which would cause shorting/blown fuses ?

[CaptainZok]

You've not really got the hang of this electrician lark yet have you?
Have you got any wiring that's rubbing on the bodywork, exposed copper will do it every time.
Might be worth taking that light out again and having a good check of the cable.

[albitz]

I checked where I had spliced into the loom and that was fine. Will have to delve a bit deeper - when I can find the time. Busy as break at the moment.

[CaptainZok]

I checked where I had spliced into the loom and that was fine. Will have to delve a bit deeper - when I can find the time. Busy as break at the moment.

Cover fuse in tinfoil, replace, wait till after dark, switch on headlights and look for sparks seemples.

[albitz]

That,ll work.

[Kevin Wood]

I checked where I had spliced into the loom and that was fine. Will have to delve a bit deeper - when I can find the time. Busy as break at the moment.

Cover fuse in tinfoil, replace, wait till after dark, switch on headlights and look for sparks seemples.

.. and have a few steaks ready to lob on the bonnet if it's a real proper short.

[Lazydocker]

Afraid Albs, I would guess that your wiring is at fault somewhere

[Humpy]

I had to up the fuses to 15A as the standard 10A fuses sometimes blew when I switched the headlights on. I think I'm right in saying the Facelifts with HIDs have bigger fuses too???

Humpy

[albitz]

Had a look at the fuse box (which seems to have colour coded sockets and that one is blue. Put a (blue) 15amp fuse in and it seems fine now. Thanks for that humpy.
Interestingly, I was on my way to work on the bike today and my speedo/rev counter/ water temp guage and indicators went down. Got to work and checked and lo and behold - a blown fuse. Havent had a blown fuse for years and now 3 in one week.

[RobG]

Had a look at the fuse box (which seems to have colour coded sockets and that one is blue. Put a (blue) 15amp fuse in and it seems fine now. Thanks for that humpy.
Interestingly, I was on my way to work on the bike today and my speedo/rev counter/ water temp guage and indicators went down. Got to work and checked and lo and behold - a blown fuse. Havent had a blown fuse for years and now 3 in one week.

What about the one in your brain

[albitz]

At least I have a brain.