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Old Mar 26, 2006 | 10:15 PM
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Wil turning on headlights a few times without starting the car drain the battery?

My car battery is dead again,
my car won't start,
and when i turned my key, i heard clicking sound.

I have been turning on the headlights without starting the car,
coz i just got edm projector and i was so excited that i keep turning it on.. haha
Would that act of turning on headlighs drain my battery?

I tried to jump start it, but my battery seems as if it doesn't wanna be charged.
I connected the cable from my cousin's car, and waited for like 5 mins.
And it won't start and still gives me the clicking sound.

My question is, Is the problem my battery, or starter, or anything else?

Thanks
Old Mar 26, 2006 | 11:09 PM
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no, but if that's the case. it sounds like you have a short somewhere in the wiring. How did u wire up the hid kit?
Old Mar 26, 2006 | 11:13 PM
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Battery's probably dead. It happens.
Old Mar 26, 2006 | 11:17 PM
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Originally Posted by mhl23
My car battery is dead again,
my car won't start,
and when i turned my key, i heard clicking sound.

I have been turning on the headlights without starting the car,
coz i just got edm projector and i was so excited that i keep turning it on.. haha
Would that act of turning on headlighs drain my battery?

I tried to jump start it, but my battery seems as if it doesn't wanna be charged.
I connected the cable from my cousin's car, and waited for like 5 mins.
And it won't start and still gives me the clicking sound.

My question is, Is the problem my battery, or starter, or anything else?

Thanks
just connecting the batteries isn't really jump starting it. try a battery charger or really jump starting the car.
Old Mar 26, 2006 | 11:20 PM
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how many miles on the battery?
Old Mar 26, 2006 | 11:33 PM
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no, but if that's the case. it sounds like you have a short somewhere in the wiring. How did u wire up the hid kit?
I just used some quick disconnect male and shave it down and plug them into the OE 9007 connector and connect the other end with some female connectors.
I have the low beam and grounding connected, but no high beam.

If i have a short, shouldn't i get no light at all?
the headlights were able to turn on for many times before this happens.

any ideas?
Old Mar 26, 2006 | 11:34 PM
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how many miles on the battery?
about 48000 miles if the previous owner has not changed it once.
Old Mar 26, 2006 | 11:42 PM
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Sounds like your battery is dead (you need a new one). Turning on your headlights a few times will not kill the battery.
Old Mar 26, 2006 | 11:49 PM
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Sounds like your battery is dead (you need a new one). Turning on your headlights a few times will not kill the battery.
if this is the case, is there any specific brand that you guys recommend?
Old Mar 26, 2006 | 11:55 PM
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Is your cousins car running when you try jumping it?
Old Mar 27, 2006 | 12:03 AM
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Is your cousins car running when you try jumping it?
yea, i even told him to rev it a few times.
Old Mar 27, 2006 | 12:31 AM
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it takes a good while to get your battery charged. Jump it, drive around town for a good 20 minutes or so. Do u have a blitz turbo timer or a voltmeter of some sort in the car?
Old Mar 27, 2006 | 12:39 AM
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it takes a good while to get your battery charged. Jump it, drive around town for a good 20 minutes or so. Do u have a blitz turbo timer or a voltmeter of some sort in the car?
Jump start is the same as.. connecting the jump start cable, and then start the donor car, and try to start the dead car?

I don't have a turbo timer or any voltmeter.
pratically stock with any electrical things.
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if this is the case, is there any specific brand that you guys recommend?

I replaced mine with a Subaru Genuine, but I'm sure you can get one at Costco for half the price
Old Mar 27, 2006 | 01:37 AM
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Get it from Sears. Comes with a 3 year warrenty if you get the Gold one. On March 28th, 2003 I bought a new battery from there and put it in my new car after my 91 got totaled. I had to get jumped a couple times this month so I took it in today and got a new one under warrenty, got me 13 bucks.



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