So I installed my hids and they look great but short out when I go over bumps so now I'm an hour from home with no lights :/ I need some help, ideas?

 

Well they're staying ok now but I'm still a little concerned. I'll check all the connections tomorrow when it's light.

 

It's definately a loose connection. Something else i recommend is insuring as good a ground as possible.

 

Okay, so I just got home and everything went fine. However I pulled in the driveway and went to lock the car (with remote) and nothing happened so I'm like hmm. Then I try to lock it with the lock button on the drivers door, nothing, I think I had no electrical power. Why I don't know so I'm going to have to figure it out tomorrow.

 

check your negative battery terminal. If you grounded directly to it, where did you put the wire? Take a pic and post it. I have a pretty good idea of how you boogered it, and you're gonna feel like a total nubtard when you realize how simple it is lol

It happens to all of us sometimes.

 

Nah I didn't ground to the negative terminal, I used some random bolts on the car not connected to anything electrical, is that bad? I'll post a pic in the am.

 

you had to run a ground with your hid kit?

 

ground it to the battery.

It's always good to run an additional ground, even with stock headlights. For some odd reason those are weak points on a lot of cars.

 

damn didnt know that.. well i just plugged my kit in and off i went. no problems