HID problem - Please help
03-24-2007, 04:38 AM
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HID problem - Please help
Hey everyone. I'm having a problem with my second HID kit, so I'm pretty sure it's not the kits themselves, but something with the car.
The lights work just fine when the car is off, but if you start the car and then turn them on, they consistenly flicker (like a flourescent bulb) for a minute or so, then turn off. If you try to turn them back on, one or the other may not come on, and both will shut back off almost immediately. If you shut the car off, the turn on just fine and stay a nice, solid white (no flicker). This is only when the car is running.
I thought it may be a grounding issue, so I moved the grounding wire from the factory harness to the frame. No improvement. Then, I grounded it directly to the car battery. No improvement. Normally, I would think this is due to a bad ballast, but my last HID set did a similar thing. They would always turn on when the car was off, but they would not reliably turn on after the car was started. If they come on, however, they would stay on until I shut them off. With this kit, they turn off after a minute or so. Running the old kit directly to the battery helped a lot, but they still would not come on every time after I'd started the car.
The first kit was the same bulb type as factory, since I was using them in the factory assemblies. After I started having problems with the first kit, I returned the first and ordered a set of projectors along with a matching H1 bulb kit.
Any idea what could be causing this?
The lights work just fine when the car is off, but if you start the car and then turn them on, they consistenly flicker (like a flourescent bulb) for a minute or so, then turn off. If you try to turn them back on, one or the other may not come on, and both will shut back off almost immediately. If you shut the car off, the turn on just fine and stay a nice, solid white (no flicker). This is only when the car is running.
I thought it may be a grounding issue, so I moved the grounding wire from the factory harness to the frame. No improvement. Then, I grounded it directly to the car battery. No improvement. Normally, I would think this is due to a bad ballast, but my last HID set did a similar thing. They would always turn on when the car was off, but they would not reliably turn on after the car was started. If they come on, however, they would stay on until I shut them off. With this kit, they turn off after a minute or so. Running the old kit directly to the battery helped a lot, but they still would not come on every time after I'd started the car.
The first kit was the same bulb type as factory, since I was using them in the factory assemblies. After I started having problems with the first kit, I returned the first and ordered a set of projectors along with a matching H1 bulb kit.
Any idea what could be causing this?
03-24-2007, 04:41 AM
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RE: HID problem - Please help
Here are some pictures:
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03-24-2007, 01:40 PM
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RE: HID problem - Please help
Ok, I've been on the BMW forums, and everyone says I need a resistor inline somewhere.
No mention as to what size or where to put it, though...
http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?p=691591
No mention as to what size or where to put it, though...
http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?p=691591
03-24-2007, 01:51 PM
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RE: HID problem - Please help
Dont waste time with a resistor. Did your kit come with a separate wiring harness that has a relay attached at the end? Some of the 05+ Mustangs need an upgraded relay to correct that flickering problem.
03-24-2007, 01:59 PM
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RE: HID problem - Please help
No relay attached. This one is very similar to the one I got. Only the bulbs are different:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...68772&rd=1
The only hardware that came with the kit were the ballasts themselves.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...68772&rd=1
The only hardware that came with the kit were the ballasts themselves.
03-24-2007, 02:40 PM
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RE: HID problem - Please help
More info:
http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=2632686
Matt at Stangmods.com is helping me get it figured out. He's recommending I wait for the Ebayer to send me a harness. If not, he's told me the relay I need to install to get it working.
Looks like the above link will help out a lot if I have to do it myself.
http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=2632686
Matt at Stangmods.com is helping me get it figured out. He's recommending I wait for the Ebayer to send me a harness. If not, he's told me the relay I need to install to get it working.
Looks like the above link will help out a lot if I have to do it myself.
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