HID fogs

[Arth]

It could be the relay... or this could really just be the trucks electronics.

I really am confused about these new systems they have in the trucks now.

The reason why everything works all fine and dandy when you turn the lights on with the truck off is because it is running off of the 12V DC of the battery.

When you fire the truck up it is running off the TIPM which takes the 14.5ish volts from the alternator and it changes the modulation and all this other crap. Why they chose to run it like this just to turn on a light I don't know but it sure makes it a pain to run simple electronics.

Edit:

After reading your first post you do need a capacitor setup for your fogs as well!!!

The 2013 Ram fog lights are just like the headlights you need a harness that has a capacitor to make these work with HID's! This was a change in 2013! Don't swap, sand or do any of that other crap. You have to buck up and buy a harness that induces a capacitor! The fogs are now part of the canbus system.

 

[0212353]

I've sold quite a few of 9006 fogs (13+) without caps......and they've worked fine?

 

[Arth]

I've sold quite a few of 9006 fogs (13+) without caps......and they've worked fine?

I'm open to suggestions but you all are pointing out the exact same symptoms that we used to wonder about for headlights on the 09-12. Work great with the truck off then flicker out after a bit with it on.

???

If anything you will get a new relay with this harness. Unless you are able to find that particular relay by itself which I am sure is possible. I personally have seen both.. mainly 13's needing canbus harnesses.

 

[0212353]

oh I see it too.....just would be VERY odd that this one needs it, where most don't. I haven't seen it needed yet, but hey - its not like it can hurt anything.

 

[iam_canadian22]

did you try changing the relay? might be *****'d?

yes I swapped with the relay from my light bar harness which are both the same relay, same results

 

[iam_canadian22]

oh I see it too.....just would be VERY odd that this one needs it, where most don't. I haven't seen it needed yet, but hey - its not like it can hurt anything.

I don't know if my being in Canada would have anything different as far as the wiring goes, I don't throw any codes or anything

 

[Arth]

I don't know if my being in Canada would have anything different as far as the wiring goes, I don't throw any codes or anything

Yeah. I would try getting a new harness with capacitors.

 

[0212353]

let us know, would be odd, but can't hurt!

 

[iam_canadian22]

jj do you sell the harness's and the hid's separate, i'd like to try your harness to see if that's the issue, then could later on upgrade them to the morimoto's, if not next pay I'll just get a full set from you just don't know if I should got with the regular fog kit or get a harness with capacitors right off the hop, would hate to spend money twice for nothing

 

[0212353]

yeah, I do.

All my harnesses are here - Mopar Specific HID Relay Harness

Honestly, nab the H11 one......it has the capacitor - can't hurt for the $ difference there.

 

[iam_canadian22]

the H11 bulbs will fit the 9006 bulbs?

 

[0212353]

nah, but the harness is the same besides the capacitor link.