Dj_AmtraX

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Question to all with aftermarket HID.
Lots of people say always use a relay. If PnP is so evil, has anyone experienced a Forth of July show on their fuse box?

HID KIT:
-9006 bulb, brand new ballast made on April 2007 in China by Exsun.

Thanks!

al503

I've put in an aftermarket HID kit in a previous car and there was no reason to actually tap into fuse box, IIRC.

iSuxeL

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You got a fire in the fuse box? Thats why you should always go with the recommended installation IMO.

pocky

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Did you fuse box start smoking, or are you asking the question? You need to make your thread topic a bit more specific. Instead of "!", how about... "?"

ben_r_

God that would suck! I would feel so dumb if that happened to me....

ecr527

I really don't think it should be a problem. I had a Phillips HID kit (the one without a separate ballast and igniter) in my old Integra for a couple of years. The only thing they did recommend was to change the headlight fuse to one of a higher amperage.

Then again, this is a Lexus, so obviously these are two different animals, so you may have a different experience with your car.

Dj_AmtraX

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This is just a question to all who used a PnP kit (no relay). I did a PnP kit on my girlfriend's 06' Civic and did not use the relay. Just wondering if anyone here had any issues with theirs?

T4styPh0

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I had PnP on my Accord for about a year and no problems at all. Then when sold the car, I took it out and installed in the fogs and still no problems. I thought that the only conversion kits with relays was for bi-xenons.

carlos

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i used a relay for my low beams but not for the fog lights. been like that for nearly a year and still running strong.

trio

i remember seeing a thread a couple of months back where someones lights and battery were smoking. i don't recall if they were aftermarket hid's or not.

edit: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...ighlight=smoke

iSuxeL

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Hell no!!! You never replace a fuse with a higher amp, thats how your HID or something else gets F'd up. The fuse is there to protect what ever its for.